OROFACIAL PAIN, TMD AND DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE CONTINUUM
New Jersey, US
STEP 1 : 80 hrs • Didactic Online • Clinical Demo
Starting January 09-10, 2027
SESSION ONE: Anatomy: Gross neuroanatomy, Head and neck structures, TMJ anatomy Neuron: Anatomy and Physiology
SESSION TWO: TMJ: Function, Biomechanics, Histology, and Imaging Pain terminology; Neurophysiology of pain
SESSION THREE: Dental Sleep Medicine: Stages of sleep; Neurophysiology of sleep; sleep disorders; Sleep-related bruxism; Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep and pain
SESSION FOUR: Non-odontogenic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain: Myalgia; Myofascial pain; TMJ arthritides; Fibromyalgia
SESSION FIVE: Neuropathic Pain: Neuralgias; Neuropathies; Nerve injuries; Traumatic neuroma
SESSION SIX: Headaches: Primary; Secondary; Neurovascular orofacial pain
SESSION SEVEN: Pharmacology for OFP Imaging for OFP
SESSION EIGHT: OFP case work up: Case history; comprehensive evaluation; differential diagnosis; diagnostic tests
SESSION NINE: Pain pneumonic for history taking; art of effective history taking
SESSION TEN: OFP clinical examination part 1
SESSION ELEVEN: OFP clinical examination part 2
SESSION TWELVE: Evaluation in dental sleep medicine
SESSION THIRTEEN: Case discussions, Question answer sessions
QUIZ (IN MULTIPLE CHOICE FORMAT) UPON COMPLETION
STEP 2 (Module 1 ) : 20 hrs • On-site • 3 Day session • Didactic and clinical
March 05 - 07, 2027
DAY ONE
• Review and familiarize with the Orofacial Pain form
• History taking and systems review
• Clinical examination of OFP patients
• Diagnostic testing
• Imaging discussion
• Differential diagnosis
DAY TWO
• Adjunctive testing
• Sleep history form
• ESS, PQSI, and other forms
• OSA screening
• Treatment planning for OSA case
• Diagnostic testing
• Possible referral to sleep physician
• Bring your patient here for MAD appliance impression and bite registration
DAY THREE
• Case discussions
• Question answer session
• Quiz (in multiple choice format) upon completion of each session
STEP 3 : 50 hrs • On-site • Two - 3 Day session • Didactic and clinical
June 04 - 06 & August 06 - 07, 2027
Module 2
Day 1 Didactic: Overall review of topics covered to date; Advances in the same
Clinical: OSAMAD appliance insertion; postoperative instructions; schedule re-call
Day 2 Didactic: Advanced pharmacology; sleep pharmacology
Clinical: Comprehensive OFP clinical evaluation
Day 3 Didactic: Surgical management in TMD; ENT issues in OFP
Clinical: Trigger point injections; diagnostic blocks: spray and stretch
Module 3
Day 1 Didactic: Occlusal concepts and OFP: full mouth rehabilitation. Clinical: OFP patient cases
Day 2 Didactic: Systemic causes of OFP; movement disorders in OFP. Clinical: OFP patient cases
Quiz (in multiple-choice format) upon completion
Day 3 Didactic: OFP and its relation to other specialties: Practice management principles in OFP and Dental Sleep Medicine; Psychology of OFP.
Clinical: OFP patient cases
GRADUATION: August 2027
Course Objectives
• To understand the basic principles of diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Orofacial pain conditions.
• To identify common TMJ/TMD issues and to gain in-depth knowledge of their management. Know the principles of TMJ appliances. Understand the different types of headaches, classification of headaches, and identify red flags in headaches.
• Understand the principles of occlusion and discuss the myths of occlusion Identify the non-dental causes of toothaches.
• Understand Myofascial pain and referral patterns of pain to teeth and associated structures, and management of the same. Learn about neuropathic dental pains and their management.
• Discuss the value of such techniques as jaw tracking, jaw vibration, scans, etc in an evidence-based, literature-based manner. Gain in-depth knowledge about sleep disorders and learn the diagnosis and management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
• To treat cases that have been in remission with prosthetic rehabilitation. To recognize when to treat and when not to treat wear and its association with TMD
Course Outcomes
• The participants should be able to diagnose mainstream cases of orofacial pain and understand their etiology, differential diagnosis and management.
• Ability to diagnose TMJ disorders and create a scientific approach for management.
• Work with a physician and establish patterns of sleep disorder for an effective interdisciplinary approach to managing obstructive sleep apnea.
• Be able to understand and prescribe correct pharmacological agents for managing orofacial pain.
• Understand the various appliances for interdisciplinary dentofacial orthopedics and obstructive sleep apnea.
Course Tuition
$7,500 USD
/Payment plan in installments is available/
Course Faculty
Dr. Shankar Iyer
Past President AAID Academy Director and Faculty
Dr. Iyer graduated with honors from the New York University
College of Dentistry and went on to pursue graduate studies in
Prosthodontics from the same University. He taught as a clinical
Assistant Professor for several years at NYU’s department of Post
Graduate Prosthodontics. Currently he holds two appointments in
the departments of Periodontics and Prosthodontics at Rutgers’
University Dental School, New Jersey.
Dr. Iyer is a Diplomate of the
American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry and a
Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He is the
Director of the prestigious AAID Implant Maxicourse held in Asia
with centers in Abu Dhabi and Bangalore. He co-directs these
courses at Rutgers University, New Jersey. Nova Southeastern
University, Florida, Roseman University, Utah and Newport Beach,
California. Dr. Iyer was inducted as a Fellow in the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow and has Fellowships in reputed
organizations such as the Greater New York Academy of
Prosthodontists, and the Dental Facial Esthetics Academy.
He is the Past President of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry
and regularly participates in volunteering for the Annual Meetings
of the Academy as a Scientific Chair. Dr. Iyer has lectured in 37
countries and has presented in over 160 Symposia in Implant
Dentistry and Prosthodontics.
Dr. Davis Thomas BDS, DDS, MDS, MSc Med, MSc
Program Director and Faculty
Dr. Davis Thomas is a licensed dental practitioner who is leading
in the field of Orofacial pain. His postgraduate training focuses on
the treatment of complex cases of Craniomandibular Disorders,
Oro-Facial Pain conditions, and treatment of Obstructive Sleep
Apnea.
His education in dentistry includes a Bachelor of Dental
Surgery (Kasturba Medical College of Dentistry, Manipal, India),
Doctor of Dental Surgery (New York University College of
Dentistry), Masters in TMD and Orofacial Pain (Rutgers University,
New Jersey), Masters (MSc Med) in sleep medicine from the
University of Sydney medical school, Australia & MSc in the
Clinical Management of Pain, Univ. of Edinburgh, England.
Dr. Thomas has had over 25 years of experience as a practicing
dentist, and over 15 years as faculty in Orofacial pain at US dental
schools.