Integrating Soft Tissue Laser Therapy for Adult Airway & Sleep Health
with Andrew Cohen, DMD, Diplomate ACSDD
Integrating Soft Tissue Laser Therapy for Adult Airway & Sleep Health
with Andrew Cohen, DMD, Diplomate ACSDD
with Andrew Cohen, DMD, Diplomate ACSDD
Discover how soft tissue laser therapy can transform the way you care for adult patients struggling with airway and sleep health issues. This course provides practical insights into identifying undiagnosed conditions, exploring anatomic and physiologic solutions, and applying advanced laser systems like Fotona & LightScalpel in real practice settings.
Even if you don’t currently use lasers, you’ll gain valuable knowledge on treatment pathways and collaborative approaches that can elevate patient outcomes — while also creating an increased revenue stream by offering solutions that can be used alongside orthodontics, or as an alternative for patients who refuse ortho but still want another option.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
Describe the current paradigms in the etiology of adult sleep disorders and their impact on airway health.
Identify undiagnosed airway and sleep-related conditions in adult patients within a dental practice.
Compare available anatomic solutions for airway improvement and evaluate their applications.
Explain how soft tissue laser technologies (Fotona & LightScalpel) support adult airway and sleep health treatment.
Bonus:
Gain insight into how circadian rhythm and metabolic health strategies can complement airway and sleep care.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
Describe the current paradigms in the etiology of adult sleep disorders and their impact on airway health.
Identify undiagnosed airway and sleep-related conditions in adult patients within a dental practice.
Compare available anatomic solutions for airway improvement and evaluate their applications.
Explain how soft tissue laser technologies (Fotona & LightScalpel) support adult airway and sleep health treatment.
Bonus:
Gain insight into how circadian rhythm and metabolic health strategies can complement airway and sleep care.
Explore language to unpack the complexity Sleep Apnea’s severity metrics: AHI, RDI, REI, the many definitions of hypopnea, obstructive vs central sleep apnea.
Recognize the nuanced language that goes into the discussion of individual risk associated with Sleep Apnea and know how to collaboratively apply this language with your patients.
Comprehend the complexity of the underlying pathophysiology of Sleep Apnea, by breaking apart the “many moving parts” of obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea and seeing how they relate to one another.
Implement a patient-centered approach to understand and clarify a patient's sleep-wake complaints by establishing their narrative.
Comprehend and critically evaluate the many different testing options for the diagnosis of Sleep Apnea,
Comprehend and critically evaluate the many different options available for the treatment of Sleep Apnea, including a discussion of emerging options, like INSPIRE and EXCITE.
Comprehend and clinically integrate basic science concepts of the regulation of sleep-wake signaling (an introduction to the Two Process Model). This objective will include a practical working knowledge of the complexity sensemaking tool: The Circadian Rhythmo-Wheel.
Identify and triage common complications of therapy, including positive airway pressure toxicity, Willis Ekbom Disease (“restless legs syndrome”) and treatment emergent central sleep apnea.
Apply the patient-centered collaborative complexity sensemaking tool, the "Five Finger Approach," to unpack nonspecific sleep-wake complaints.
Deploy strategies of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi), such as proactive wind-down time, sleep restriction therapy, stimulus control therapy, and chronotherapy.
Join this live interactive session via Zoom.
(High speed internet connection required for Live Virtual Course)
Friday, October 24, 2025
11:45 AM – 3:00 PM EST
$699 $499 (Introductory Fee)
Designed for adult airway & sleep health care
Practical strategies for laser integration
Valuable insights for both laser and non-laser users
Offer solutions for patients who refuse ortho
Increase revenue stream while expanding treatment options
3 CEUs included
Extended live Q&A (45 minutes) with Dr. Cohen
Bonus segment on circadian rhythm & metabolic health
Airway Chat with Dr. David McCarty
Treating the Acute TMD Patient
This was an epic hour of dental education!
Watch Dr. Gelb's and Dr. Miraglia's informative hour filled with learnings about managing the Acute TMD Patient and Collaborative Care using Airway Orthodontics to help treat TMD patients.
You will be amazed by the pearls provided throughout the entire hour. Please consider sharing with your colleagues!
Andrew Cohen, DMD, Diplomate ACSDD
Dr. Andrew Cohen is a restorative dentist in Jenkintown, PA who specializes in dental
sleep medicine. Educating the profession about the benefits of treatments centered
around both metabolic and anatomic options; enhancing outcomes for the sleep
disorder patient, providing solutions that positively impact their lives.
Dr. Cohen graduated from Syracuse University in 1994 with a BS in psychology. Four years later, he received his DMD degree from Temple University School of Dentistry. He completed his General Practice Dental Residency at Abington-Jefferson Health and earned a diplomat status in dental sleep medicine from the ACSDD in 2019.
As a top dentist in Jenkintown, Dr. Cohen is renowned across the country for his specialty lectures on:
Sleep Disorders
Integrating Laser Therapy
Metabolic Health
Case Presentations
Photography
Comprehensive Exams
In 2011, Dr. Cohen was appointed visiting faculty at Spear Education and is a
moderator of their online dental forum, Spear Talk.
Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be offered. Attendee may attend a future virtual or live event if unable to attend the scheduled event.
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Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be offered. Attendee may attend a future virtual or live event if unable to attend the scheduled event.
If the live event needs to be cancelled due to Covid or unforeseen events, AHS will run the Advanced Mini-Residency virtually. AHS will refund the live tuition difference.
Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be offered. Attendee may attend a future virtual or live event if unable to attend the scheduled event.
If the live event needs to be cancelled due to Covid or unforeseen events, AHS will run the Advanced Mini-Residency virtually. AHS will refund the live tuition difference.
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