Continuing Education
You value your education — that’s why we continue to keep our offerings relevant to your practice and tailored specifically to fit the general dentist’s needs.
Membership at Maine AGD means full access to high-quality continuing education (CE) courses you can take in your pursuit of Fellowship (FAGD), Mastership (MAGD), Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition (LLSR) awards, or simply to stay on top of your profession.
We offer exceptional programming throughout the year. We also encourage you to check out the following programs available to our members including:
As a member, you have full access to our live and on-demand webinars as well as our free CE program, which includes up to six complimentary webinars for every AGD member.
Maine AGD Events
Temporomandibular Disorders Simplified
Date(s)Fee: $37.50 (students and residents); $75 (members); $125 (nonmembers)
Description
The goal of this lecture is to de-mythicize and create a practical understanding and approach to managing patients with jaw joint issues. Simplifying the diagnosis by means of a clear understanding of how the disease process in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) works and how muscles respond helps to provide a clearer path toward managing our patients. This course will present an easy-to-understand biomechanical model to understanding the issues that can occur and a practical approach to caring for our patients.
Learning Objectives
- Understand issues that occur in TMJs.
- Understand how TMJ issues can affect muscles, airway and occlusion.
- Learn a clear and logical protocol for diagnosing and managing these patients as well as criteria on when to refer and to whom to refer.
- Understand how TMJ and airway issues can mimic each other
Speaker Bio
Edward Zebovitz, DDS, DABOM, has been a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery since 1996. He spends his time in private practice, lecturing nationally, and as executive director and founder of Surgeons for Smiles — a nonprofit organization that conducts international cleft surgery missions. To date, he has 55 cleft surgery missions under his belt. His private practice is limited to reconstruction of jaw and facial deformities, as well as understanding the relationship of temporomandibular disorders, facial esthetics, airway and occlusion.