Dental Sleep Medicine – What Every General Dentist Should Know

Eugine Santucci, DDS

Dr. Gene Santucci is an Associate Professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative

Dentistry at the University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA where he is

co-director of the Dental Sleep Mini-Residency Program, Content Coordinator for Sleep Medicine. He

also holds a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology and Counseling.

Dr. Santucci has presented nationally and internationally on the topics of Dental Sleep Medicine, ADHD

in Children and Sleep Related Disorders, Occlusion, Aesthetics, Temporomandibular Disorders,

Photography, Functional Anatomy of the Gnathostomatic System and the Fabrication and Delivery of

Night Guards. He is a published author contributing to numerous articles in refereed journals and

abstracts along with a Task Force Report regarding sleep medicine, course content in dental education.

His text book contributions include: Patient Examinations in an Esthetic Dentistry Practice, Headache

and Facial Pain.

Dr. Santucci has been awarded membership in the following associations: Fellow, American College of

Dentists, Fellow, Pierre Fauchard Academy, Diplomate, American Academy of Integrated Pain

Management, American Dental Educators Association, American Academy of Sleep Medicine,

American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, California Sleep Society, American Association of Oral

Systemic Health, American Dental and California Dental Associations. He is also a member of Catapult

Education and reviews dental products for them.

Dr. Santucci’s goal is to encourage all dental professionals to become the first line of defense regarding

the evaluation, referral and treatment for the various types of sleep disturbances from snoring to

obstructive sleep apnea in children and adults.

Course Description:

Join Dr. Santucci and take a “deep dive” into the numerous interrelated concepts that are involved in dental sleep medicine. This course format will take away the anxiety of including sleep evaluation, referral and possibly treatment for disrupted sleep in your general dental practice.  As in all we do for our dental patients, we can educate the population at large concerning these total health issues. This presentation is appropriate for the entire dental staff and will bring the office up to date regarding the ADA’s 2017 policy statement.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the Public Health concerns of disturbed sleep’s medical consequences.
• Review the anatomy of the Gnathostomatic System, in health and disease
• Be aware of sleep surveys for children and adults
• Understand why ADHD may be a sleep problem
• Become aware of the various forces involved in acid tooth wear
• Review the use of fluorides, dental restorations and products related to disturbed sleep