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Dental Organization For Sleep Apnea

The Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea was developed to make a significant impact on the awareness and screening of Sleep Apnea in the Dental Practice and the recommendation of proper treatment after diagnosis by a Physician to include Oral Appliance Therapy. DOSA intends to penetrate the dental marketplace through education and awareness. DOSA would also like to increase the number of screenings done in dental offices around the world for this potentially life threatening condition. Read more.

The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)

The ESS is a questionnaire designed to evaluate levels of excessive sleepiness. This test is a standardized screening tool that will help measure your general level of sleepiness. Answers to the questions are rated from, 0 to 3, with 0 meaning you would never doze or fall asleep in a given situation and 3 meaning that there is a very high likelihood that you would fall asleep in that situation.

0 = would never doze

1 = slight chance of dozing

2 = moderate chance of dozing

3 = high chance of dozing

Situation	Chance of dozing (0-3)
Sitting and reading	0    1    2    3
Watching television	0    1    2    3
Sitting inactive in a public place, for example, a theater or meeting	0    1    2    3
As a passenger in a car for an hour without a break	0    1    2    3
Lying down to rest in the afternoon	0    1    2    3
Sitting and talking to someone	0    1    2    3
Sitting quietly after lunch (when you've had no alcohol)	0    1    2    3
In a car, while stopped in traffic	0    1    2    3

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