Airway & Breathing Related Disorders – Evaluation, Diagnosis & Treatment (Nov 21 - 22, 2025)

Airway & Breathing Related Disorders – Evaluation, Diagnosis & Treatment is organized by The Dawson Academy and will be held from Nov 21 - 22, 2025 at St. petersburg, Florida, United States of America.

Description:
Through hands-on instruction by Dr. Witt Wilkerson, Resident Expert of Integrative Dental Medicine and immediate past President of AAOSH, you will gain an understanding of the critical role of airway obstructions and disordered breathing when proper treatment planning.  Manifestations may include signs and symptoms such as dental malocclusions, bruxism, tongue-tie, GERD, attention deficit, poor sleep, sleep apnea, daytime fatigue, TMD and morning headaches.  Every patient, regardless of age, should be assessed for the presence of potential airway problems. Positive findings should initiate definitive protocols for management and resolution.

This workshop will enable the dentist to develop specific clinical guidelines for evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of Airway & Breathing Related Disorders.  Participants will learn how to examine and test patients, along with phase one management options. Phase two management options, which may include arch expansion and reorganization of the dental occlusion, following the Dawson Principles will be explored.

Attendees will leave this course knowing how to:

• Read home sleep tests
• Interpret CBCT assessment of airway
• Effectively use oral appliance therapy
• Recognize signs and symptoms of airway disordered breathing

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the critical role of airway obstructions and disordered breathing in treatment planning.
• Develop specific guidelines for evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of Airway & Breathing related disorders.
• Identify definitive resolution options that follow the Dawson Academy principles.
• Learn how to create and work with an interdisciplinary team.