Clinical Photography: The Critical Skill That Drives Case Acceptance and Comprehensive Care

with Andrew Cohen, DMD, Diplomate ACSDD

Available On-demand

Clinical Photography: The Critical Skill That Drives Case Acceptance and Comprehensive Care

with Andrew Cohen, DMD, Diplomate ACSDD

Available On-demand

Course Overview

Learn how intentional, high-quality clinical photography transforms your airway and sleep practice. This course teaches a systematic, repeatable approach to capturing intraoral and extraoral images that strengthen diagnosis, enhance patient communication, and significantly increase case acceptance. Designed for clinicians at any skill level, you’ll gain practical workflows you can use immediately in everyday practice — even if you’ve never shot dental photos before.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

Describe the core principles of consistent, diagnostic dental photography.
Select the appropriate equipment and settings for intraoral and extraoral imaging.
Capture reproducible photography that supports airway-focused exams.
Use photographs to improve patient understanding and case acceptance.
Integrate photography seamlessly into clinical workflows and documentation.

Bonus:

Practical lighting and armamentarium tips to elevate your image quality.
Strategies for using photos in treatment planning and interdisciplinary collaboration.

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

Describe the core principles of consistent, diagnostic dental photography.
Select the appropriate equipment and settings for intraoral and extraoral imaging.
Capture reproducible photography that supports airway-focused exams.
Use photographs to improve patient understanding and case acceptance.
Integrate photography seamlessly into clinical workflows and documentation.

Bonus:

Practical lighting and armamentarium tips to elevate your image quality.
Strategies for using photos in treatment planning and interdisciplinary collaboration.

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.

Format:

On-demand (access anywhere, any time)

CE Credit:

Up to 2.5 CEs

Access:

30-day course access

Fee

$499

Why Attend?

Designed for airway-focused care — builds clinical confidence and presentation skills.
Actionable workflows — photo protocols you can implement immediately.
Higher case acceptance — compelling visuals that resonate with patients.
Support for clinical decisions — better documentation for diagnosis and referrals.
On-demand access — learn at your pace, on your schedule.

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 practices in Jenkintown, PA and specializes in dental sleep medicine. He educates the profession about the benefits of treatments centered around both metabolic and anatomic options, enhancing outcomes for the sleep disorder patient and 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.

Have questions about these courses?Contact us for more information | Pacific Time Zone options | Convenient monthly payments.

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.

Have questions about these Mini Residencies?Contact us for more information | Pacific Time Zone options | Convenient monthly payments.

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.