Clinical Dentistry

This is a recording of the September 2022 ADA Children's Airway Conference

Overview
Now more than ever, families are paying attention to how their children breathe as part of their overall health and ability to thrive in challenging times. There is no more important member of the healthcare team than dentists to identify and set families on the path to health, but dentists cannot do this alone.
The American Dental Association’s commitment to children’s airway health continues with our fifth event to help dentists who see children learn practical skills of communication, evaluation, and collaboration to lead their teams in creating positive, healthy changes in their communities. 
This course brings world leaders in dentistry, speech pathology/myofunctional therapy, airway orthodontics, and sleep surgery together to present practical education.

Learning Objectives
• Lead your team in creating an effective communications plan for identifying children at risk and presenting next steps to families
• Arm families with a good understanding of tissue-tie revision so they can deal with conflicting advice
• Discuss the value of myofunctional therapy with families and lead kids through some simple exercises that make a difference
• Understand how to see malocclusion from an airway-support perspective and develop a plan for better breathing while ensuring excellent orthodontic outcomes
• Know that sleep surgery is a critical component of success, but not always the only consideration

Presentations

1. Integrating Pediatric Airway into Dental Practice — Dr. Shereen Lim
2. The Essential Role of Function in the Oral Health Paradigm — Sharon Moore
3. Fourth Dimension Nasal Breathing — Steve Carstensen, D.D.S.
4. A Team Approach to Managing Children's Airway — Dr. Shereen Lim
5. How Little People Learn Habits for a Lifetime — Sharon Moore
6. Restoring Missed Milestones in Facial and Airway Development —Stanley Yung Liu, M.D., D.D.S., F.A.C.S.
7. Airway Focused Orthodontics — Eric Phelps, D.D.S., M.S.
   
   
   

Diabetes mellitus remains the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Of the estimated 29.1 million Americans that have diabetes, 21 million are diagnosed, while 8.1 million remain undiagnosed. Diabetes, and its systemic complications, are often accompanied by, and exacerbated by, numerous other co-morbid conditions.

This program will provide participants with an overview of diabetes mellitus, the arsenal of medications used in its treatment and the impact of both the disease and its treatment on dental therapy. Using case scenarios, special emphasis will be placed on the complex interplay between diabetes and the oral-systemic connection, as well as developing patient management strategies essential for successful treatment planning and proper care of our diabetic patients.

Learning objectives
• Identify the different types of diabetes mellitus, including their symptoms and differential diagnosis
• Describe the complex interplay of diabetes mellitus with oral-systemic inflammation and co-morbid diseases
• Review the classes of medications used in the treatment of diabetes along with their mechanisms of action, adverse reactions and dental considerations
• Describe the treatment modifications, patient management strategies and care planning techniques recommended for dental patients with diabetes

Presenter:Thomas A. Viola, R.Ph., C.C.P.