Diagnosis of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders: The Dentist’s Role

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Jamison Spencer, DMD, M.S.
Diagnosis of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders: The Dentist’s Role

Course Objectives

1 CE Credit

A dentist’s role in diagnosing sleep-related breathing disorders doesn’t need to be confusing — learn from Dr. Jamison Spencer how to screen your patients as well as work closely with your medical colleagues. Ensure that patients are correctly diagnosed with various methods of screening, including the “Snore +” protocol.

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the anatomical correlates of sleep apnea and snoring in patients
  • Utilize multiple sleep screening methods, including the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, the STOP-Bang Questionnaire and the "Snore +" protocol
  • Identify differences between children and adults with sleep apnea
  • Understand how to refer patients to the appropriate medical professional and prescribe PMAD devices as necessary

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Recognition & Approval

Pace Approval

Glidewell Education Center
Nationally Approved PACE Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit
Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority, or AGD endorsement. 3/1/2024 to 2/29/2028.
Provider ID# 216789

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Jamison Spencer, DMD, M.S.

Dr. Jamison Spencer is a Diplomate of the American Board of Craniofacial Pain and the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. He is the past president of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain and has spoken around the world on the topics of temporomandibular disorders, dental sleep medicine and head and neck anatomy.

Jamison went directly out of dental school into a practice limited to the diagnosis and treatment of TMJ problems. For over 25 years he has limited his practice to TMD and Sleep, and has cared for more than 20,000 TMD and sleep apnea patients.
Jamison lives in Puerto Rico with his wife of 34 years, Jennifer, and they recently became empty nesters, with 4 of their 6 children married and providing them with 7 grandchildren so far.

Jamison is currently the director of the Center for Sleep Apnea and TMJ in Salt Lake City, Utah and Boise, Idaho and also acts as a coach and mentor to individual dentists looking to add dental sleep medicine and TMD treatment to their private practices through his online educational program, Spencer Study Club. Dr. Spencer is also adjunct faculty at the University of Utah School of Dental Medicine and heads a mini residency in Dental Sleep Medicine there.


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