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Review
. 2013 Aug 15;9(8):827-33.
doi: 10.5664/jcsm.2934.

Sleep medicine care under one roof: a proposed model for integrating dentistry and medicine

Sunil Sharma  1 , Greg Essick, David Schwartz, Amy J Aronsky
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Review

Sleep medicine care under one roof: a proposed model for integrating dentistry and medicine

Sunil Sharma et al. J Clin Sleep Med. .

Abstract

Integrating oral appliance therapy into the delivery of care for sleeprelated breathing disorders has been a challenge for dental and medical professionals alike. We review the difficulties that have been faced and propose a multidisciplinary care delivery model that integrates dental sleep medicine and sleep medicine under the same roof with educational and research components. The model promises to offer distinct advantages to improved patient care, continuity of treatment, and the central coordination of clinical and insurance-related benefits.

Keywords: Integrated sleep medicine; delivery of care; dental sleep medicine.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the proposed care-under-one-roof model for integrating dental sleep medicine and sleep medicine within the university-based sleep disorders center
Research components are indicated by dashed lines (see 1R and 4R).
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