Round off your 2026 CPD with this full day seminar delivered by renowned dental sleep medicine expert Associate Professor Ramesh Balasubramaniam.

The ADA Tasmania Branch AGM will be held during the lunch break (further details to be shared with members closer to the time) and the 2026 Annual Dinner will be held immediately following the session.

Suitable for Dentists and Oral Health Therapists.

Learning Objectives

• Define the role and scope of dentistry in sleep medicine, including appropriate screening, referral pathways, and collaborative care with medical practitioners.
• Explain contemporary concepts of sleep bruxism, including current definition, underlying “patho”physiology, and the implications for clinical diagnosis and management.
• Critically appraise the evidence linking sleep bruxism and obstructive sleep apnoea, and apply this understanding to informed clinical decision-making.
• Identify suitable candidates for oral appliance therapy for snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea, based on evidence-based indications, contraindications, and patient-specific factors.
• Perform a structured clinical workflow for oral appliance therapy, including history taking, examination, bite registration, appliance selection, fabrication, fitting, and titration.
• Recognise, prevent, and manage common side effects of oral appliance therapy, including occlusal changes and temporomandibular disorders, while maintaining appropriate documentation and follow-up.
• Evaluate the benefits and limitations of AI-driven tools used in Dental Sleep Medicine.