TMJ is Not a Diagnosis. Avoiding the Pitfalls and Risk of Treating a Piece of Anatomy as a Diagnosis!

Session Information

Regional Event: se
Start Date: 06/07/2024 3:20 pm
End Date: 06/07/2024 5:00 pm
Location: Las Olas IV

Speakers in this session...

  • Sidney Lisser, DC

    Sidney Lisser, DC DC

    Dr. Lisser is the Lead Clinician at The Jaw & Facial Pain Centre. He has a special interest practice in jaw and facial pain such as temporomandibular disorder (TMD), locked jaw, jaw dislocations, nerve entrapment/ irritation, and headaches.

    He has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Lisser is currently an associate in dentistry at the University of Toronto School of Dentistry, associate scientific staff at the Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Dentistry, Facial Pain Clinic, and oversees externs from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College Externship Program.

    He is an active participant in research studies in facial pain and regularly speaks on the topic of conservative rehabilitation of facial pain. Dr. Lisser works closely with allied health providers such as dentists, oral surgeons, and ENTs to ensure his approach to treatment includes an accurate and thorough assessment with proven treatment plans to help patients with their pain as quickly and effectively as possible.

    Dr. Lisser is an avid kitesurfer, mountain biker, and snowboarder when not busy being a devoted husband and father to his 2 children.

    Sessions...

    TMJ is Not a Diagnosis. Avoiding the Pitfalls and Risk of Treating a Piece of Anatomy as a Diagnosis!
    Regional Event: se
    Start Date: 06/07/2024 3:20 pm
    End Date: 06/07/2024 5:00 pm
    Location: Las Olas IV
    Session details

    Temporo-mandibular disorders are now the second most commonly occurring musculoskeletal injury that will lead to chronic pain and disability. It is also the second leading cause of tooth pain. The Diagnostic Criteria for Temporo-mandibular disorders (TMD’s) is a common language and understanding for diagnosis that are important to be aware of when it comes to working with Jaw & Facial Pain patients and avoiding unnecessary risk to the patient with improper care and to the practitioner via documenting and communicating universally recognized diagnostic terminology.

    Learning Objectives

    •  Educate practitioners on the “TMJ as a diagnosis myth,” and how this can be both harmful to the patient and the practitioner.
    • Review a basic understanding of the new international recognized diagnostic criteria for TMD’s (DC-TMD) and their sub-diagnosis in order to properly diagnose this condition.
    • Gain an understanding on how these can be treated in safely in a chiropractic office. To recognize the benefits of treating TMD’s with an allied health approach in a patient centric model for best patient outcomes.

    Sponsor: Muscle Care

Temporo-mandibular disorders are now the second most commonly occurring musculoskeletal injury that will lead to chronic pain and disability. It is also the second leading cause of tooth pain. The Diagnostic Criteria for Temporo-mandibular disorders (TMD’s) is a common language and understanding for diagnosis that are important to be aware of when it comes to working with Jaw & Facial Pain patients and avoiding unnecessary risk to the patient with improper care and to the practitioner via documenting and communicating universally recognized diagnostic terminology.

Learning Objectives

  •  Educate practitioners on the “TMJ as a diagnosis myth,” and how this can be both harmful to the patient and the practitioner.
  • Review a basic understanding of the new international recognized diagnostic criteria for TMD’s (DC-TMD) and their sub-diagnosis in order to properly diagnose this condition.
  • Gain an understanding on how these can be treated in safely in a chiropractic office. To recognize the benefits of treating TMD’s with an allied health approach in a patient centric model for best patient outcomes.

Sponsor: Muscle Care