SCOPE (Sleep-Apnea & Craniofacial Pain Education) Institute launched this year, with the mission “to advance the education and implementation of sleep apnea, TMJ, and orofacial pain treatment within dentistry for the sake of alleviating these disorders within the population worldwide.”
The organization offers in-depth continuing education courses for dental sleep medicine and craniofacial pain implementation and advancement.
SCOPE Institute offers a variety of craniofacial pain & dental sleep medicine programs, including:
- 4-Part Mini Residencies
- 2-Day Courses
- Shadowing Programs with Experienced Dentist Instructors
- Remote Mentorship Programs
Executive director Jon Nierman has experience running over 120 continuing education (CE) courses, which has educated more than 2,000 dental professionals in dental sleep medicine and craniofacial pain treatment implementation.
The appointed clinical director is Mayoor Patel, DDS, MS, DABDSM, DABCP, DABCDSM, DABOP. With a myriad of fellowships and accreditations, and a dental practice limited to dental sleep medicine and craniofacial pain treatment since 2003, Patel develops course curriculum based on his years of formal education and experience teaching and mentoring dental practices.
SCOPE Institute educators include Patel; Ken Berley, DDS, JD, DABDSM, DABSA; Terry Bennett, DDS, DABDSM, DABCP, D.ABCDSM; and Shouresh Charkhandeh, DDS; and guest speakers include sleep physicians, ENTs, neurologists, and other specialists involved in sleep breathing disorders and craniofacial pain.
SCOPE Institute is a Florida not-for-profit corporation and an approved AGD PACE provider, ID # 302703.
This is great news for all dentists that want to help their communities. Over 85% of people with sleep apnea are undiagnosed and untreated. The country needs help from our dentists!
You are so right Patrick. More and more DDS are getting into the evaluation of Sleep Apnea patients. They are more than qualified for this.