TMD Curriculum - AJODO-S-11-01127.pdf (409.51 kB)
Download fileOrthodontics and Temporomandibular Disorders: A Curriculum Proposal for Postgraduate Programs
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posted on 2013-11-01, 00:00 authored by Charles S. Greene, John Stockstill, Donald Rinchuse, Sanjivan KandasamyIn a previous paper, the authors reported the results of a survey of all American and Canadian
orthodontic postgraduate programs to determine how the topics of occlusion, temporomandibular
joint and temporomandibular disorders were currently being taught. Based on the finding of
considerable diversity among those programs, we decided to write a TMD curriculum proposal which
would be compatible with and satisfy the current curriculum guidelines for postgraduate orthodontic
programs. These guidelines arise from a combination of the ADA/CODA published requirements and
the July, 2010 American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) written guide for the Phase II examination. The
proposed curriculum, which is based on the latest scientific evidence in the TMD field, provides
program directors with a template for covering these subjects thoroughly. At the same time, they can
focus on all of the related orthodontic issues, so that their future graduates will be prepared to deal
with patients who either present with or later develop TMD problems.