Lone Star Study Club: Introduction to Dental Sleep Medicine

Dental sleep medicine is one of the fastest-growing areas of dentistry, but many dentists are still missing out on the opportunity to improve patient outcomes while increasing their practice’s profitability.

This two-day workshop provides a comprehensive overview of dental sleep medicine and equips dentists to introduce it within their practice. You will learn how dental sleep medicine works and how best to administer it, as well as a range of tips to make the financial and administrative aspects simpler and more efficient. The workshop provides 8.5 hours of Continuing Education units.

Attendees are also invited to join their dental colleagues for a happy hour at the end of the first day’s learning.

• Understand Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and why the American Dental Association says every dentist should be involved in dental sleep medicine.

• Understand how to bill and collect from medical insurance and Medicare for dental sleep medicine.

• Gain tools and techniques to simplify the billing process, improve financial management, and maximize the profitability of dental sleep medicine.

• Explore case studies that highlight best practices and common errors in dental sleep medicine treatments.

• Learn best practices to manage dental sleep medicine patients.

• Understand and utilize the dental sleep medicine referral system.

Lisa Herdt

List is a medical billing expert with over 25 years’ experience in the field. She is the chief operating officer (COO) at Dental Sleep Solutions, as well as servicing as a Specialist Advisory Board Member at Manatee Technical College, where she provides feedback in the Medical Administrative and Billing workforce to help define the needs for future industry employees.

Cris Escalante

Chris is the co-owner and chief strategist for Dr. Richard Drake's Sleep Solutions. He is a graduate of Purdue University and Harvard Business School. Chris has held a range of positions within Academia, overseeing healthcare administration and clinical programs, working with Veterans developing programs to help with their PTSD, as well as overseeing multiple medical centers in San Antonio.

Dr. Peggah Escalante

Dr. Peggah received her Doctor of Dental Surgery from University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio in 2016. In addition to co-owning Dr. Drake's Sleep Solutions, Dr. Escalante is a faculty member of the University of Texas Health Dental School in San Antonio, as well as a staff dentist at a dental practice in San Antonio. She has also been a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine since 2022.

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