How to Screen for Sleep Apnea – Podcast
This the podcast that occompanies the “How to Screen for Sleep Apnea” manual.
How to Screen for Sleep Apnea
This document outlines a comprehensive approach for dental hygienists to screen patients for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) during routine dental visits. It emphasizes integrating a thorough medical history and physical assessment, looking for risk factors like obesity, hypertension, and specific oral features such as a large tongue or high arched palate. The text also details the use of screening […]
Screening – Chairside Dialogue Guide
This guide offers dental professionals a chairside dialogue framework to help them discuss potential sleep-related breathing issues, like sleep apnea, with patients. It provides clinical cues that might indicate a problem, such as snoring or a high BMI, and pairs them with patient-friendly language designed to explain the benefits of screening, show empathy, and clarify the next steps. The document aims […]
OSA Screening Worksheet
This “OSA Screening Worksheet” serves as a comprehensive tool for healthcare professionals to identify individuals at risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). It systematically gathers information across several key areas, including a patient’s medical history and risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, and family history of sleep disorders. The worksheet also incorporates physical assessment measurements like BMI and neck circumference, […]
Epworth Sleepiness Scale
How does this Epworth Sleepiness Scale calculator work? This is a scale that aims to evaluate daytime sleepiness and is used mainly in diagnosing sleep disorders. As the name states, it has been introduced in 1991 in the Epworth Hospital in Melbourne by Dr Murray Johns. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale calculator comprises of 8 multiple […]
