This series
features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on
multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental health
care professional’s schedule and interests.
Know your patient’s TMJ complex baseline
before dental procedures and manage
common TMDs in a dental office
Friday AM 10/6/2023 11 AM EST | 10AM CST | 8AM PST
What is the reason that TMDs happen after dental procedures? Do we really know the patient’s TMJ complex baseline before a dental procedure? How to adjust your restoration plan to fit the patient’s TMJ complex status? How to manage common TMDs in a dental office? The knowledge and clinical skill will help you to avoid unnecessary complaints after your dental procedure, such as myalgia, arthralgia, neuralgia or chewing dysfunction
At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:
Anatomy and neurophysiology of Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Complex
How to know your patient’s TMJ complex status? What is the cause-and-effect correlation?
Common Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs) and their diagnostic criteria
Management guidelines and the appropriate usage of oral appliances.
Meet the Speakers:
Dr. Yang Gu, DDS, MSc has worked in teaching, private practice, and research at dental schools in China and Canada for more than 20 years. She is currently the director of the Oral Pathology Clinic and an oral pathologist and assistant professor at Dalhousie University for the last three years. She has served as a peer reviewer for the Triple O Journal and BJSTR.
PLEASE NOTE: THE ACDE LECTURE SERIES VIA ZOOM WILL NOT BE RECORDED FOR SELF STUDY. LECTURES ARE ONLY OFFERED LIVE AT THE TIME/ON THE DAY LISTED.
