Tufts Craniofacial Pain Center – Advanced Clinical and Didactic TMD & Orofacial Pain Mini-Residency 2026 – 2027
About This Event
This Mini-Residency program is designed for dentists who want to increase their knowledge of Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) & Orofacial Pain, and is suitable for both beginners and for individuals who have previous experience with TMD & Orofacial Pain patients. Participants will learn the necessary steps to complete a comprehensive evaluation, and will gain detailed information on the epidemiology, classification, signs and symptoms of different conditions involved in this field. Participants will also receive instruction on how to develop an appropriate plan of care, while understanding when adjunct forms of therapy should be incorporated. The program will provide an understanding regarding the need for a multidisciplinary approach in the management of patients with TMD & Orofacial Pain patients. The program includes live and live-streamed lectures, demonstrations, workshops, case review, self-study assignments, and mentorship.
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neurotransmitters involved in pain, and the international classification of orofacial pain.
- Learn a comprehensive assessment of TMD and orofacial pain patients, including clinical history, examination, differential diagnosis, and plan of care.
- Understand the international classification of headache disorders, including pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and standard management of migraines, tension-type headaches, trigé
- minal autonomic cephalalgias, and other headaches disorders.
- Acquire knowledge about neuralgias and intraoral pain disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain, odontogenic and non-odontogenic pain disorders.
- Comprehend the occlusal and skeletal factors contributing to TMD, orofacial pain, and headaches
- assessment and treatment modalities of temporomandibular joint and masticatory muscle disorders, and the use and understanding of different hard and soft tissue imaging.
- Learn the use, limitations, and clinical effects of Botulin Toxin in the management of myofascial pain, headaches, and other pain conditions.
- Learn the interaction between sleep and pain, common sleep disorders associated with headaches, and the clinical presentation and management of common oromandibular movement disorders.
- Understand the risk assessment of psychological and medical factors
- behavioral management, and pharmacotherapy approach to TMD and orofacial pain patients.