The inclusion of dentists in the Sleep Medicine team has greatly increased the amount of providers utilizing CBCT to assess the airway. This lecture will review important anatomical landmarks within the nasopharynx and oropharynx, emphasizing the difference between a healthy airway, a narrow airway, and airway associated pathology. Risk factors for OSA will be discussed and viewed, showing real life examples of patients at risk. Using a checklist will help cement this knowledge, so that patients can be referred for sleep studies as needed

Dr. Kate Dubois received her DMD from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, and completed the prestigious General Practice Residency at the University of Washington.  She worked as a General Dentist throughout the Pacific Northwest for many years at positions ranging from Public Health to Private Practice.  Always keen on expanding her knowledge, her expansive participation in continuing education and practical know-how from different practice types led her to understand that Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology is a discipline that is of utmost importance to the field but underrepresented in both educational opportunities and as a dental specialty.   She returned to the University of Washington for certification as an Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist and in addition to running a private practice, lectures around the world on effective use of CBCT in Dentistry