Dental sleep medicine perspectives after COVID-19: interprofessional adaptation and directions.

Lavigne G, Dal Fabbro C, Herrero Babiloni A, et al. Dental sleep medicine perspectives after COVID-19: interprofessional adaptation and directions. .

Developing and Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing a Surgical Objective Structured Clinical Skills Examination (S-OSCE).

Objective: To1 describe the development and evaluate the feasibility of a surgical objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) for the purpose of competency assessment based on the Royal College of Canada's CanMEDS framework.

Design: A unique surgical OSCE was developed to evaluate the clinical and surgical management of common orthopaedic problems using simulated patients and cadaveric specimens. Cases were graded by degree of difficulty (less complex, complex, more complex) Developing an assessment tool with significant resource utilization and good correlation with traditional methods is challenging.

Position paper by Canadian dental sleep medicine professionals on the role of different health care professionals in managing obstructive sleep apnea and snoring with oral appliances.

The present Canadian position paper contains recommendations for the management by dentists of sleep-disordered breathing in adults with the use of oral appliances (OAs) as a treatment option for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The recommendations are based on literature reviews and expert panel consensus. OAs offer an effective, first-line treatment option for patients with mild to moderate OSA who prefer an OA to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, or for severe OSA patients who cannot tolerate CPAP, are inappropriate candidates for CPAP or who have failed CPAP treatment attempts.

Mandibular advancement appliances remain effective in lowering respiratory disturbance index for 2.5-4.5 years.

Objective: The mandibular advancement appliance (MAA) is now recognized as a first-line therapy option for mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The aim of this follow-up study was to re-assess the long-term efficacy of MAAs provided to patients in a previous comparative study.

Methods: Sixteen subjects had participated in a previous comparative study in which the efficacy and compliance of two MAAs (Klearway - K and Silencer - S) were compared in a randomized cross-over design.

Efficacy of two mandibular advancement appliances in the management of snoring and mild-moderate sleep apnea: a cross-over randomized study.

Background: Mandibular advancement appliances (MAA) are a recognized alternative treatment to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for mild-moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of and subject satisfaction with two MAA in the management of OSAS.

Methods: Five women and 11 men (47.