Dr. Ben Miraglia Orthodontics & Airway Issues Mt. Kisco, NY


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  • President's Council, Northern Westchester Hospital
  • Board of Directors - American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry
  •  Faculty, CandidPro

Thursday Courses
Th209 - Childhood Sleep Disordered Breathing: The Dental Team's Role: Part 1
Time: 8 - 11 AM
Room: GWCC, A403
Type: Registered    Handouts: No
Dentist Fee: $95.00  Other Fee: $65.00
AGD Code: 430

Do you recognize the signs and symptoms of airway issues in the children in your practice? This course is designed to help practitioners connect the dots from airway compromise to the everyday medical symptoms that children and parents are struggling with to the treatment options that exist to help these families. The dental team is uniquely positioned to evaluate and treat through collaboration children as young as 3 years old to improve their overall health, growth and development.

 

Note: This course is a prerequisite for Childhood Sleep Disordered Breathing: The Dental Team's Role Part 2 (Th236).

Th236 - Childhood Sleep Disordered Breathing: The Dental Team's Role: Part 2
Time: 1 - 3 PM
Room: GWCC, A316
Type: Registered    Handouts: No
Dentist Fee: $95.00  Other Fee: $65.00
AGD Code: 430

This is part 2 of a course that will help practitioners recognize airway issues in the children in their practices. I'll help you connect the dots from airway compromise to the everyday medical symptoms that children and parents are struggling with to the treatment options that exist to help these families. The dental team is uniquely positioned to evaluate and treat children through collaboration as young as 3 years old to improve their overall health, growth and development.

 

Note: Attendees must take Childhood Sleep Disordered Breathing: The Dental Team's Role Part 1 (Th209) prior to taking this course.

Friday Courses
Fr325 - Benefits of Clear Aligner Therapy Relating to Airway/Overall Health
Time: 9 AM - 12 PM
Room: Omni, International Ballroom AB
Type: General    Handouts: No
Dentist Fee: $0.00  Other Fee: $0.00
AGD Code: 370

This course will introduce the history of malocclusion and how underdeveloped jaw structure results in crowded teeth with bad bites. We will take a look at the pathway from an unhealthy oral cavity to an unhealthy human. This course will demonstrate how clear aligner therapy can be used to correct a variety of malocclusions, and case presentations will be used to show how clear aligner therapy can improve the oral and overall health of our patients.

Saturday Courses
Sa357 - Teen and Adult Sleep Disordered Breathing: The Dental Team's Role
Time: 9 AM - 12 PM
Room: Omni, International Ballroom E
Type: General    Handouts: No
Dentist Fee: $0.00  Other Fee: $0.00
AGD Code: 730

Many teens and adults present with signs and symptoms such as malocclusion, sleep disordered breathing, bruxism, TMD, fatigue, gastroesophageal reflux, weight gain, cardiovascular and cognitive issues among others. The rationale for using expansive orthodontic techniques for comprehensive oral health will be explored, and the connection to overall health will be shown with clinical case presentations. Attendees will learn the expansive orthodontic opportunities available to all GP's to improve the health of our patients including expanders, clear aligners and braces.