An algorithm of dental/dentofacial-based options for managing patients with obstructive sleep apnoea referred to a dentist/dental specialist by a physician

Key Points Emphasises the importance of coordination, cooperation and collaboration between dentists/dental specialists and physicians in the multidisciplinary team management of OSA patients. Highlights the importance of the role of the dentist/dental specialist in the management of the OSA patient. There are so many documents in the literature discoursing the aetiology, nature, diagnosis and treatment planning of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Almost all of them mention that OSA has to be evaluated and treated through the multidisciplinary teamwork of physicians and dentists. Due to a lack in the literature, this article focuses on dentists' and dental specialists' role in the treatment algorithm of OSA.