WATCHPAT FOR DENTISTS
                     WATCHPAT FOR DENTISTS Home Sleep Apnea Solutions Made 
Simple for the Dental 
Providers
WATCHPAT FOR DENTISTS
ADA recommends every dental practice screen for sleep-
related breathing disorders as a part of the comprehensive 
examination, including ongoing monitoring when supplying 
oral appliance therapy.3
WATCHPAT FOR DENTISTS
The adopted policy statement outlines the role of dentists in “
treating sleep related breathing disorders. Key components 
include assessing a patient’s risk for SRBD as part of a 
comprehensive medical and dental history and referring 
affected patients to appropriate physicians; evaluating the 
appropriateness of OAT as prescribed by a physician and 
providing OAT for mild and moderate sleep apnea when a 
patient does not tolerate a continuous positive airway pressure 
(CPAP) device; recognizing and managing OAT side effects; 
continually updating dental sleep medicine knowledge and 
training; and communicating patients’ treatment progress with 
”.the referring physician and other healthcare providers
WATCHPAT FOR DENTISTS
WatchPAT® is an innovative Home Sleep Apnea Test (HSAT) that 
utilizes the peripheral arterial signal (PAT®) . It measures up to 7 
channels (PAT® signal, heart rate, oximetry, actigraphy, body 
position, snoring, and chest motion) via three points of contact. 
Within one minute post-study, the raw data is downloaded and 
auto-scored identifying all types of apnea events. WatchPAT® 
provides AHI, AHIc, RDI, and ODI based upon True Sleep Time and 
Sleep Staging. WatchPAT® is clinically validated with an 89% 
correlation to PSG4. The PAT signal was included in the 2017 AASM 
.Clinical Practice Guidelines as technically adequate