Upcoming Events

Topics include:

• Basic anatomy and physiology.
  
• Review of risk factors and when to refer for treatment of these factors.
  
• Newest thinking on treatment approaches to include medications, splint therapy and surgical vs. non-surgical intervention.
  
• Practical steps to screen for TMD in a general dental practice.

Target Audience:

Dentists and support staff who wish to increase their diagnostic knowledge of TMJ Disorders. An overview of TMJ screening procedures will be given and common red flags that present in patients suffering from TMJ Disorders will be discussed.

Doctors $75 Staff $25

4 hours of AGD Continuing Education credit for each participant

Featured Speaker:
Ronald S. Prehn, DDS

As well as being the founder of the Center for Facial Pain & Dental Sleep Medicine, P.C., Dr. Prehn is a third generation Dentist who focuses his practice on complex medical management of Facial Pain conditions (TMD and Headache) and Sleep Disordered Breathing in the Houston metro area and he is on staff of several North Houston hospitals. He is a Board Certified Member of both the American Board of Orofacial Pain and the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. He speaks extensively nationwide on both TMD and Sleep Medicine, in particular the relationship between the two.