Organiser: ADA Western Australia Branch

Enquiries: (08) 9211 5600. Other enquiries: Dr Jenny Ball 0419 044 549.

Venue: ADA House 54-58 Havelock Street, West Perth

For most general practitioners when a patient presents with TMJ pain we automatically prescribe an occlusal splint and hope that it works. However it is important that we carry out a comprehensive history and examination and actually establish a diagnosis. As undergraduates we learn anatomy and physiology of the masticatory system and then on graduation we seem to forget it all. This course will guide you through an evidence-based treatment approach of your patient with temporomandibular disorders, as a clinician in practice.

Topics to be covered will include:

• Classification of TMDs
• Normal Function of the Masticatory System
Dysfunction of the Masticatory System – TMJ
• Dysfunction of the Masticatory System - Muscle
• Management Strategies
• Sleep Bruxism
• Botulinum Toxin use for TMDs
• Electronic Instrumentation
• Occlusion and TMDs
• Splint Therapy
• Questions