Curriculum Vitae
Name:
H. Clifton Simmons III, D.D.S. Born: 12/21/49; Nashville, TNAddress:
1916 Hayes Street Phone: (615) 329-1854Nashville, 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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Education:
Tennessee Technological University, B.S., 1971
University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, D.D.S., 1977
Faculty Appointments:
Assistant Clinical Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Department of Dentistry, Graduate Orthodontic Residency Program, (1993 to present)
Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry (2009-present)
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Institute, (2006-Present)
Editorial Appointments:
Editor, Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association, official journal of the Tennessee Dental Association, (2002-present)
Editorial Board, Journal of the American College of Dentists, (2012-present)
Editor, Craniofacial Pain - A Handbook for Assessment, Diagnosis and Management, American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, Chroma, Inc., 2009
Scientific Editor, Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association, (2000-2002)
Section Editor, TMJ Anatomy and Physiology, Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, (2002-present)
Editor, The TMDiary, official publication of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, (1998-2002)
Editor, The Volunteer Dentist, official publication of the Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry, (1993-1998)
Professional Associations/Societies:
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 (2003-present)
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 (1993-1995)
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 for national meeting in Nashville (2001-2003)
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
President (2000-2002)
President-Elect (1998-2000)
Editor of Publications, TMDiary (1998-2002)
Fellow
Board Member (1996-2009)
Chairperson Specialty Committee (2000-Present)
Chairperson Literature Review Committee (1998-2002)
Member Strategic Planning Committee (1995-1997, 2000, 2002, 2004)
American Board of Craniofacial Pain
Diplomate
Treasurer
Board Member
American Academy of Orofacial Pain
Fellow
American Board of Orofacial Pain
Diplomate
Board Member (1998-1999, 2002-2004, 2008-2012)
Member Examination Council (1998-1999)
Board Examination Supervisor (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009)
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
Honors and Awards:
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 International College of Dentists
Fellow of American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
Fellow of American Academy of Orofacial Pain
Fellow of Academy of Dentistry International
Fellow of Tennessee Dental Association
Fellow of Pierre Fauchard Society
Distinquished Service Award, American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
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
Nominee, Tennessee AGD Dentist of the Year 2000, 2003, 2007
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, 2/24/05
The Haden-Stack Award - August 2006 (for unselfish education of others and advancing the science and treatment of temporomandibular disorders and craniofacial pain)
Presidential Award of Merit, American Academy of Craniofacial Pain - 2006
2007 Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry "Dentist of the Year Award"
Nominee, 2007, 2008, 2009 Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research by the Tennessee Dental Association Board of Trustees
Nominee, 2008 Dr. Thaddeus V. Weclew Award by the Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry (the highest award that the Academy of General Dentistry bestows)
Publications:
Simmons HC, Bledsoe WS, Kilpatrick SR: Contemporary Mainstream TMD Diagnosis and Treatment. AudioDent Publications, Academy of General Dentistry, Published nationwide November 1994
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, 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: Craniofacial Pain as a Dental Specialty: a White Paper by the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain. The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice October 2001, 19:302-304
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, 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: My Journey Through the Specialty Recognition Process with the American Dental Association. Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association. Editorial; Spring 2004, 84:2;5-10
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
Simmons HC: Tennessee Dentists Volunteering at Home and Around the World. Editorial; Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association. Spring 2005, 85:2;5
Simmons HC, Talley RL, Kilpatrick SR: Specialty Application to the American Dental Association for a Dental Specialty in Craniofacial Pain. June 1, 2005
Simmons HC: Guidelines for Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for the Management of Craniofacial Pain and TMD. The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice. October 2005, 23:300-305
Simmons HC: We Effect Rules for the Dentists of Tennessee. Editorial; Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association. Winter 2006, 86:1;5
Simmons HC: Guidelines for Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for the Management of Craniofacial Pain and TMD. The Functional Orthodontist. Summer/Fall 2006, 23;2:22-31
Simmons HC: Computers and the Internet in Modern Dental Practice. Editorial; Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association. Spring 2008, 88:2;5
Simmons HC, Oxford DE, Hill MD: The Prevalence of Skeletal Class II Patients Found in a Consecutive Population Presenting for TMD Treatment Compared to the National Average. Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association. Fall 2008, 88;4;16-18
Simmons HC: Editor, Craniofacial Pain - A Handbook for Assessment, Diagnosis and Management. Chroma, Inc., 2009
Simmons HC, Stack BC, Moses AJ: Temporomandibular Disorders. In: Craniofacial Pain - A Handbook for Assessment, Diagnosis and Management, Simmons HC, ed, Chroma, Inc., 2009
Holt CR, Simmons HC, Baylin MA, Shankland WE: Introduction to Craniofacial Pain. In: Craniofacial Pain - A Handbook for Assessment, Diagnosis and Management, Simmons HC, ed, Chroma, Inc., 2009
Simmons HC, Gibbs SJ: Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Disorders: Specific Symptoms Relieved and Relationship to Disk Status on MRI. Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association 2009 89:4;22-30
Simmons HC: A Critical Review of Dr. Charles S. Greene's Article titled "Managing the Care of Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A New Guideline for Care" and A Revision of the American Association for Dental Research's 1996 Policy Statement on Temporomandibular Disorders, Approved by the AADR Council in March 2010, Published in the Journal of the American Dental Association September 2010. Journal of Craniomandibular Practice January 2012, 30:1, 9-24
Simmons HC, Gibbs SJ: Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Disorders: Specific Symptoms Relieved and Relationship to Disk Status on MRI. Oral Health March 2012:66-83
The Volunteer Dentist
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
TMDiary
Official Journal of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
Published Spring/Summer 1998 (Volume 11 Number 1), Fall/Winter 1999 (Volume 12 Number 1), Spring/Summer 2000 (Volume 13 Number 1), Fall/Winter 2000 (Volume 13 Number 2), Fall/Winter 2001 (Volume 14 Number 1), Spring/Summer 2002 (Volume 15 Number 1)
International Circulation of 5,000 Dentists Providing Craniofacial Pain/TMD Diagnosis and Treatment
The Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association
Fall 2002 until present (4 journals/year)
Official Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association
Responsible for concept, content and editorials
Circulation 2,500 dentists who are members of the TDA
Lectures/Papers/Clinics:
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
Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMD
Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Disorders: Specific Symptoms Relieved and Relation to Disk Status on MRI
Initial TMJ Disk Recapture and Relation to Dental History
TMJ Injections
TMJ Case Finishing
Tennessee CRANIO
Santiago, Chile
August 25-26, 2005
TMJ and Dental Implants
Middle Tennessee Academy of Implant Dentistry
Nashville, Tennessee
September 19, 2005
What Every Dentist Should Know About TMD (all day course)
Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Disorders
Finishing TMD Cases
TMJ Injections
Hands-On TMJ Injections
West Virginia Academy of General Dentistry
Charleston, West Virginia
November 12, 2005
What Every Dental Hygienist Should Know About TMD
Nashville Area Dental Hygiene Association
Nashville, Tennessee
January 17, 2006
Evidence-Based Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Internal Derangements
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
Denver, Colorado
July 29, 2006
Evidence-Based Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Internal Derangements
Millennium Study Club
Nashville, Tennessee
September 21, 2006
Diagnostic Injections in the Diagnosis of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Trigeminal Neuralgia Association of Middle Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
September 25, 2006
Joint Vibration Analysis of the Temporomandibular Joint
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Disorders
Insurance Coding, Informed Consent and Narrative Reports for TMD
Actual Patient History, Examination and Consultation for TMD
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Institute
Fort Worth, Texas
September 29-30, 2006
What Every Dental Professional Should Know About TMD (all day course)
Tennessee Academy of Dental Hygiene
Franklin, Tennessee
November 3, 2006
Joint Vibration Analysis of the Temporomandibular Joint
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Disorders
Insurance Coding, Informed Consent and Narrative Reports for TMD
Actual Patient History, Examination and Consultation for TMD
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Institute
Fort Worth, Texas
February 9-10, 2007
Evidence-Based Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Internal Derangements
Eighth District Dental Society
Clarksville, Tennessee
February 22, 2007
Evidence-Based Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Internal Derangements
Greater Nashville Dental Study Club
Nashville, Tennessee
April 17, 2007
What Every Dental Professional Should Know About TMD
Injections for the Diagnosis and Treatment of TM Disorders
Tennessee Dental Association Annual Session
Nashville, Tennessee
May 18, 2007
Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy in the Treatment of TMJ Internal Derangements
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
Fort Worth, Texas
July 28, 2007
Joint Vibration Analysis of the Temporomandibular Joint
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Disorders
Insurance Coding, Informed Consent and Narrative Reports for TMD
Actual Patient History, Examination and Consultation for TMD
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Institute
Fort Worth, Texas
September 21-22, 2007
TMD Concepts, Disk Recapture and Condyle Regeneration
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Canadian Section
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 12, 2007
Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for the Treatment of TM Disorders
The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry and Tennessee CRANIO
Memphis, Tennessee
November 16, 2007
Injections for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders
Nashville Dental Society
Nashville, Tennessee
February 12, 2008
TMJ Concepts, Disk Recapture and Condyle Regeneration (all day program)
Alabama Implant Study Group
Charleston, South Carolina
August 8, 2008
Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Disorders: Specific Symptoms Relieved and Relationship to Disk Status on MRI
American Academy of Pain Management
Nashville, Tennessee
September 11, 2008
Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Disorders: Specific Symptoms Relieved and Relationship to Disk Status on MRI
Anesthesia and Pain Management Residency Program
Vanderbilt University Medical School
Nashville, Tennessee
September 15, 2008
Joint Vibration Analysis of the Temporomandibular Joint
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Disorders
Insurance Coding, Informed Consent and Narrative Reports for TMD
Actual Patient History, Examination and Consultation for TMD
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Institute
Fort Worth, Texas
September 19-20, 2008
Injections for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders
Anesthesia and Pain Management Residency Program
Vanderbilt University Medical School
September 29, 2008
Anterior Repositioning Appliance Therapy for TMJ Disorders: Specific Symptoms Relieved and Relationship to Disk Status on MRI
Injections for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders
The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry and Tennessee CRANIO
Memphis, Tennessee
November 21, 2008
Joint Vibration Analysis of the Temporomandibular Joint
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Disorders
Insurance Coding, Informed Consent and Narrative Reports for TMD
Actual Patient History, Examination and Consultation for TMD
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Institute
Fort Worth, Texas
September 24-25, 2009
Temporomandibular Disorders
The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, Senior Class
Memphis, Tennessee
January 8, 2010
TMJ Concepts, Disk Recapture and Condyle Regeneration
Vanderbilt University Medical School Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program
Nashville, Tennessee
March 12, 2010
Injections fo the Diagnosis and Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders
Dirty Dozen Study Club
Columbia, Tennessee
March 23, 1010
TMD Concepts, Disk Recapture and Condyle Regeneration
Dirty Dozen Study Club
Columbia, Tennessee
April 20, 2010
Joint Vibration Analysis of the Temporomandibular Joint
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Disorders
Insurance Coding, Informed Consent and Narrative Reports for TMD
Actual Patient History, Examination and Consultation for TMD
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Institute
Fort Worth, Texas
September 23-25, 2010
What Every Dentist Should Know About TMD (2 1/2 day course)
Tennessee Academy of General Dentistry MasterTrack Program
Nashville, Tennessee
October 15-17, 2010
TMD Concepts, Disk Recapture and Condyle Regeneration
Injections for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders
TMD Case Finishing
Tufts University College of Dentistry
Boston, Massachussetts
October 29-30, 2010
Temporomandibular Disorders
The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, Senior Class
Memphis, Tennessee
January 7, 2011
Temporomandibular Disorder Orthopedics
The University of Kentucky Orofacial Pain Residency Program
Lexington, Kentucky
March 29, 2011
Temporomandibular Disorders
Vanderbilt University Medical School Otolaryngology Residency Program
Nashville, Tennessee
May 24, 2011
Joint Vibration Analysis of the Temporomandibular Joint
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Disorders
Insurance Coding, Informed Consent and Narrative Reports for TMD
Actual Patient History, Examination and Consultation for TMD
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Institute
Fort Worth, Texas
September 15-17, 2011
Temporomandibular Disorders
TMJ Injections
The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, Senior Class
Memphis, Tennessee
January 6, 2012
TMD Concepts, Disk Recapture and Condyle Regeneration
TMJ Injections
Middle Tennessee Endodontics Continuing Education Symposium
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
May 18, 2012
Past Professional Activity:
Private general practice in Nashville, Tennessee - February 16, 1978 to Present
Approximately 85% 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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