Sleep Group Solutions Participate in NOSMED Sleep Symposium in Norway

    HOLLYWOOD, FL, June 22, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Norwegian Society of Dental Sleep Medicine (NOSMED) is Norway's association for dentists with an interest in sleep medicine. The annual NOSMED Sleep Symposium features Dental Sleep Medicine related lectures and CE opportunities for dentists interested in treating patients for snoring and sleep apnea. Dr. Michael Hnat, a Sleep Group Solutions presenter, was the keynote speaker, and presented attendees with sleep medicine education , standard of care protocol for oral appliance therapy, and the integration of unique instrumentation in the treatment protocol.

Dentists who are members of NOSMED aim to practice following established parameters and guidelines standard for dental sleep medicine protocol. The association offers an annual meeting where members receive access to leading dental sleep medicine related lectures. Sleep Group Solutions leading Sleep Dentist and lecturer, Dr. Michael Hnat from Pittsburgh, PA said the symposium was a well organized and valuable event. "The first day I presented a full day lecture on The Dentist's Role in the Identification, Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders. On the second day I presented a half day lecture which was a literature based review and support of Acoustic Reflection Airway Imaging as a Diagnostic and Treatment Guide for Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders," says Dr Hnat.

Both NOSMED lectures were very well received by the attendees and much support was given by the physicians acknowledging that dentists play important roles in the screening and treatment of sleep-related breathing problems. "My emphasis was providing and using the information in the literature on Acoustic Reflection to aid the dentist in the proper use of the equipment and interpretation of the data to their benefit in screening and treating patients," says Dr. Hnat, "I was really amazed at the interest level of the audience to take the additional knowledge that they felt they gained from both lectures and incorporate it into their current dental sleep medicine treatment protocol for their patients."

For more information on the Sleep Group Solutions DSM protocol, or Dr. Hnat's lecture, please view here.

About Sleep Group Solutions

Sleep Group Solutions is an airway diagnostic technology company serving the needs of physicians and dentists interested in screening, diagnosing and treating sleep apnea and other upper airway disorders. Sleep Group Solutions offers the latest screening and diagnostic equipment solutions for patients who present with allergy, sinus congestion, rhinitis, deviated septum, nasal polyps, snoring and sleep apnea. Most procedures are reimbursed by Medicare and private insurance. SGS offers the most comprehensive dental sleep medicine CE seminars in the industry focused on teaching dentists the protocols needed to make the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea part of their practice. SGS is the manufacture of the Eccovision Pharyngometer / Rhinometer.

About Dr. Michael Hnat

Dr Michael Hnat received his dental degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine in 1979 and has been in private general practice since then. He completed undergraduate studies summa cum laude at West Virginia University majoring in Biology with a minor in Physiology. In 2007 Dr Hnat relocated his practice to McMurray, PA focusing on dental sleep medicine as an integral part of his care to patients. His dental sleep medicine facility- Progressive Dental Solutions for Seep and TMJ- was one of the first in the country to be granted full accreditation by the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) demonstrating proficiency, practice and professionalism in providing optimal care to patients with sleep disordered breathing. He passionately works with a broad network of medical specialists and sleep labs throughout Southwestern PA and neighboring areas of Ohio and West Virginia in helping these individuals improve their quality of life. Dr Hnat is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and currently serves on the Health Policy Education committee of the AADSM.

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