Mandibular Advancement Splints (MAS)
Nice Guidelines (NG202) recommended customised, or semi-customised, mandibular advancement splints (MAS) for the treatment of people with mild, moderate and severe symptomatic OSAHS as an alternative to CPAP, if CPAP is not tolerated or declined. However, there is currently no pathway in place for access to MAS through the NHS. Some sleep services have introduced their own process and the OSA Alliance has been working with these centres to devise a way for more centres to access this treatment.
The OSA Alliance will be drafting a letter shortly which can be shared with your ICB and this will be available on this website shortly.
You’ll find below links which provide additional information which you might find useful, including a video of the presentations at the BTS Winter Meeting 2024 and the tariff for MAS.
The OSA Alliance is an umbrella organisation to facilitate collaboration between experts across UK patient and professional sleep organisations. Its remit focuses specifically on obstructive sleep apnoea, where a united approach can facilitate excellence in OSA-related care, education and resource. This website has been developed using the experience, expertise and views of the OSA Alliance. It is supported by funding from ResMed who have not been involved in any aspect of the site development.
Contact Us:
To find out more about the OSA Alliance,
please contact:
Gillian Gibbons
gillian@wychwoodcommunications.com
m: 07795 342804