Name: H. Clifton Simmons III, D.D.S.     Born: 12/21/49; Nashville, TN

Address: 1916 Hayes Street                   Phone: (615) 329-1854

                  Nashville, TN 37203               Fax: (615) 329-1880

Practice: Private Practice; Assistant Clinical Professor Vanderbilt University Medical School, Department of Dentistry, Graduate Orthodontic Residency Program

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Editor, Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association, official journal of the Tennessee Dental Association, (2002-present)

Scientific Editor, Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association, (2000-2002)

Section Editor, TMJ Anatomy and Physiology, Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, (2002-present)

Editor, The Volunteer Dentist, official publication of the Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry, (1993-1998)

Editor, The TMDiary, official publication of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, (1998-2002)

American Dental Association

Tennessee Dental Association

        Fellow

        Editor, Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association

        General Chairman Council on Annual Session (1999, 2003)

        Committee on Anesthesia

Tennessee Board of Dentistry

        Anesthesia Committee (2003-present)

Nashville Dental Society

        President (2000-2001)

        President-Elect (1999-2000)

        Secretary (1998-1999)

        Treasurer (1997-1998)

        Chairman Budget Committee (1999-2000)

        Peer Review Committee (1993-present)

        Delegate to Tennessee Dental Association (1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)

        Program Chairman (1990-1991)

Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry

        President (2000-2002)

        President-Elect (1998-2000)

        Editor (1993-1998)

        Member Board of Directors (1993-Present)

        Delegate from Tennessee AGD to National House of Delegates (1998, 

        1999, 2000, 2001)

Tennessee C.R.A.N.I.O.

        President

Academy of General Dentistry

        Fellow

        Local Advisory Committee (2001-2003)

American Academy of Craniofacial Pain

        President (2000-2002)

        President-Elect (1998-2000)

        Editor of Publications, TMDiary (1998-2002)

        Fellow

        Board Member

        Chairperson Specialty Committee

        Chairperson Literature Review Committee (1998-Present)

        Member Strategic Planning Committee (1995-1997, 2000, 2002, 2004)

American Board of Craniofacial Pain

        Diplomate

        Board Member

American Academy of Orofacial Pain

        Committee on Specialization

        External Relations Committee

American Board of Orofacial Pain

        Diplomate

        Representative from American Academy of Craniofacial Pain to Board of Directors (1998-1999, 2003)

        Member Examination Council (1998-1999)

        Board Examination Supervisor (2003, 2004, 2005)

American Academy of Pain Management

        Diplomate

Malpractice Consultant to CNA Insurance/Professional Protector Plan on     

        Temporomandibular Disorder cases (1993-1996)

American Equilibration Society

American College of Dentists

        Fellow

International College of Dentists

        Fellow

Academy of Dentistry International

        Fellow

Pierre Fauchard Academy

        Fellow

Old Hickory Dental Study Club

        Past President

Middle Tennessee Academy of Implant Dentistry

        Past President

American Dental Society of Anesthesiology

American Orthodontic Society

International Association for Orthodontics-Advanced Study Club

        Secretary-Treasurer (1995-1996)

American Academy of Implant Dentistry

American Association for Functional Orthodontics

Omicron Kappa Upsilon

Dean’s Honorary Odontological Society

University of Tennessee College of Dentistry Certificate of Merit

Psi Omega Fraternity National Council Scholastic Achievement Award

Granville Sherman, Jr. Pedodontic Award

Fellow of American College of Dentists

Fellow of Academy of Dentistry International

Fellow of Tennessee Dental Association

Fellow of Pierre Fauchard Society

Diplomate of American Society of Osseointegration

Who’s Who in Dentistry 1995-1996

International Who’s Who in Medicine 1995-1996

Named in "Guide to America’s Top Dentists" 2000

Tennessee Dental Association ACE Award 1983, 1988-1989, 1995-1996, 1997-1998

AGD Distinguished Editor Award 1996

Tennessee AGD Editor Certificate of Appreciation 1993-1995, 1995-1996,

     1996-1997

Certificate of Recognition of Faithful and Satisfactory Performance as Assistant

     Clinical Professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1999

American Equilibration Society Certificate of Appreciation 2/23/95, 2/18/99

Simmons HC, Gibbs SJ: Recapture of Temporomandibular Joint Disks Using Anterior Repositioning Appliances: An MRI Study. The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, October 1995 13:227-237

Simmons HC, Gibbs SJ: Initial TMJ Disk Recapture with Anterior Repositioning Appliances and Relation To Dental History. The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, October 1997 15:281-295

Gibbs SJ, Simmons HC: A Protocol for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joint. The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, October 1998 16:236-241

Simmons HC, Bledsoe WS, Kilpatrick SR: Contemporary Mainstream TMD Diagnosis and Treatment. AudioDent Publications, Academy of General Dentistry, Published nationwide November 1994

Simmons HC: Orthodontic Finishing After TMJ Disk Manipulation and Recapture. International Journal of Orthodontics, Spring 2002 13:7-12

Simmons HC, Talley RL, Kilpatrick SR: Specialty Application to the American Dental Association for a dental specialty in Craniofacial Pain. June 1, 2001

Simmons HC, Talley RL, Kilpatrick SR: Specialty Application to the American Dental Association for a dental specialty in Craniofacial Pain. June 1, 2003

Simmons HC, Kilpatrick SR: A Survey of Dentists in the United States Regarding a Specialty in Craniofacial Pain. The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice January 2004;22:72-76

Simmons HC, Gibbs SJ: Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Disorders: Specific Symptoms Relieved and Relationship to Disk Status on MRI. The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice April 2005 23:89-99

Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry

Published Spring 1993, Fall 1993, Spring 1994, Fall 1994, Spring 1995, Fall 1995,

Spring 1996, Summer 1996, Fall 1996, Spring 1997, Fall 1997, Spring 1998

Circulation of 2,100 Dentists

Volume 11, Number 1

American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain

Published Spring/Summer 1998

International Circulation of 5,000 Dentists Providing Craniofacial Pain/TMD Diagnosis

     and Treatment

Volume 12, Number 1

American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain

Published Fall/Winter 1999

International Circulation of 5,000 Dentists Providing Craniofacial Pain/TMD Diagnosis

     and Treatment

Volume 13, Number 1

American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain

Published Spring/Summer 2000

International Circulation of 5,000 Dentists Providing Craniofacial Pain/TMD Diagnosis

     and Treatment

Volume 13, Number 2

American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain

Published Fall/Winter 2000

International Circulation of 5,000 Dentists Providing Craniofacial Pain/TMD Diagnosis

     and Treatment

Volume 14, Number 2

American Academy of Craniofacial Pain

Published Fall/Winter 2001

International Circulation of 5,000 Dentists Providing Craniofacial Pain/TMD Diagnosis

     and Treatment

Volume 15, Number 1

American Academy of Craniofacial Pain

Published Spring/Summer 2002

International Circulation of 5,000 Dentists Providing Craniofacial Pain/TMD Diagnosis

     and Treatment

What Every Dentist Should Know About Capitation Plans

Given to eight study clubs in the Nashville area,

Murfreesboro Dental Society, and the Nashville Dental

Society

1984-1985

Axial Tomography in the Treatment of TMJ Disorders

Given to six study clubs in the Nashville area

1988-1989

Aggressive Non-Surgical Treatment of TMJ Disorders

Given to six study clubs in the Nashville area

1988-1989

Upper Joint Space Arthrotomography of the TMJ

Tennessee C.R.A.N.I.O.

Nashville, Tennessee

July 21, 1989

Implant Seminar/Core-Vent Implant Surgery Demonstration

Middle Tennessee Academy of Implant Dentistry

Nashville, Tennessee

August 27, 1989

Fixed/Removables With Screw-Vents

Middle Tennessee Academy of Implant Dentistry

Nashville, Tennessee

April 25, 1990

What Every Dentist Should Know About TMD

New Dentist's Study Club

Brentwood, Tennessee

January 20, 1991

What Every Implant Dentist Should Know About TMD

Middle Tennessee Academy of Implant Dentistry

Nashville, Tennessee

February 20, 1991

Finishing TMJ Cases

Tennessee C.R.A.N.I.O.

Nashville, Tennessee

April 6, 1991

Aggressive Non-Surgical Treatment of TMJ Disorders

Nashville Academy of Otolaryngology

Nashville, Tennessee

March 16, 1992

T.O.S.H.A. Guidelines and Documents

Middle Tennessee Academy of Implant Dentistry

Nashville, Tennessee

March 18, 1992

T.O.S.H.A. Guidelines for TMJ Practice

Tennessee C.R.A.N.I.O.

Nashville, Tennessee

July 12, 1992

TMJ and Occlusion for Dental Implants

Middle Tennessee Academy of Implant Dentistry

Nashville, Tennessee

August 29, 1992

T.O.S.H.A. Guidelines and Documents

Fourth District Dental Hygiene Association

Franklin, Tennessee

September 12, 1992

Temporomandibular Joint Diagnosis for the Referring Dentist

Greater Nashville Study Club

Nashville, Tennessee

November 17, 1992

What Every Dentist Should Know About TMD

Vanderbilt University General Dental Practice Residency Program 1993-1997

Vanderbilt University Orthodontic Residency Program 1994-Present

Nashville, Tennessee

Major Philosophies of TMD Diagnosis and Treatment

Vanderbilt University General Dental Practice Residency Program 1993-1997

Vanderbilt University Orthodontic Residency Program 1994-Present

Nashville, Tennessee

TMD Splint Construction

TMD Injections

Surgical Versus Non-Surgical TMD Care

Vanderbilt University General Dental Practice Residency Program 1993-1997

Vanderbilt University Orthodontic Residency Program 1994-Present

Nashville, Tennessee

Mock TMD Consult

Vanderbilt University General Dental Practice Residency Program 1993-1997

Vanderbilt University Orthodontic Residency Program 1994-Present

Nashville, Tennessee

Recapture of TMJ Disks Using Anterior Repositioning

Appliances - An MRI Study

Vanderbilt University General Dental Practice Residency Program 1993-1997

Vanderbilt University Orthodontic Residency Program 1994-1997

Nashville, Tennessee

The Role of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy in TMD

Vanderbilt University General Dental Practice Residency Program 1993-1995

Vanderbilt University Orthodontic Residency Program 1994-1995

Nashville, Tennessee

TMD Case Finishing

Vanderbilt University General Dental Practice Residency Program 1993-1997

Vanderbilt University Orthodontic Residency Program 1994-Present

Nashville, Tennessee

Labor Proofing the Implant Practice

Middle Tennessee Academy of Implant Dentistry

Nashville, Tennessee

May 19, 1993

Recapture of TMJ Disks Using Anterior Repositioning

Appliances - An MRI Study

Tennessee C.R.A.N.I.O.

Nashville, Tennessee

April 16, 1994

Recapture of TMJ Disks Using Anterior Repositioning

Appliances - An MRI Study

Music City Study Club

Nashville, Tennessee

September 20, 1994

Recapture of TMJ Disks Using Anterior Repositioning

Appliances - An MRI Study

Brentwood Study Group

Brentwood, Tennessee

October 25, 1994

Recapture of TMJ Disks Using Anterior Repositioning

Appliances - An MRI Study

Middle Tennessee Academy of Implant Dentistry

Nashville, Tennessee

October 26, 1994

Recapture of TMJ Disks Using Anterior Repositioning

Appliances - An MRI Study

American Equilibration Society

Chicago, Illinois

February 23, 1995

What Every Dentist Should Know About TMD (All Day Seminar)

Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry

U. T. Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee

April 28, 1995

Proper Record Keeping in the TMD Practice of the 90's

American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain

Palm Beach, Florida

August 11, 1995

Recapture of TMJ Disks Using Anterior Repositioning

Appliances: An MRI Study - 59 Patients

American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain

Scottsdale, Arizona

January 20, 1996

Recapture of TMJ Disks Using Anterior Repositioning

Appliances: An MRI Study - 59 Patients

Murfreesboro Dental Society

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

February 5, 1996

Displaced Disks, Recaptured Disks and Dental Care

Evaluated by MRI

Music City Dental Study Club

Nashville, Tennessee

April 15, 1997

MRI of the TMJ

American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain

Boston, Massachusetts

August 15, 1997

Initial TMJ Disk Recapture and Symptom Relief Provided

By Anterior Repositioning Appliances

American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain

Boston, Massachusetts

August 15, 1997

Initial TMJ Disk Recapture and Symptom Relief Provided

By Anterior Repositioning Appliances

Brentwood Study Club

Brentwood, Tennessee

September 30, 1997

Initial TMJ Disk Recapture with Anterior Repositioning

Appliances and Relation to Dental History

Hendersonville Dental Study Club

Hendersonville, Tennessee

November 6, 1997

Initial TMJ Disk Recapture with Anterior Repositioning

Appliances and Relation to Dental History

Greater Nashville Dental Study Club

Nashville, Tennessee

November 18, 1997

When To Visit The Dentist

Woodmont-Nashville Kiwanis Club

Nashville, Tennessee

January 29, 1998

Initial TMJ Disk Recapture and Relation to Dental History

Vanderbilt University Orthodontic Residency Program

Nashville, Tennessee

1998-Present

MRI of the TMJ

Vanderbilt University Orthodontic Residency Program

Nashville, Tennessee

1998-Present

What Every Dentist Should Know About TMD and Occlusion (Three Day Seminar)

Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry (Master Track Program)

U.T. Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee

April 3-5, 1998

Practice Management Forum

American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain

Chicago, Illinois

August 1, 1998

Initial TMJ Disk Recapture and Relation to Dental History

Middle Tennessee Academy of Implant Dentistry

Nashville, Tennessee

November 4, 1998

Initial TMJ Disk Recapture with Anterior Repositioning Appliances

and Relation to Dental History

American Equilibration Society

Chicago, Illinois

February 18, 1998

Reading Temporomandibular Joint MRIs

American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain

Houston, Texas

July 31, 1999

Using MRI with Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy

American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain

Houston, Texas

July 31, 1999

What Every Dentist Should Know About TMD

Initial TMJ Disk Recapture and Relation to Dental History

University of Tennessee College of Dentistry

Tennessee CRANIO

Memphis, Tennessee

April 7, 2000

Initial TMJ Disk Recapture and Relation to Dental History

Nashville Dental Society

Nashville, Tennessee

April 11, 2000

ARA Therapy for TMD

American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain

Cleveland, Ohio

July 27, 2000

Interpretation of MRIs of the TMJ

American Academy of Orofacial Pain

Washington, D.C.

March 23, 2001

Equilibration

ARA Therapy for TMD

University of Tennessee College of Dentistry

Tennessee CRANIO

Memphis, Tennessee

March 30, 2001

Non-Reducing TMJ Disk Recapture, Single Port Arthrocentesis, Trigger Point

Injections and Proliferative Therapy Injections for TM Disorders

American Academy of Craniofacial Pain

San Antonio, Texas

July 27, 2001

Equilibration, Trigger Point Injections, Proliferative Therapy

Middle Tennessee Academy of Implant Dentistry

Nashville, Tennessee

September 24, 2001

What Every Dentist Should Know About TMD

Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry

Jackson, Tennessee

December 7, 2001

Initial TMJ Disk Recapture and Relation to Dental History

Eighth District Dental Society

Clarksville, Tennessee

December 13, 2001

TMJ Injections

University of Tennessee College of Dentistry

Tennessee CRANIO

Memphis, Tennessee

April 5, 2002

An Orthopedic Approach to Temporomandibular Disorders and Stable TMD Case Finishing with Orthodontics

International Association for Orthodontics

Orlando, Florida

April 12, 2002

Orthodontics for the TMD Patient

American Academy of Craniofacial Pain

Fort Worth, Texas

September 20, 2002

Reconstruction for the TMD Patient

American Academy of Craniofacial Pain

Fort Worth, Texas

September 20, 2002

Appliance Therapy for Craniofacial Pain and TMD

American Academy of Craniofacial Pain

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

January 10, 2003

Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMD

Vanderbilt University Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program

Nashville, Tennessee

January 29, 2003

Initial TMJ Disk Recapture and Relation to Dental History

American Society of TMJ Surgeons

Laguna Beach, California

March 6, 2003

What Every Dentist Should Know About TMD (Master Track Course)

University of Tennessee College of Dentistry

Tennessee CRANIO

Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry

Memphis, Tennessee

March 28-30, 2003

Injections for the Diagnosis and Treatment of TMD

Vanderbilt University Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program

Nashville, Tennessee

May 1, 2003

Injections for the Diagnosis and Treatment of TMD

Eighth District Dental Society

Clarksville, Tennessee

August 21, 2003

Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for Temporomandibular Disorders

Second Annual International Meeting, American Academy of Craniofacial Pain - Latin American Section

Buenos Aires, Argentina

October 18, 2003

What Every Dentist Should Know About Temporomandibular Disorders

Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry

Knoxville, Tennessee

November 7, 2003

Injections for the Diagnosis and Treatment of TMD

Greater Nashville Study Club

Nashville, Tennessee

November 18, 2003

Injections for the Diagnosis and Treatment of TMD

Tennessee Academy of Endodontists

Franklin, Tennessee

January 17, 2004

Stable Orthodontic Finishing of the TMD Patient

International Association for Orthodontics

Savannah, Georgia

April 3, 2004

What Every Dentist Should Know About Temporomandibular Disorders

University of Tennessee at Knoxville General Practice Residency Program

Knoxville, Tennessee

June 4, 2004

TMD Case Finishing

Chattanooga Dental Society

Chattanooga, Tennessee

September 14, 2004

What Every Dentist Should Know About Temporomandibular Disorders

Millennium Study Club

Nashville, Tennessee

September 16, 2004

Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Disorders: Specific Symptoms Relieved and Relationship to Disk Status on MRI

American Equilibration Society

Chicago, Illinois

February 24, 2005

TMD Case Finishing – How, Why and When

Memphis Dental Society

Memphis, Tennessee

February 24, 2005

What Every Dentist Should Know About Temporomandibular Disorders – A Participation Course

MidSouth Dental Congress

Memphis, Tennessee

February 25, 2005

What Every Dentist Should Know About TMD

Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Disorders: Specific Symptoms Relieved and Relationship to Disk Status on MRI

Tennessee CRANIO

The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry

Memphis, Tennessee

April 1, 2005

British Society for the Study of Craniomandibular Disorders

Initial TMJ Disk Recapture and Relation to Dental History

London, United Kingdom

May 20-21, 2005

What Every Dentist Should Know About TMD

Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy

Second District Dental Society

Knoxville, Tennessee

June 24, 2005

Private general practice in Nashville, Tennessee February 16, 1978 to Present

Approximately 75% of practice is Craniofacial Pain/Temporomandibular Disorder diagnosis and treatment.

Assistant Clinical Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical School teaching in the Graduate Orthodontic Residency Program 1993 to Present

Research on Temporomandibular Joint disk recapture using Anterior Repositioning Appliances with the Radiology Department at Vanderbilt University Medical School. This research started in 1993 and continues today. The research also includes the effect of orthodontics, extraction of teeth including third molars, bridges, partial dentures, dentures, overbite, overjet and Angle’s class of occlusion have on TMJ disk displacement and recapture. Two papers are published on the research and one paper on MRI Protocol for Temporomandibular Joints. Future research papers almost ready for submission are on the symptoms usually seen in a TMJ patients and the ability to relieve these symptoms using Anterior Repositioning Appliances.

Primary author of the specialty application for Craniofacial Pain submitted to the American Dental Association on June 1, 2001, June 1, 2003 and June 2005..

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