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Gy Yatros, DMD
Co-Founder & Dental Sleep Practitioner,
Dental Sleep Solutions & DS3
Friday at 9:15 am
the Grand Ballroom
Dr. Gy Yatros has been practicing dental sleep medicine for over a dozen years and
is a well-respected international lecturer in the field of sleep-disordered breath-
ing and dental sleep medicine. He has offices in Bradenton, Sarasota and Tampa,
Florida devoted exclusively to the treatment of sleep disordered breathing. He is a
Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM), past presi-
dent of the Manatee Dental Society and is an Affiliate Assistant Professor of the Department of Internal
Medicine with the University of South Florida, College of Medicine.
They Don’t Bite: Steps to Create a Physician
Referral Relationship
Dental Sleep Medicine requires participation in a multi-disciplinary treatment team. Establishing a physi-
cian-dentist referral relationship is key to optimal patient care and an ongoing new patient referral relation-
ship with local physicians. That may seem easier said than done. How do you start and what actually works?
Learning Objectives | At the end of the presentation, attendees will learn to better communicate with phy-
sicians and to know how to:
1. Schedule the appointment, plan appropriately, and set expectations
2. Ask appropriate questions to learn about their practice
3. Educate the physicians about Dental Sleep Medicine
4. Be prepared to adequately answer their questions
5. Define joint workflow
6. Create a proper letter to a medical colleague
John Tucker, DMD
Dental Sleep Practitioner,
Erie Dental Sleep Therapy
Saturday at 10:30 am
the Grand Ballroom
John H. Tucker, D.M.D. is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School Of
Dental Medicine. He has completed the Boston Seminars in Implant Dentistry,
the University of Buffalo Esthetic Dentistry Program, and all levels of the Dawson
Center for Advanced Dental Study, and the University Of Buffalo Patient Mastery
Program. Dr. Tucker is a Diplomate for both the International Congress of Oral
Implantologists, the American Society of Osseointegration and the American Academy of Dental Sleep
Medicine. He also has Mastership status in the American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics as well as
Fellowship in the International Academy for Dental-Facial Esthetics. Dr. Tucker was named one of the
Best Sleep Doctors in 2012 & 2013 by the Sleep Review Journals for Sleep Specialists. He founded Erie
Dental Sleep Therapy, LLC in 2007 which became the eighth AADSM Accredited facility in June of 2012.
Treating Edentulous Patients with Oral Appli-
ance Therapy
Successfully treating dental sleep medicine patients entails addressing each patient based on their own
unique presentation. Some patients brux. Some present with macroglossia. Some are edentulous. This does
not preclude a PAP-intolerant patient from the benefits of Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT), but appliance
fabrication can pose some challenges. Dr. Tucker will demonstrate how to treat these patients with OAT.
Learning Objectives | After this hour presentation, Attendees will be able to:
1. Determine when an edentulous patient is a candidate for OAT
2. Decide which device to use for these patients
3. Take the appropriate records
4. Understand the delivery process and how to make appropriate adjustments