Dr. Basil Al-Amleh
BDS(Otago), DClinDent(Otago), MRACDS(Pros), Int Cert ABDSM
TMD basics for the General Dentist:
Unfortunately most dentists do not feel prepared or confident in diagnosing or treating patients with TMDs. The aim of this lecture is to resolve some TMD confusion, provide basic management skills, highlight the various known aetiologies, as well as what dental professionals are equipped to manage and what must be referred out in order to achieve success.
You will learn the following outcomes:
Why most clicking joints do not need treatment.
What are the various aetiologies that cause TMDs.
How to diagnose joint pain vs muscles pain patients, plus when and why symptoms sometimes overlap.
Why there is a strong association between Psychosocial factors and chronic TMDs, and how they hamper success in our treatment protocols due to their noxious effects on the entire nervous system.
What are the relevant joint anatomical structures in the joint derangement continuum?
The concept of “adapted” centric relation in degenerative joints, and how it is determined via CBCT and MRI.
How to step by step explain to your patients their individual TMD condition and needed interventions using a “Patient TMD Checklist”, and how to improve their compliance with treatment.
The concept of Physical Self-Regulation home care is reported to be a powerful tool, and a copy of a “Patient information Pack” will also be provided for you to use the next day in your clinic.
Basil graduated with his BDS in 2001 and Clinical Doctorate in Prosthodontics in 2011 from the University of Otago. Following his studies, he served as a Senior Lecturer in Dental Biomaterials Science at Otago, where he lectured and tutored both undergraduate and postgraduate students. His research interests focused on dental ceramics failure and fractography, resulting in numerous authored and co-authored research publications and textbook chapters.
After several years as a Consultant Prosthodontist overseas, Basil has recently returned to New Zealand to establish Optima Prosthodontics, a practice located in Epsom, Auckland. Additionally, he serves as a visiting Prosthodontist in Hamilton too.
Basil is an International Certificant of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, having completed training in the management of OSA and the airway. He is deeply passionate about training and education, frequently lecturing across New Zealand on TMD and their management for general dentists. Additionally, he serves as a guest speaker at AUT, delivering lectures to senior Oral Health Therapy students on screening for OSA and TMD patients.
Schedule
Dinner RSVPs are now closed, but we welcome you to attend the meeting and presentation. If you are attending the presentation via Zoom, please see the Zoom meeting link in the March newsletter email you will be sent ahead of the meeting. Thank you.
Schedule
6.15pm-7:30pm: Dinner
7.30pm–7.45pm: Branch Meeting
7.45pm–9pm: Presentation