(7107) Airway Dentistry Today and Tomorrow: Evolving Practices and Future Directions

Saturday, October 25, 2025

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET

CE: 1.5

Speaker(s)

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Jinny Kwak, DDS, MS (she/her/hers)

Board-Certified Orthodontist
ClearWave Orthodontics
Torrance, California, United States
Allen Huang, DDS, MD

Director, Sleep and Facial Skeletal Surgery
Face and Airway Center For Surgery
Torrance, California, United States

Disclosure(s):

Allen Huang, DDS, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

This session will examine how airway dentistry is currently implemented in private practice and how the field is rapidly evolving. You will learn to identify airway issues in patients of all ages, implement simple screening tools and techniques and apply practical strategies to improve breathing efficiency within your dental practice.

The session will emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration to deliver more comprehensive care. You will learn how to objectively measure airway improvements during and after treatment, which will enhance patient trust and strengthen referral relationships. We will also explore how to streamline medical insurance billing to make oral appliance therapy (OAT) for sleep apnea more accessible and affordable for your patients.

Learning Objectives:

Implement screening tools and techniques to assess airway health, ensuring they are appropriate for communication with medical providers and for medical insurance billing
Apply practical strategies to improve breathing in patients, collaborate with interdisciplinary partners and quantify treatment outcomes
Navigate medical billing to streamline the process, increase success rates and make oral appliance therapy for sleep apnea more accessible and affordable for patients