This week on Get a Gasp, Gina Pepitone-Mattiello talks to us about screening for obstructive sleep apnea, highlighting some questionnaires and tests she finds valuable.
Episode Highlights
- Should all hygienist’s be screening patients
- Ginas daily screening routine
- Questionnaires and tests
Quotes
“After acquiring all the data about 50% of these patients screened as high risk on the screening questionnaires and about 58% screened high risk by the pulse tests”
“Just about 50% of patients in your chair can screen high risk”
“Dental hygienists are at a pivotal position to assist the inter professional team for screening for OSA”
“We are the people that look into patients mouths every day, we are in a pivotal and prime position to be screening patients”
“I think any questionnaire is helpful”
Links
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
Long Island Dental Sleep Medicine homepage: http://lidentalsleepmedicine.com/
More Get a Gasp Podcast Episodes: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/getagasp/
