Snoring & Sleep Apnea: Fitting and Follow Up

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Jamison R. Spencer, DMD, M.S.

Course Objectives

1 CE Credit

In the final session of the dental and sleep medicine series, Dr. Jamison Spencer explains the correct protocols dentists should take before, during and after the final fitting of a sleep appliance. Clinicians will gain an in-depth understanding of these protocols to give patients long-term treatment success.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the principles for fitting the appliance and alteration and adjustment of the appliance for long-term success
  • Recognize the need for long-term follow up with regular maintenance and replacement of the appliance every 3 to 5 years
  • Develop a protocol for referring the patient back to the prescribing MD with titration of the appliance in the sleep lab

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 R. Spencer, DMD, M.S.

Dr. Jamison Spencer is the past president of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP), a diplomate of the American Board of Craniofacial Pain (ABCP), a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM) and a diplomate of the American Board of Craniofacial Dental Sleep Medicine (ABCDSM). He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine and earned a Master of Science degree in craniofacial pain from Tufts University. He is the director of Dental Sleep Medicine for the Center for Sleep Apnea and TMJ, in Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Spencer has personally treated thousands of patients with sleep apnea and TMJ problems, and he now focuses on educating dentists on these topics. In pursuit of this goal, he created the Spencer Study Club, an online education, mentoring and implementation program to help dentists and their teams treat more patients with sleep apnea and TMJ disorders


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