Introduction to Craniofacial Sleep Medicine – London – May 2026

Friday May 1, 2026

Introduction to Craniofacial Sleep Medicine

This session will describe what is meant by Craniofacial Sleep Medicine.  It will cover conditions associated with sleep disordered breathing, including, but not limited to;

• Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS)
• Snoring
• Sleep bruxism
• Mild/moderate and severe OSA
• Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
• Pediatric OSA

Integrated, etiology-based treatment approach for OSA

This session will cover the concept of upper airway homeostasis.  It will include mechanisms for maintaining upper airway patency using the following approaches;

• Physiologic – upper airway behavior 
• Surgical – including surgical implants, such as hypoglossal nerve stimulation  
• Non-surgical – using intra-oral and extra-oral devices and appliances   

Diagnostic clinical craniofacial features for OSA

This session will cover clinical pre-screening.  Specifically;

How is craniofacial variation assessed?

• Assessment of cranial base and calvarial features
• Ears, eyes and orbital features
• Nasal morphology
• Facial profiles associated with OSA

Intra-oral features for OSA pre-screening

• Retro-oral airway examination
• Tongue features
• Tooth and dental arch features

Saturday May 2, 2026

3D CBCT diagnostic craniofacial features

This session will cover clinical pre-screening, using radiographic findings.  Specifically;

• Cranial base assessment for diagnostics
• Retropalatal airway features, findings and evaluation  
• Retroglossal airway features, findings and evaluation  
• Nasal cavity findings, including the posterior nasal apertures
• Palatal features, findings and evaluation  
• Cephalometric and cervical features, findings and evaluation  
• Tomographic TMJ features, findings and evaluation  
• Upper airway features, findings and evaluation 
• Working/differential diagnoses, treatment objectives, treatment planning/finishing  

Midfacial development

This session will cover the concept of midfacial development, which is often referred to as palatal expansion.  It will include mechanisms of midfacial development, including;

• Physiologic development of the midface
• Surgical approaches – including SARPE and implants, such as MARPE
• Non-surgical – using intra-oral devices and appliances in adults/pediatrics    

Integrative treatment: Clinical case reviews

This session will review attendees’ clinical teaching cases and cover practice aspects, including marketing, clinical implementation and reimbursement with the Speaker Panel.