MODERN NON-SURGICAL TMJTREATMENTCOURSE:TheTemporomandibularFacialJointisindeedoneofthemostcomplexanatomical
structuresinthehumanbodyandneedsagreatamountofknowledge,trainingand
yearsofexperiencetounderstandanddealwithitsrelatedintricateproblems.TMJ
problemsarecommonandupto70%ofpeoplehaveoneormoreTMJsymptoms
suchaspain,clicking,headache…etcandonly5%actuallyseektreatment.Most
newly graduated, general dentists and general medical practitioner have little
knowledge,experienceor training inTMJproblemsandthereforeareunable to
diagnoseortreatthesecases.
InthiscoursewewillclarifythemostcommonTMJproblemsfacingthedentistin
hiscliniceverydayandhowtodiagnose,makeinvestigationsandtreatortorefer
these cases. Also this coursewill give you the foundation and skills on how to
perform clinical examination and modern treatment, which you will need for
postgraduate examinations such as Member Fellowship of the Royal College,
UnitedKingdom.Alsothiscourseprovidesyousolidknowledgeandpracticewhich
allowyoutotreatanypatientwithTMJproblem.
Thiscourseissuitableforfifthyeardentalstudents,internship,generaldentist,
general medical practitioner, prosthodontist, orthodontist, implantologist and
oralsurgeon.
ONEDAYCOURSE:FRIDAY,29/09/2017,(LECTURESANDCLINICALDEMONSTRATION)
FROM8.30AMTO18.00PM
TIMETABLE
TIME TOPIC
8.30am BasicTMJanatomy,Clinicalexamination,Radiographicevaluation.
10.30am Discussion
10.45am CoffeeBreak
11.00am CommonTMJDisorders:
-Myofascialpainanddysfunction -TMJInternalDerangement -Osteoarthritis -DislocationoftheTMJ
12.15pm Discussion
12.30pm-14.00pm PrayerandLunchBreak
14.00pm Treatment: -Conservativetreatment -Injectiontherapy-CloseManipulationoftheTMJ.-Arthrocentesis
-Arthroscopy-ComplicationsofTMJ
15.30pm CoffeeBreak
16.00pm ClinicalDemonstrationStepsofTMJinjections
- Markingoftheplannedsites.- Localanaesthesia.- Steroids.- Hyaluronicacid.- Mixedsteroidsandlocalanaesthesia.- PlateletsRichPlasma(PRP).- Botoxinjection.-ClosemanipulationoftheTMJ.-Stepstoreleasemandibulardislocation.
18.00pm EndoftheCourse
