Low levels of awareness of obstructive sleep apnoea amongst the Australian general public

Chan Emmanuel; Dalci Oyku; Irving Michelle; Byun Roy; Papadopoulou Alexandra K.; Ali Darendeliler M.

doi:10.2478/aoj-2023-0003

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Jan 2023)

Low levels of awareness of obstructive sleep apnoea amongst the Australian general public

Chan Emmanuel,
Dalci Oyku,
Irving Michelle,
Byun Roy,
Papadopoulou Alexandra K.,
Ali Darendeliler M.

Affiliations

Chan Emmanuel: The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Dental School, Australia
Dalci Oyku: The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Dental School, Australia
Irving Michelle: The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Dental School and Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Australia
Byun Roy: The New South Wales Department of Health, Communicable Disease Branch, Health Protection, NSW, Australia
Papadopoulou Alexandra K.: University of Geneva, Division of Orthodontics, University Clinics of Medicine and Dentistry, Geneva, Switzerland
Ali Darendeliler M.: The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Dental School, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2023-0003
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 39, no. 1
pp. 13 – 26

Abstract

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Introduction: Despite the serious health implications associated with obstructive sleep apnoea, the condition remains under-diagnosed. This study aims to evaluate the awareness of the condition amongst the Australian community.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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