Obstructive sleep apnoea and the need for its introduction into dental curricula

Güneri, Pelin; Çal, Ebru; Jb, Epstein; Klasser, Gary D.

doi:10.1111/eje.12190

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“…Although treated in all dental schools, the amount of time generally allocated to teaching OAT (1 h) seems to be insufficient to cover all necessary aspects of this important treatment for snoring and OSA (e.g., indications, classification, mechanisms of action, evidence for use, management, potential side effects and complications) 21 . Moreover, this should include a specific volume of hours dedicated to hands‐on training, which is rarely considered.…”

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Dental sleep medicine education among undergraduate dental students in France

François

Bonafe

Carra

et al. 2023

Eur J Dental Education

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IntroductionDental sleep medicine (DSM) is an emerging discipline that studies the oral and maxillofacial causes and consequences of sleep‐related problems. DSM is of upmost importance given the major medical challenge it represents. Therefore, to verify whether the future generation of dentists would be ready to face this challenge, the main objective of this study was to assess the degree of involvement of the French dental schools in teaching DSM at the undergraduate level.Materials and MethodsAll 16 dental schools in France were asked to participate in the study by answering to an online survey concerning the DSM curriculum during the 2018–2019 academic year. The survey was addressed to the head of the dental school and/or to relevant course coordinators and contained 10 questions related to the type, content and amount of DSM teaching to undergraduate dental students.ResultsNine of the 16 (56.2%) French dental schools responded to the questionnaire. All these nine reported the inclusion of DSM in their undergraduate curriculum. The total average hours dedicated to teaching DSM was 5.6 h (SD 4.2; range 1–15 h). Seven of the 9 dental schools spent most of their DSM curriculum teaching time in the fifth year. All of them reviewed obstructive sleep apnoea and sleep‐related bruxism and covered some topics related to therapies for sleep‐related breathing disorders, such as the use of oral appliance.ConclusionThe results of this survey showed that, although the average hourly volume is relatively high, the DSM teaching in French dental schools appeared to be non‐standardised, heterogeneous and often lacunar. It is therefore essential to develop a common curriculum and implement it in all dental schools to provide undergraduate students a comprehensive and updated teaching in DSM.

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Dental sleep medicine education among undergraduate dental students in France

François

Bonafe

Carra

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Eur J Dental Education

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“…Despite the importance of their role, dentists are reluctant to get involved in managing apnea patients probably because of fear of malpractice 8 . There is a lack of adequate training in dental schools in both predoctoral and postdoctoral curricula 12 .…”

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“…Dentists can be the first line of detecting and managing many diseases. Owing to frequent contact with people and the availability of simple questionnaire-based screening tools, dentists can play a significant role in screening OSA patients and referring them to sleep specialists 8 . In addition, they may be involved in the treatment plan.…”

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Iranian Dental Students and Specialists’ Knowledge and Attitude about Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Shafiee

Sofi‐Mahmudi

Behnaz

et al. 2020

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Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea is a relatively common sleep disorder, which leads to multiple sleep arousal and hypoxemia. It also has a significant socioeconomic impact. Dentists can have a role in screening as well as treating apnea by orthodontic devices. No study has evaluated the knowledge and attitude of dental health professionals about obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in Iran. We aimed to measure knowledge and attitude among students and faculty members of Shahid Beheshti Dental School, Tehran, Iran about OSA. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among residents and professors in oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, and oral medicine specialties and dental students. The Obstructive Sleep Apnea Knowledge and Attitude (OSAKA) questionnaire was used to obtain the information regarding knowledge and attitude. We used Chi-square, Kruskall Wallis, Mann-Whitney U test for statistical analysis. The data were analyzed by SPSS 22.0 and a p-value lower than 0.05 considered to be significant. Results: One hundred ninety-seven participants, including 43 dental students, 68 dental residents, and 64 dental professors filled the survey. Mean knowledge score among all participants was 10.69 (SD=3.133). Overall, oral medicine and oral and maxillofacial surgery professors had significantly higher correct answer ratios in the knowledge section than fifth and sixth-year dental students (p<0.001). There was no significant difference among other groups (p>0.05). About attitude, 91% of respondents reported that OSA is an important or extremely important disorder. However, only 10.2% and 16.9% felt confident about the ability to manage patients with OSA and identifying patients at risk for OSA, respectively. Conclusion: All of the participants had poor knowledge but a positive attitude towards OSA. This shows the necessity of better education about OSA.

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Sleep medicine education in the United States advanced dental education programs

Sangalli,

Alessandri‐Bonetti,

Sawicki

et al. 2024

Journal of Dental Education

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IntroductionDental sleep medicine is an emerging field within dentistry. While limited education in sleep medicine has been reported among US predoctoral dental schools, no study has been conducted among postgraduate dental programs. This study compared the extent and exposure to sleep medicine education among US postgraduate programs in orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, orofacial pain (OFP), general practice residency (GPR), and advanced education in general dentistry (AEGD).MethodsA REDCap survey was distributed among N = 391 US postgraduate programs investigating the nature, content, and modality of sleep education during the 2023–24 academic year.ResultsAmong 68 responding programs (43.1% GPR, 18.5% AEGD, 18.5% orthodontics, 12.3% pediatric dentistry, and 7.7% OFP), faculty with sleep training constituted 7.5%, with 2.6% being board certified in sleep medicine. Approximately 41.8% of programs offered sleep medicine courses, with differences among specialties (100% OFP, 42.9% GPR, 37.5% pediatric dentistry, 33.3% orthodontics, 16.7% AEGD; p = 0.032). Didactic teaching comprised 7.8 ± 14.6 h/year (range 0 h/year in 21.5% to 80 h/year in 1.5%), with differences across programs (OFP = 44.0 ± 17.7, orthodontics = 8.7 ± 11.0, GPR = 5.0 ± 8.0, pediatric dentistry = 2.1 ± 1.9, and AEGD = 2.9 ± 5.4; p < 0.001), and constituted the primary modality of instruction (mainly obstructive sleep apnea, bruxism, sleep physiology). Screening and treatment for sleep‐related disorders were provided by 35.9% and 37.9% of programs, respectively, with variations among specialties (p = 0.004).ConclusionOur findings revealed an average of 7.8 h/year of didactic sleep medicine instruction, which differed across specialties. OFP offered the highest level of didactic and clinical training. These findings emphasize the need for increased dental sleep medicine education to address the increasing involvement of dental professionals in managing sleep‐related disorders.

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Obstructive sleep apnoea and the need for its introduction into dental curricula

Cited by 6 publications

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Dental sleep medicine education among undergraduate dental students in France

Dental sleep medicine education among undergraduate dental students in France

Iranian Dental Students and Specialists’ Knowledge and Attitude about Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Sleep medicine education in the United States advanced dental education programs

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