Prereq: Acceptance into the College of Dentistry Orofacial Pain Program.
This 12-month course is designed to provide graduate students with a foundational understanding and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders. This course will provide basic clinical knowledge and experiences in the assessment, treatment planning and treatment execution for patients with various temporomandibular disorders. Emphasis will be placed upon basic history taking and clinical examination of patients with common temporomandibular disorders and employ clinical procedures, prescribing medications, writing referral orders, and ordering imaging modalities and laboratory procedures. Students should be able to use information resources (i.e., books, journal articles) to thoroughly understand the various temporomandibular disorders and comorbid disorders and diseases encountered during the clinic hours.
This 12-month course is designed to provide graduate students with a foundational understanding and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders. This course will provide basic clinical knowledge and experiences in the assessment, treatment planning and treatment execution for patients with various temporomandibular disorders. Emphasis will be placed upon basic history taking and clinical examination of patients with common temporomandibular disorders and employ clinical procedures, prescribing medications, writing referral orders, and ordering imaging modalities and laboratory procedures. Students should be able to use information resources (i.e., books, journal articles) to thoroughly understand the various temporomandibular disorders and comorbid disorders and diseases encountered during the clinic hours.