Dr. Bender earned his Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas in1986 and practiced general and comprehensive restor-ative dentistry for 14 years. He then studied orofacial pain and temporomandibu-lar disorders at the Parker E Mahan Facial Pain Center at the University of Florida College Of Dentistry. From 2000-2015, Dr. Bender maintained a private practice devoted to pain management of the head and face, as well as sleep disorders. Be-ginning in 2016, he transitioned to a full time faculty member at Texas A&M Col-lege of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas in the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and assumed the role of director of facial pain and sleep medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and has earned Fellowship in the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, the American Headache Society, the International Academy of Oral Oncology and the American College of Dentists. He is a past president of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain as well as the Fourth District Dental Society of Texas and the Dallas Academy of General Den-tistry. In addition, he serves as a consultant for the United States Army.

Sleep disordered breathing, which includes obstructive sleep apnea, is one of the most under recognized and untreated group of disorders experienced in the general population. Dentist, by the nature of the well care model of practice, are in the perfect position to help identify and treat these suffering individuals. This presentation will provide insight into the administration of overnight pulse oximetry as a tool for screening and management of sleep disordered breathing.

Learning objectives:
• Learn the basics of pulse oximetry
• Understand the significance of the data captured in overnight pulse oximetry
• Understand the potential applications for overnight pulse oximetry