The importance of sleep, the disciplines of sleep medicine and more specifically dental sleep medicine as well as the management of sleep disorders, has continued to develop over the past 10 years. In like manner, the involvement and contribution of dentistry has also grown. The role of the dentist has and continues to be primarily focused on the recognition and management of sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBDs) primarily associated with the use of oral appliance therapy (OAT). It is recognized that dental practices see a significant number of patients on a regular basis, and this positions them such that screening for a variety of health-related concerns potentially has a significant impact on the lives of the patients they encounter.
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