Listen "023-Get a Gasp with Gina Pepitone-Mattiello"
Episode Synopsis
This week on Get a Gasp, Gina Pepitone-Mattiello talks to us about screening for obstructive sleep apnea, highlighting some questionnaires and tests she finds valuable.
Episode Highlights
Should all hygienist’s be screening patients
Ginas daily screening routine
Questionnaires and tests
Quotes
“After acquiring all the data about 50% of these patients screened as high risk on the screening questionnaires and about 58% screened high risk by the pulse tests”
“Just about 50% of patients in your chair can screen high risk”
“Dental hygienists are at a pivotal position to assist the inter professional team for screening for OSA”
“We are the people that look into patients mouths every day, we are in a pivotal and prime position to be screening patients”
“I think any questionnaire is helpful”
Links
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
Long Island Dental Sleep Medicine homepage: http://lidentalsleepmedicine.com/
Episode Highlights
Should all hygienist’s be screening patients
Ginas daily screening routine
Questionnaires and tests
Quotes
“After acquiring all the data about 50% of these patients screened as high risk on the screening questionnaires and about 58% screened high risk by the pulse tests”
“Just about 50% of patients in your chair can screen high risk”
“Dental hygienists are at a pivotal position to assist the inter professional team for screening for OSA”
“We are the people that look into patients mouths every day, we are in a pivotal and prime position to be screening patients”
“I think any questionnaire is helpful”
Links
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
Long Island Dental Sleep Medicine homepage: http://lidentalsleepmedicine.com/
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