During this podcast, Dr. Bender will provide information that addresses the following Learning Objectives:

1. Define sleep related breathing disorders

2. Describe the risk factors associated with obstructive sleep apnea

3. Discuss the role of dentist in the management of sleep disorders

Dr. Steven D. Bender earned his Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from Baylor College of Dentistry in 1986 and practiced general restorative dentistry for 14 years.

He then studied orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders at the Parker E Mahan Facial Pain Center at the University Of Florida College Of Dentistry.

From 2000-2015, Dr. Bender maintained a private practice devoted to pain management of the head and face, as well as sleep medicine. Beginning in 2016, he transitioned to a full time faculty member of Texas A&M University College of Dentistry and assumed the role of director of facial pain and sleep medicine. He has earned Fellowship in the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, the American Headache Society, the International Academy of Oral Oncology and the American College of Dentists and he is a diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain. He is a past president of the The American Academy of Orofacial Pain, The Fourth District Dental Society of Texas and the Dallas Academy of General Dentistry. In addition, he serves as a consultant for the United States Army.

The AAOP will be conducting a Scientific Literature review of Sleep Medicine on November 2, 2019 at the Hilton O'Hare in Chicago, IL. For more information please visit: https://aaop.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=508439&module_id=361389