Snoring and the role of the GDP: British Society of Dental Sleep Medicine (BSDSM) pre-treatment screening protocol

British Dental Journal

Volumn 206, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 307-312

  Stradling, J ^a,b   Dookun, R ^c  

^a Department of Respiratory Medicine ^*

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Cleveland House Dental Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; PHARYNX; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; SOCIETIES, DENTAL;

EID: 63749128570     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.214     Document Type: Article

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