It will involve identification of patients in need: screening, diagnosis, testing, treating, collaboration and referral. You will also need team members for education, administration, clinical support, communication, finance and follow up. Do you do it yourself or use one of the effective turn-key solutions? This webinar will provide information on how to determine what is right for you – now – and – in the future – as your airway practice grows. Pat will also discuss continuing care for airway patients and how treatment may really begin with sleep appliance and the important issue of access for all. She will be an important participant in the Roundtable and Pediatric Sleep hosted at ADA headquarters later this month.

Patricia McBride,

MA, RDA, CCSH, has spent 39 years  as a full time clinician and educator in the fields of dentistry, respiratory medicine and sleep medicine. Her extensive experience in clinical, laboratory, research and educational arenas has led to the development of interdisciplinary care model delivery systems used by physicians and dentists around the globe.  Her publications span both medical and psychosocial spectrums. Pat has a unique ability to intervene in the interstices of global systems, developing protocols which can be translated across demographics and cultures into improved clinical outcomes. She sits on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry and is the Director of Education for the North American Association of Facial Orthotropics. Pat continues to work hands on with renowned Stanford Sleep physicians in an effort to provide curative pathways for sleep and breathing patients while lecturing internationally on subjects relating to breathing, sleep medicine, patient agency, empowerment, dentistry and precision medicine systems to best benefit all patient populations. Serving the underserved and marginalized patient remains a passion and priority for her. She is a Ph.D. candidate at Fielding Graduate University.