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Open AirWaves Episode 1: The Power of Dentist/Physician Collaboration for Optimal Outcomes
Guests: Michelle Cantwell, DMD and Leon Sweer, MD
Aired: July 26, 2024
Overview

In this inaugural episode, Drs. Michelle Cantwell, an ABDSM Diplomate, and Leon Sweer, a board-certified sleep medicine physician, share how their collaboration resulted in effectively treating a patient who was dissatisfied with CPAP by offering dual treatments of OAT and CPAP. The patient presented unique challenges with lifestyle requirements, perceptions of success that were at times inconsistent with objective efficacy results, and health considerations that impacted test results. With cross-disciplinary communication, they were able to harness the synergies of their complimentary expertise to provide optimal care.  

Objectives

At the conclusion of this podcast episode, attendees will be able to:

  1. Contrast objective efficacy results with patients’ perceptions of success
  2. Discuss contraindications for home sleep apnea testing
  3. Review differences between BiPAP and CPAP therapy
  4. Use patient preferences to enhance device acceptance
  5. Explore the benefits of a collaborative treatment approach from both the dental and medical perspectives
Target Audience
Dentists screening or treating patients with sleep-related breathing disorders.
Guests

Dr. Michelle Cantwell is a graduate of Wilkes University and the University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine. Following graduation she completed a three-year residency in prosthodontics and served on active duty service as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy. She became a Diplomate of the ABDSM in 2014. In 2018, she merged her dental sleep medicine practice into the Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine Department of Wellspan Hospital. Dr. Cantwell is the Presdident-Elect of the AADSM. 



Dr. Leon Sweer is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Yale University School of Medicine.  He completed his Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, where he participated in research involving upper airway mechanics and control of breathing. Board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary, and sleep disorders medicine, he is a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Sweer has served as medical director of several sleep disorder centers including the Penn State Hershey Sleep Research and Treatment Center for 6 years. Currently he is the Associate Medical Director of the Wellspan Sleep Disorders Centers headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, a program offering multiple options for diagnosis and treatment. He has over 30 years of experience in active clinical practice caring for patients with complex sleep disorders.

Host


Dr. Vicki E. Cohn concentrates her practice only on the treatment of sleep apnea and snoring. She is a member of the AADSM, AASM, ADA and MDS. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, past chair of the AASM Dental Assembly and on the Editorial Board of the JDSM. She works with the Sleep Disorders Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA where she lectures and helps train Sleep Fellows and international medical students/HMS in oral appliance therapy. Dr. Cohn has lectured for both dentists and physicians at other institutions as well, including Harvard and Yale Medical Schools. Prior to 2016, Dr. Cohn had a 30-year career as a general dentist in Chatham, NY, which included all disciplines of general dentistry along with dental sleep medicine. Since 2016, Dr. Cohn has maintained a private dental sleep medicine practice in Newton, MA.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Dr. Cantwell volunteers for the ISS Education Committee and the EADSM Scientific Committee. She also is a DSM subject matter consultant for the GLG Network.

Dr. Sweer has no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.
Additional Information
Content for this podcast episode was last reviewed and approved by the AADSM Director of Education, Dr. Trish Braga, on July 25, 2024. Dr. Braga does not has any relevant financial interest/other relationships to disclose.

Original release date: July 26, 2024

Expiration date: None*

*Course content is reviewed every 3 years to ensure it is current and accurate. Should it be determined that course content is no longer current or accurate, content will expire. The AADSM will communicate that information to all registered attendees and course access will be removed.  

This educational offering was funded exclusively by the AADSM. For questions regarding the content of this program or for technical assistance, contact the AADSM at info@aadsm.org or 630-686-9875.

Continuing Education
The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at www.ADA.org/cerp. The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine designates this activity for 1.25 continuing education credit(s).
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Summary
Availability: On-Demand
Cost: FREE
Credit Offered:
1.25 CE Credits
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