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Join Dr Fernanda Almeida for this webinar reviewing oral appliance therapy, focussing on treatment preference and combination therapy approaches, including recent trials using both CPAP and oral appliance therapy. This is a recording of a webinar held on 23 September 2020.
It features a comparison of oral appliances to CPAP in terms of efficacy, adherence, symptoms and health outcomes, along with highlighting the importance of treatment preference and patient-centred outcomes. You'll acquire a solid understanding of the potential role of combination therapy approaches in enhancing outcomes for patients.
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Dr Fernanda Almeida is an alumna of the University of British Columbia and where she completed her Doctor of Philosophy (Dental Sciences) in 2005. Since 1996 she has been involved in oral appliance research and in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea. Her areas of research are oral appliance side effects, compliance, titration modalities, imaging and treatment outcomes. In conjunction with other UBC Dentistry faculty, Dr Almeida has designed an interdisciplinary dental sleep medicine program for the clinical specialty graduate program for the clinical specialty graduate programs in orthodontics and pediatric dentistry.
Free for everyone.
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- Training Hours: 1.00