BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:RegisterCoastal District Spring Meeting TMJ/Sleep Dentistry Fr iday\, May 8\, 2026 8:15 am Check-in/registration8:30 am Meeting start9:00 am-12:00 pm CE presentation12:00 pm Lunch Location: Hall's Signature Eve nts 5 Faber Street\, Charleston\, South Carolina 29401 Speaker: Dr. Ki p Covington Speaker Biography: Dr. Kip Covington is a nationally recognize d leader in dental sleep medicine and TMJ therapy. He is the founder o f two referral-based specialty practices—South Carolina Dental Sleep & amp\; TMJ and Carolina TMJ and Sleep Solutions—that focus exclusively on helping patients find relief from sleep-disordered breathing\, craniofacial dysfunction\, and chronic facial pain. With nearly two decade s of clinical experience and board certification from the American Boa rd of Dental Sleep Medicine\, Dr. Covington is known for blending airw ay-focused philosophies with practical\, patient-centered care. His pr actices are built on the belief that patients deserve both structural solutions and effective symptom management\, whether through oral appl iance therapy\, interdisciplinary treatment\, or regenerative modaliti es. Dr. Covington is passionate about bridging the growing divide betw een different schools of thought in the airway and sleep space. Throug h speaking\, mentorship\, and collaboration\, he’s working to unify pr oviders around a common goal: restoring health and function through pe rsonalized care and informed patient choice. Credit Hours: 3 hours CECost: SCDA Coastal District Members and Dental Students FreeAuxiliary Staff\, S pouses $25SCDA Members (Other District) $25Non-SCDA Members $50 Session De scription: This continuing education course equips dental professional s with practical tools to recognize and manage sleep-disordered breath ing and temporomandibular joints (TMJ) dysfunction in everyday practic e. Education objectives:Identify key signs and symptoms of sleep-disor dered breathing and TMJ dysfunction during routine dental examinations . Differentiate between common TMD diagnoses\, including retrodiscitis \, internal derangement\, and myofascial pain\, using clinical exam pr otocols. Implement screening tools such as the Epworth Sleepiness Scal e\, Mallampati scoring\, and bruxism evaluation in a dental setting. I ntegrate oral appliance therapy into clinical workflows\, including case selection\, appliance design\, and referral coordination for sleep apne a diagnosis. DTEND:20260508T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260507T154947Z DTSTART:20260508T121500Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Coastal District Spring Meeting UID:RFCALITEM639137657871116941 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Registe r

Coastal District Spring Meeting
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TMJ/Sleep Dentistry \;
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< strong>Friday\, May 8\, 2026
8:15 am Check-in/registration
8:30 am Meeting start
9:00 am-12:00 pm CE presentation
12:00 pm Lun ch
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Location: Hall's Signature Events 5 Fab er Street\, Charleston\, South Carolina 29401
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Sp eaker: Dr. Kip Covington
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Speaker Biography: Dr. Kip Covington is a nationally recognized leader in denta l sleep medicine and TMJ therapy. He is the founder of two referral-ba sed specialty practices—South Carolina Dental Sleep &\; TMJ and Carolina TMJ and Sleep Solutions—that focus exclusively on helping patients find \;relief from sleep-disordered breathing\, craniofacial dysfunction\, and chronic facial pain.
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With nearly two decades of clinical experience and board certification from the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine\, Dr. Covington is known for blending airway-focused philosophies with practical\, patient-cent ered care. His practices are built on the belief that patients deserve both structural solutions and effective symptom management\, whether through oral appliance therapy\, interdisciplinary treatment\, or rege nerative modalities.
 \;
Dr. Covington is passionate about b ridging the growing divide between different schools of thought in the airway and sleep space. Through speaking\, mentorship\, and collaboration \, he’s working to unify providers around a common goal: restoring hea lth and function through personalized care and informed patient choice .
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Credit Hours: 3 hours CE
Cost: SCDA Coastal District Members and Dental Studen ts Free
Auxiliary Staff\, Spouses $25
SCDA Members (Other District) $25
Non-SCDA Members $50
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Session Description: This continuing education course equips dental professionals wit h practical tools to recognize and manage sleep-disordered breathing a nd temporomandibular joints \;(TMJ) dysfunction in everyday practi ce.
 \;
Education objectives:
Identify key s igns and symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing and TMJ dysfunction du ring routine dental examinations. Differentiate between common TMD dia gnoses\, including retrodiscitis\, internal derangement\, and myofasci al pain\, using clinical exam protocols. Implement screening tools suc h as the Epworth Sleepiness Scale\, Mallampati scoring\, and bruxism e valuation in a dental setting. Integrate oral appliance therapy into c linical workflows\, including case selection\, appliance design\, and referral coordination for sleep apnea diagnosis.


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