Insights, guides, and news about pediatric airway education.
A neutral, side-by-side breakdown of Vivos Institute and Airway Health Solutions — covering cost, curriculum scope, appliance affiliation, and who each programme is actually built for.
Read more →Spear Education and the Kois Center are two of dentistry's most respected CE institutions — but neither was designed to prepare a general dentist to screen a seven-year-old for sleep-disordered breathing. Here is exactly where each program leaves a gap, and what to do about it.
Read more →Most dentists judge a CE programme by its weekend curriculum — but the real differentiator is what happens on Monday, month three, and month twelve. Here is what post-course mentorship actually looks like inside Kois Center, Vivos Institute, Airway Health Solutions, and the AOMT myofunctional track.
Read more →Spear Education's airway courses shifted dramatically after Danaher's 2021 acquisition, moving from balanced multi-modal training to protocols aligned with corporate interests.
Read more →Pediatric airway course costs extend far beyond tuition, with practicing dentists reporting total investments of $8,000-$15,000 including hidden expenses like locum coverage, team training, and implementation delays.
Read more →How Danaher's 2016 acquisition of Spear Education shifted airway course content from independent protocols to vendor-aligned curricula.
Read more →Most tongue tie assessment courses teach anatomical classification but leave dentists unprepared for functional evaluation. We compare provider methodologies and implementation challenges.
Read more →CBCT storage requirements can consume 40-100 times more server space than traditional dental imaging, with hidden costs reaching $15,000 annually for airway-focused practices.
Read more →Practical systems and protocols that make myofunctional therapy referral partnerships work effectively for airway-focused dental practices.
Read more →Analysis of how Dentrix and Eaglesoft handle sleep apnea documentation and where both systems leave airway-focused practices exposed to liability.
Read more →Weekend continuing education costs far exceed tuition fees. Discover the hidden expenses that can triple your CE budget and learn realistic planning strategies.
Read more →Practice owners reveal the real costs of airway training: total investments of $15,000-$75,000 including lost production, equipment, and team training requirements.
Read more →Compare pediatric sleep screening questionnaires used by dental practices, including completion rates, validation data, and real-world treatment decision impact.
Read more →Real migration stories from 15 practices switching between Eaglesoft, Open Dental, and Dentrix reveal hidden costs, timeline realities, and common regrets.
Read more →Most airway course attendees fail at implementation due to hidden costs exceeding $50,000 and complex workflows that course providers rarely discuss.
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