Moyers Symnposium 2008
The 35th Annual Moyers Symposium: Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain - Separating Controversy from Consensus

Preface:

It has been twenty years since the so-called "Michigan case" in which a clinician was accused of causing temporomandibular problems in one of his patients. The resultant judgment of one million dollars against the orthodontist rocked the dental profession, putting to rest the popular belief that "dentists do not get sued." With the increase emphasis on evidence-based dentistry, much has been learned about the etiology of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and orofacial pain since the late 1980s. We have brought together ten well-known experts from various disciplines to address what is known and what is not concerning contemporary management of temporomandibular and other orofacial pain disorders.

Program:

March 1, 2008 (Saturday)

8:15 am   Registration
Rackham Auditorium
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
The University of Michigan

9:00 am   Introductory Remarks
Dr. James A. McNamara, Symposium Chair
Dr. Sunil Kapila, Chair, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Peter J. Polverini, Dean, School of Dentistry
Dr. Daniel P. Keating, Director, Center for Human Growth and Development

9:20 am   Dr. Christian S. Stohler, Dean, School of Dentistry, The University of Maryland. The Thirteenth Annual Robert E. Moyers Memorial Lecture. "Orofacial pain - 100 years of searching for causes and cures."

10:30 am   Break

11:00 am   Dr. Jeffrey P. Okeson, Professor and Chair, Department of Oral Health Science, Director, Orofacial Pain Program, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington. "Orthodontics, Occlusion and TMD: Twenty years after the Michigan experience."

12:00 noon   Lunch (on your own)

1:30 pm   Dr. Linda LeResche, Department of Oral Medicine, The University of Washington, Seattle. “Gender and hormonal effects on clinical TMJD pain."

2:15 pm   Dr. Hans Pancherz, Department of Orthodontics, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany. "TMJ adaptations in adults treated with the Herbst appliance."

3:00 pm   Break

3:30 pm   Dr. David Hatcher, private practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Sacramento, CA. Academic appointments at UCSF and University of the Pacific. "3-d Imaging: Applications for TMD and orofacial pain."

4:15 pm   Dr. Charles R. Carlson, Chair, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington. "Psychological factors in TMD and orofacial pain."

5:00 pm   Adjournment

5:15 pm   Reception, Regency Ballroom, Dahlman Campus Inn

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March 2, 2008 (Sunday)

8:30 am   Dr. Larry Wolford, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University, Dallas. "TMJ conditions that adversely affect orthodontic treatment outcomes: Diagnosis and treatment."

9:15 am   Dr. Charles McNeill, Director of the Center for Orofacial Pain, The University of California San Francisco. "Management of TMD signs and symptoms that develop during dental/orthodontic treatment."

10:00 am   Break

10:20 am   Dr. Eric Schiffman, Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences and Minnesota Head and Neck Pain Clinic, the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. "TMD: The fine line between art and science."

11:00 am   Dr. Sunil D Kapila, Chair, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, The University of Michigan. "Current and future innovations in TMD diagnostics and therapeutics."

11:40 am   Panel discussion

Dr. Charles R. Carlson
Dr. David C. Hatcher
Dr. Sunil D. Kapila
Dr. Linda LeResche
Dr. Charles McNeill
Dr. Jeffrey P. Okeson
Dr. Hans Pancherz
Dr. Eric L. Schiffman
Dr. Christian S. Stohler
Dr. Larry M. Wolford
Dr. James A. McNamara, Moderator

1:00 pm   Adjournment

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