The course introduces the first year students to Sleep Dental Medicine (SDM) as a multidisciplinary approach. It familiarizes them with the pediatric and adult risk factors for Sleep Related Breathing Disorders (SRBD) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), comorbidities and treatment alternatives. There will be one hands-on session on record taking, bite registration and fabrication of oral appliances. As third year students, they will spend one morning a month at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) Pediatric Sleep Clinic, observing sleep fellows and faculty in examining pediatric sleep patients and becoming familiarized with questionnaires and sleep studies. They will also perform facial and dental examinations on this patient population.

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