Paediatric Sleep Medicine for Dental Professionals: Screening and Intervention

About This Course

Paediatric Sleep Medicine for Dental Professionals covers topics such as common paediatric sleep disorders, impact on oral health, assessment, interventions, and future directions. Includes case studies for practical application.

Why Take This Course?

The Paediatric Sleep Medicine for Dental Professionals course addresses a common challenge that dental professionals in the UK face – identifying and managing sleep disorders in children. As sleep disorders can impact a child’s oral health, it is important for dental professionals to be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of common paediatric sleep disorders and work collaboratively with sleep medicine specialists to provide intervention strategies. This course provides comprehensive knowledge on paediatric sleep disorders, screening and assessment tools, and emerging trends in paediatric sleep medicine, equipping dental professionals with the necessary skills to deliver optimal care for children with sleep disorders.

The Paediatric Sleep Medicine course for Dental Professionals is beneficial as it covers a comprehensive range of topics related to paediatric sleep disorders, providing a thorough understanding of normal developmental sleep patterns in children, common paediatric sleep disorders, and their impact on oral health. The course also teaches intervention strategies, screening and assessment techniques, and collaboration with sleep medicine specialists. The inclusion of case studies and thought-exercises facilitates the application of knowledge gained from the lessons.

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How This Course Supports GDC Enhanced Dental CPD

“Dental professionals have a duty to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. A primary qualification is only the first step in their education and development which should last throughout their professional life” General Dental Council

Learning Objectives	Anticipated Outcomes
1: By the end of this course, students will be able to identify and classify common paediatric sleep disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, and parasomnias.	1: By the end of this course, students will be able to identify and classify different paediatric sleep disorders, understanding their prevalence and impact on children’s health and development.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to conduct comprehensive screenings and assessments for paediatric sleep disorders using validated questionnaires, physical examination techniques, and diagnostic tools like polysomnography.	2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to conduct comprehensive sleep history interviews and physical examinations to assess paediatric sleep disorders, utilising validated screening tools and recognising red flags for referral.
3: Students will demonstrate their ability to develop appropriate intervention strategies for paediatric sleep disorders, including behavioural interventions, oral appliance therapy, surgical interventions, and pharmacological treatments.	3: Students will demonstrate their ability to interpret sleep study results, including sleep scoring and terminology, in order to develop appropriate intervention plans for paediatric sleep disorders.
4: By the final session, participants will have mastered the interpretation of sleep study results and incorporating them into treatment planning for paediatric sleep disorders.	4: By the final session, participants will have mastered various intervention strategies for paediatric sleep disorders, including behavioural interventions, oral appliance therapy, surgical options, and pharmacological treatments.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to monitor and provide long-term management for paediatric sleep disorders through regular follow-up and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.	5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to collaborate with sleep medicine specialists and other healthcare professionals in a multidisciplinary approach to paediatric sleep medicine, ensuring long-term management and providing patient education and support.

Regulatory Standards

GDC	CQC
✅ A – Effective Communication ✅ B – Effective Management ✅ C – Maintenance in Field of Practice ✅ D – Maintenance in Patient Confidence	✅ Caring ✅ Effective ✅ Leadership ✅ Responsive ✅ Safe

🕐 60 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

The course on Paediatric Sleep Medicine for Dental Professionals covers topics such as an overview of paediatric sleep disorders, normal developmental sleep patterns in children, common paediatric sleep disorders, impact of sleep disorders on oral health, screening and assessment of paediatric sleep disorders, collaboration with sleep medicine specialists, intervention strategies for paediatric sleep disorders, monitoring and follow-up in paediatric sleep medicine, and emerging trends and future directions in paediatric sleep medicine. The course includes case studies and thought-exercises to help apply the knowledge gained from the lessons.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the Paediatric Sleep Medicine for Dental Professionals course provides an overview of paediatric sleep disorders, including their definitions, classifications, prevalence, and impact on children’s health and development. It also discusses normal developmental sleep patterns in children, common paediatric sleep disorders, their impacts on oral health, and case studies related to these topics. Finally, this section explores the role of dental professionals in identifying sleep disorders.

Section 2

Section 2 of this course covers the screening and assessment of paediatric sleep disorders. Lessons focus on validated questionnaires and assessment tools for screening, conducting a comprehensive sleep history interview, physical examination techniques for identifying sleep problems, utilising diagnostic tools and understanding the roles of different healthcare professionals in sleep medicine. The section also covers reviewing sleep study reports and identifying key findings, understanding sleep scoring and terminology, and incorporating sleep study results into treatment planning. The final lesson analyses case studies related to screening and assessment of paediatric sleep disorders and applies knowledge from previous lessons to develop appropriate intervention plans.

Section 3

Section 3 of the course on Paediatric Sleep Medicine for Dental Professionals covers various intervention strategies for paediatric sleep disorders, including behavioural interventions, oral appliance therapy, surgical interventions, and pharmacological treatments. The section also includes lessons on the implementation of these strategies, including indications, contraindications, appliance selection, monitoring, and follow-up care. Case studies and thought-exercises are used to apply the knowledge gained from the previous lessons to real-world scenarios.

Section 4

Section 4 of the Paediatric Sleep Medicine for Dental Professionals course covers monitoring and follow-up in paediatric sleep medicine. This section includes lessons on the importance of regular follow-up and monitoring, patient and parent education, multidisciplinary approaches to paediatric sleep health, and ethical considerations in paediatric sleep medicine. It also covers emerging trends and future directions in paediatric sleep medicine, including technological advancements, research frontiers, personalised medicine, and advocacy and policy implications. Case studies and thought-exercises are included throughout this section to apply knowledge to real-world scenarios.

Section 5

Section 5 of the Paediatric Sleep Medicine for Dental Professionals course covers emerging trends and future directions in paediatric sleep medicine. It includes lessons on technological advancements in sleep medicine, research frontiers in paediatric sleep medicine, personalised medicine in paediatric sleep disorders, and advocacy and policy implications in paediatric sleep medicine. Case studies and thought-exercises are also included to encourage reflection and application of knowledge.

Course Reviews

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This course provided me with valuable insights into paediatric sleep medicine. The case studies and thought-exercises were particularly helpful in applying the knowledge gained from the lessons.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I found the course on paediatric sleep medicine to be both informative and engaging. The collaboration with sleep medicine specialists was especially useful and applicable to my dental practice.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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The impact of sleep disorders on oral health was an eye-opening topic covered in this course on paediatric sleep medicine. The course also provided me with intervention strategies and emerging trends in this field.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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