Expert Course in Sleep Disorders and Craniomandibular Dysfunction
This expert course, lasting one year and worth 16 ECTS credits (400 hours), is a professional course that aims to train the dentist in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders and craniomandibular dysfunction, allowing the professional to be competent in the interrelation with other areas of health and in participating in interdisciplinary clinical teams.
It is also a useful training for obtaining the Expert Diploma in Dental Sleep Medicine for dentists and stomatologists awarded by the Spanish Federation of Sleep Medicine Societies (FESMES) and by the Spanish Society of Dental Sleep Medicine (SEMDeS). ).
The clinical activity will be carried out attending to patients who come to the Dental Hospital of the University of Barcelona, with treatment needs for sleep breathing disorders and craniomandibular dysfunction, on Tuesdays or Wednesdays (it will be one day a week), from 3:00 p.m. 30h to 20:30h.
The course has theoretical activity that will be intensive at the aforementioned time throughout the month of September (in which there will be no clinical activity) and subsequently seminars will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the classroom throughout the rest of the course. academic year the same days of clinical assistance, which will be prepared and presented partly by the teachers and partly by the students.
General Information
Duration: The duration of the course is 1 calendar year / 1 academic year. The start date is September 3, 2024 and ends on July 30, 2025.
Total credits of the master's degree: 16 ECTS credits (400 hours: 250 contact hours, 50 hours of directed work -seminars- and 100 hours of autonomous work)
Mode: face-to-face
Assessment: Attendance at all course activities is mandatory. The evaluation is continuous and ends with the presentation of a clinical case.
Languages of instruction: Spanish and Catalan
Pre-registration and start of the master
The pre-registration period for the 2024-2025 edition is open.
Registration fee
Academic year: €4,500
NOTE: An increase of 10% is applied to the amount, up to a maximum of €70, as an administrative fee. Registration must be done at the beginning of the academic year, being essential to continue taking the postgraduate course.
Admission Criteria
The course is aimed at graduates in dentistry or graduates in medicine specialized in stomatology.
The selection of candidates is made based on the curriculum and the following items are assessed: university where the degree was completed, academic record, work experience, participation in humanitarian activities (dentists without borders or similar), training in craniomandibular dysfunction and disorders sleep respiratory conditions, level of English and others such as, for example, wanting to do the thesis. Once the resumes have been analyzed, an interview is carried out with the pre-selected candidates. It is not essential to have prior specific training in dental sleep medicine and craniomandibular dysfunction.
Contact for academic issues:
Dr. Eva Willaert Jiménez-Pajarero
evawillaert@ub.edu
Contact for administrative issues:
Mr. Jordi Albella
jalbella@ub.edu
Place of delivery
Hospital Odontològic Universitat de Barcelona
C / Feixa Llarga s / n
08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona)
All course details
- Be competent in taking the medical history, diagnosing, establishing the prognosis, and treating craniomandibular dysfunction.
- Be competent in the history, examination, complementary tests and diagnosis of the patient with obstructive sleep apnea
- Be competent in performing treatments with mandibular advancement devices
- Be competent in the interaction with the dental prosthesis laboratory professional, both through the prescription and through dialogue in the prescription of intraoral devices
- Be competent to develop autonomous learning and to learn throughout professional life, updating knowledge and skills and offering evidence-based clinical practice.
- Be competent in communicating effectively with patients and with professionals and experts from other areas
- Be competent to gather information from the patient and offer information, with the aim of making joint decisions
- Maintain an ethical commitment and responsibility
- Maintain concern for healthcare and scientific quality
- Expository classes (more intensively throughout September)
- *Theoretical-practical workshops:
- temporomandibular and upper airway examination
- interpretation of complementary tests (polygraph records, imaging tests)
- taking analog and digital records for the preparation of the mandibular advancement device
- Study, presentation and discussion of cases
- Clinical practices with patients who come to the Dental Hospital of the University of Barcelona with treatment needs in these disciplines
Module 1: Basics of Dental Sleep Medicine (4 credits)
Topic 1: WHAT IS THE DREAM? SLEEP MEDICINE
- Introduction to sleep
- History of sleeping diseases
- Mechanisms, biology, architecture and functions of sleep
Topic 2: SLEEP DISORDERS
- Classification
Theme 3: RESPIRATORY FUNCTION AND SLEEP
- Anatomy and physiology of respiratory function
- Sleep breathing disorders: snoring, sleep apnea
Theme 4: SLEEP APNEA
- Historical evolution
- Definition
- Epidemiology
- Etiopathogenesis
- Repercussions on health: quality of life, comorbidities, accidents
- Role and attitude of the dentist
- Tools for screening sleep apnea in the dental office: questionnaires and mobile applications
- History, examination and diagnostic tests (Polysomnography, Cardiorespiratory Polygraphy)
Topic 5: BRUXISM
- Sleep bruxism and waking bruxism: definitions, epidemiology, etiopathogenesis and diagnosis
- Standardized evaluation of bruxism activity in the dental clinic: BruxScreen and STAB tools
Topic 6: CRANIOMANDIBULAR DYSFUNCTION (CMD) AND OROFACIAL PAIN
- Masticatory apparatus. Anatomical and functional reminder
- Definition and epidemiology of DCM
- Classification of orofacial pain (ICOP)
- Classification of temporomandibular disorders
- Etiopathogenesis
- History, examination and complementary tests
- Differential diagnosis of DCM
- CD/TTM tool: diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders
Topic 7: COMORBILITIES
- Bruxism, Craniomandibular Dysfunction, Sleep apnea, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Tooth wear
- TWES tool for the evaluation of dental wear
Module 2: Study, diagnosis, establishment and execution of treatment plans in Craniomandibular Dysfunction and Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea that can be treated with Mandibular Advancement Devices (12 credits)
Topic 1: TREATMENT OF HRONOPATHY AND SLEEP APNEA
- Introduction to sleep
- Conservative treatment, hygienic measures
- Pharmacological treatments
- Surgical treatments
- Mechanical treatments: Continuous positive air pressure (CPAP)
Topic 2: TREATMENT OF SRONOPATHY AND SLEEP APNEA WITH INTRAORAL DEVICES
- Introduction. Historical evolution of intraoral devices
- Conservative treatment, hygienic measures
- Types of intraoral devices
- Mechanism of action of intraoral devices
- Efficacy of intraoral devices
Theme 3: MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICES (MAD)
- Patient selection for DAM
- Action protocol for the snoring patient
- Action protocol for patients with sleep apnea
- Monitoring and maintenance
Theme 4: MANAGEMENT OF CRANIOMANDIBULAR DYSFUNCTION
Topic 5: SLEEP BRUXISM MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM
Meet the Teaching Team
Directors and Teachers
Dr. Eva Willaert Jiménez-Pajarero
- Doctor of Dental Surgery
- PhD degree
- Master in Occlusion and Oral Rehabilitation UB
- Degree of accreditation by the Orofacial Pain Unit-Faculty of Odontology; University of Mälmo
- Associate Professor of Occlusion and Prosthodontics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona
- Certified expert in Dental Sleep Medicine by SEMDeS (Spanish Society of Dental Sleep Medicine) and FESMES (Spanish Federation of Sleep Medicine Societies)
Dr. Lluís Nogués Pujol
- Diploma in Nursing
- Doctor in Dental Surgery
- PhD degree
- Master in Occlusion and Oral Rehabilitation UB
- Associate Professor of Occlusion and Prosthodontics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona
- Founding member of SEMDeS “Spanish Society of Dental Sleep Medicine”
- Expert certificate in Dental Sleep Medicine by SEMDeS (Spanish Society of Dental Sleep Medicine), FESMES (Spanish Federation of Sleep Medicine Societies) and EADSM (European Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine)
Teachers
Dr. Carla Zamora Olave
- Doctor of Dental Surgery
- PhD degree
- Master in Occlusion and Oral Rehabilitation UB
- Degree of accreditation by the Orofacial Pain Unit-Faculty of Odontology; University of Mälmo
- Associate Professor of Occlusion and Prosthodontics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona
- • Expert certificate in Dental Sleep Medicine by SEMDeS (Spanish Society of Dental Sleep Medicine), FESMES (Spanish Federation of Sleep Medicine Societies) and EADSM (European Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine)