DIPLOMATE OF AMERICAN BOARD OF CRANIOFACIAL APIN AND SLEEP DISORDERS

DOCTOR OF HUMANITARIAN SERVICES

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE DOCTOR

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TOPICS

This course was generated in response to requests from dentists and other medical professionals from around the world, who have been asking for an introduction to knowledge of the Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and its multiple relationships to many physical and neurological disorders of the body. Many have asked for the basic knowledge on how to treat these patients.

It is therefore imperative that one must have knowledge and understanding of the:

1. Basic Science
1. Anatomy
2. Biology
3. Pain
4. Cervical spine
2. Pathology
1. Muscle
2. Trauma
3. Arthritis
   
     
3. Diagnosis
1. Examination
2. Radiography
3. MRI and CT scan
4. Therapies
1. General
2. Physical Therapy
3. Splint Therapy
4. Pharmacologic
5. Occlusal Adjustment
6. Orthodontic Therapy
7. Prosthodontic Therapy
8. Surgical Therapy

These are a must to have wisdom as to what can and cannot be done with these methods. The connections of the TMJ are fascinating and under appreciated and with this course one will see the interrelatedness between the TMJ and the differing maladies a person can have.

 

 

 

Dr. Anthony B. Sims DDS, IMD, DHS, DABCP, PC

9005 Chevrolet Drive

Suite 1

Ellicott City, Md 21042

ph. +1-410-872-0872