Faculty
Patricia M. Braga
- Employment:
2017 to present: Director of Education, AADSM
2012 to 2019: DSM Liaison Allina-United Lung & Sleep Clinic
2008 to 2019: Sleep Medicine of Minnesota
1983 to 2018: Owner multidisciplinary dental practice - Professional History
AADSM Educational Development:
• Mastery Program of Standardized DSM Education
• Team TrainingPublication:
• Sheats et al, Management of Side Effects of Oral Appliance Therapy
for Sleep-Disordered Breathing. JDSM. 04. 111-125. 10.15331/
jdsm.6746.Recognition:
• Women in Dentistry Award
• Fellow, International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics
• Diplomate, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, ABDSMExperience:
• Allina Health System Sleep Health Protocols Committee
• American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, ABDSM
• AADSM Dental Sleep Medicine Staff Education Courses-Chairman
• AADSM Accreditation Committee, AADSM-Chairman
• AADSM Consensus Committee on Side Effects of OAT
• AADSM Ethics CommitteeLectures:
• Mastery Program: 2018, 2019, 2020
• Team Training Program: 2016, 2017, 2020
• AADSM, National Meeting: 2014, 2015, 2016
• Minnesota Sleep Society: 2016
• SomnoMed Users Conference: 2015
• Numerous local in-service presentation to sleep centers. - Education:
University of Minnesota Dental School, Valedictorian
College of St. Catherine, Minnesota, Valedictorian