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Welcome to What I Wish I Knew by Dental Head Start. This is a podcast where we learn from people that have been there, made the mistakes, learnt the lessons and have developed into the accomplished dental professionals they are today.

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Do you stop breathing in your sleep? I don’t, but many of our patients do.

Obstructive sleep apnoea is more prevalent than you may think. It’s signs and symptoms can be identified and diagnosis and management can be initiated by the switched on and observant dentist.

In this episode Dr Damian Teo shares his thoughts on this crucial topic. This is part of a trilogy so don’t forget to flick back to the others to make sure you’re up to date.
1. Bruxism (TIP #28)
2. Temporomandibular Dysfunction (TIP #36)
3. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

These are deep dives into some key topics that often leave us confused after our undergraduate training. I hope this helps open your eyes and perhaps inspires you to learn more.

Find out more from Dr Damian Teo and learn along side hundreds of others on his Facebook Group Sleep and TMJ Study Club and if you want to go to the next level, find his courses here. Dr Damian Teo made a point that he is always approachable on Facebook or even via email.

If you want to learn more about OSA and treatment dentists can provide, don’t miss our recent feature interview with Dr Harry Ball: #52 – Mandibular Advancement Splints

Dr. Damian Teo

In his dentistry, Damian is passionate about looking “beyond the mouth” and treating the body as a whole. He believes dentists play an important role in being able to recognise airway/breathing issues, sleeping problems, and craniofacial pain (such as headaches, neck pain, and TMJ disorders). This led him to undergo extensive postgraduate training with world renowned specialists in the field of sleep medicine and TMJ disorders.

Damian is a member of the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA), and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Dental Sleep Medicine with the University of Western Australia. Damian also consults out of the Melbourne TMJ & Facial Pain Centre, and previously worked in Darwin’s first official TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre, where he exclusively treated patients for snoring, sleep apnoea