| Step Up to Introductory & Advanced Sleep Dentistry Continuum |
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Download The October 2016 Course Promotional Booklet
Friday, October 21, 2016
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Embassy Suites, Columbus, Ohio
Earn up to 15 hours of continuing education credit.
The Metz Center invites you and
your staff to attend this unique
learning opportunity featuring
the Most Elite speakers for 2016!
Tentative Program
Invited Speakers:
| Avram Gold, MD (Moderated by Jim Blank, DDS and Brian Vence, DDS) |
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Topics: |
a. Somatic Syndromes and Sleep Disordered Breathing |
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b. Fibromyalgia & other conditions associated with very Mild Inspiratory Airflow Limitation during sleep |
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c. Development and Execution of the Research Goal |
| Thomas Wilcko, DDS, MS (Moderated by Jim Metz, DDS) |
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Wilcodontics (Periodontal accelerated osteogenic orthodontics (PAOO)), using the technique
to improve airway. |
| Thomas Viola, RPh, CCP (Ken Burley, DDS, JD) |
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Pharmacology and Its Impact on the Airway |
| Roger Price, Respiratory Physiologist (Moderated by Brian Vence, DDS) |
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Sleep Apnea and Dysfunctional Breathing, The link often Missed by the Sleep
Study Industry |
| Stasha Gominak, MD |
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Using Vitamin D and the B Vitamins to Improve Your Health |
| Gene Williamson, DDS, MS (Moderated by Nelson Diers, DDS, MS) |
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Airway Changes in the Young Patient With & Without Treatment |
Faculty Speakers:
James Metz, DDS – Update, what has been learned since the last Continuum
James Blank, DDS – Introductory course leader
Nelson Diers, DDS, MS – Orthodontics and Oral Cavity Volume in the young and adolescent.
Ken Burley, DDS, JD – Protecting you and your Practice from Litigation
Mickey Harrison, DDS – Literature Update and Review of Important Research
Pat McBride, BA, RDA, CCSH - Dental Sleep Medicine, Implementation Specialist
Chris Takacs, Treatment Coordinator – The Role of the Sleep Coordinator in a General Practice
Megan Bacome, RDH – Role of Hygiene in a Sleep and General Practice Office
Todd Bacome, Lab Manager, The Metz Dental Laboratory – Avoiding Problems with the Oral Appliance
Angie Rock, Office manager – Making it All Work!
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Dr. James E. Metz is a 1973 graduate
of The Ohio State University College of
Dentistry. Dr. Metz maintains a general
dental practice in Columbus, Ohio, with an
emphasis on dental sleep medicine. He
is the affiliate director of The Ohio State
University Medical Center Sleep Medicine
Fellowship Program. He has previously
served on the AADSM board of directors,
course development committee, public
relations committee, and was the Chair for
the Introductory Course of Dental Sleep
Medicine in addition to being the Co-Chair for
the Annual meeting 2014. He is the current
Chair of the American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Interest Group on Dental Sleep Medicine
and a member of the Executive Committee
of the Sleep, Respiratory, & Neurobiology
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Dentists and their staff play a vital role in the team pproach to the screening and treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea - a condition that affects as many as 100 million Americans and
their families. But fewer than 10 percent of the nation’s dentists incorporate advanced sleep dentistry into their general practices.
Thousands of dentists are missing an ideal opportunity to help their patients sleep better and live fuller, healthier lives, while adding an ideal revenue stream to their practices. If you have been thinking about getting into dental sleep medicine, this two-day course for
dentists and staff is the right choice. No hype. Nothing to sell you. Just an incredible learning
experience presented by one of the nation’s leading sleep dentistry practitioners, Dr. James E.
Metz, of The Metz Center for Advanced Sleep Dentistry. |
Dr. Avram Gold links sleepdisordered breathing to functional somatic syndromes and post traumatic stress
disorder, via an out of the box paradigm. The iconoclast posits a connection via hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation, a theory that moves away from commonly held beliefs within the medical community.
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Dr. Thomas Viola maintains a pharmacy practice and also serves the professions of dentistry, dental hygiene and dental assisting as an educator, published writer and professional speaker. He is a member of the faculty of seven dental hygiene and dental assisting programs and several national board exam review courses. He currently serves as the Subject Matter Expert for Mosby’s Dental Drug Reference.
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Dr. Stasha Grominak is a board certified neurologist and believes many neurologic diseases can be treated or improved by allowing the patient to stay in deep sleep longer.
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Roger Price of Buteyko Breathing Well Pty Ltd is a qualified pharmacist and physiologist and accredited Buteyko Practitioner. Roger started his career as a pharmacist and went on to many years of additional study and experience in the fields of pharmacology, physiology, forensic toxicology, homeopathic and naturopathic medicine manufacture. He founded Breathing Well Pty Ltd. |
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Extend Your Learning Experience Daily!
Each day at the lunch hour participate in Round Table Discussions with members of The Metz Center Staff and our Speakers.
Do you have specific questions about insurance, billing, orthodontics, sleep dentistry or other topics? Our lunch Round Table Discussions can be the perfect time to allow for an in-depth answer to your specific question.
Simply look for the name & topic signage on the lunch tables and sit down to learn more about what interests or concerns you most!
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Faculty Speakers:
Dr. James Blank has been a dentist in private practice since 2005, focusing on comprehensive dentistry. His formal education includes Ohio State University College of Dentistry and a hospital residency at Medical University of Ohio. Dr. Blank has undergone special training in the area of TMD and Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr. Jim Blank works closely with Dr. Metz in Columbus, Ohio, as lecturer at The Metz Center’s continuum and as an associate in the treatment of dental reconstructions, dental sleep medicine, and TMD.
Dr. Mickey Harrison practices general and sleep dentistry in Central Ohio. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Dr. Harrison has received extensive training in dental sleep medicine through continuing education. He is especially interested in current sleep medicine topics within the literature, and has lectured on this subject for several years. He works extensively to survey and compile literature and research concerning Sleep Medicine, and disseminate this information for the betterment of dental sleep medicinepractitioners.
Pat McBride, BA, RDA, CCSH is a Sleep Clinician/Education Specialist for Physicians and Dentists in the Field of Dental Sleep Medicine in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ms. McBride works as both full time sleep clinician and educator is dedicated to developing opportunities within the dental sleep medicine field globally by developing multi-disciplinary protocols for clinicians to seamlessly interface with the medical/dental community, educational institutions, and research facilities. Her Dental Sleep Medicine Consulting and Practice Management model designs clinical programs of multi-dimensional HIPAA compliant care.
Dr. Nelson Diers, DDS, MS
Dr. Gene Williamson
Dr. Ken Burley
Dr. Thomas Wilko |
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 Accommodations
Stay at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbus Airport hotel, a highly rated all-suite hotel located one mile from Port Columbus International Airport. Relax in your spacious two-room suite with a separate living area.
Reserve your room now!
Click here for special room rates at the Embassy Suites
Transportation
Embassy Suites offers courtesy shuttles to and from the airport, as well as transportation to local Columbus attractions, shopping and restaurants within 15 miles from the hotel’s location.
A delicious Continental Breakfast & a generous Lunch Buffet will be provided for attendees each day. Friday evening enjoy a Meet & Greet Reception that includes beverages & heavy appetizers!
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The Metz Center for
Sleep Dentistry presents:
Step Up to Introductory and Advanced Sleep Dentistry Continuum
October 21st & 22nd 2016
Embassy Suites - Airport
Columbus, Ohio
Always New, Always Fresh and Always Cutting Edge!
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