5. 0.5 Lecture Hours. Understanding the classifications, etiology, diagnostic process, and evidence based therapeutic options for temporomandibular disorders; review of relevant anatomy as well as the functional aspects of the masticatory system to better appreciate normal versus abnormal function; emphasis on the biopsychosocial model of pain diagnosis and management; exploration of sleep and sleep disorders as they pertain to the dental practitioner; role of the dentist in identifying and screening for sleep disorders as well as therapies for sleep disordered breathing; mandatory rotation for observation in the Clinical Center for Facial Pain and Sleep Medicine at the College of Dentistry. Credits 0.
5. 0.5 Lecture Hours. Understanding the classifications, etiology, diagnostic process, and evidence based therapeutic options for temporomandibular disorders; review of relevant anatomy as well as the functional aspects of the masticatory system to better appreciate normal versus abnormal function; emphasis on the biopsychosocial model of pain diagnosis and management; exploration of sleep and sleep disorders as they pertain to the dental practitioner; role of the dentist in identifying and screening for sleep disorders as well as therapies for sleep disordered breathing; mandatory rotation for observation in the Clinical Center for Facial Pain and Sleep Medicine at the College of Dentistry. Credits 0.
