Research
Sleep Apnea and Silent strokes: Breaking News!
According to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference. Ninety-one percent (51 of 56) of the patients who had a stroke had sleep apnea and were more likely to have silent strokes and white matter lesions that increased risk of disability at hospital discharge. Check out the statement from the American Heart .. read more
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National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality
What is it? The National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) is a non-profit, independent quality improvement organization founded in 1999. This group seeks to create more effective and efficient healthcare delivery systems for children, improving children’s care and overall well-being. You can check out the site here. NICHQ’s current initiatives are: the prevention and .. read more
What is PCORI? Why should you care?
What is PCORI? PCORI stands for Patient Centered Outcomes Research Initiative. Put simply, PCORI is a private organization interested in what patients think about current treatment systems within U.S. healthcare and users’ experience of that care. According to PCORI’s mission, patients and their preferences should be at the center of care. PCORI does not seek .. read more
Setting the stage: 2006 Institute of Medicine Report
Institute of Medicine (IOM). (2006). Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press Although the report was published in 2006, Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation is a report of which the dental sleep medicine practitioner should be acutely aware. The report is available in hard copy and the PDF version is free to .. read more
Doing “good science”: an ACSDD initiative
The Dental Sleep Medicine field continues to expand rapidly as increasing numbers of Dentists are becoming involved in the collaborative effort required to identify and manage sleep breathing disorders. As the field grows, so too does the complexity of each practitioner’s needs. The ACSDD is proud of its innovative continuing education and certification programs grounded .. read more
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