Integrating TMJ Care into Oral Appliance Therapy

Thursday, June 11, 2026
7-8 pm ET (6-7 pm CT/5-6 pm MT/4-5 pm PT)
Expected Duration and CE credit(s): Up to 1.0 hour
Presented by: Mayoor Patel, DDS, MS
Moderated by: Sue Ellen Richardson, DDS

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As the demand for dental sleep medicine continues to grow, so does the responsibility to understand and manage the impact of oral appliance therapy on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). This webinar empowers dentists with the clinical insight and practical tools needed to confidently navigate TMJ-related challenges—helping prevent complications, improve patient comfort, and enhance long-term treatment success. Learn how to seamlessly integrate TMJ assessment and management into your sleep practice and elevate your standard of care.

Mayoor Patel, DDS, MS


Target Audience: Dentists and dental specialists involved in dental sleep medicine, particularly those who evaluate, prescribe, or manage oral appliance therapy for sleepârelated breathing disorders. It is especially relevant for clinicians seeking to strengthen their understanding of TMJ function, risk assessment, and complication management to improve patient comfort, adherence, and longâterm treatment outcomes.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the critical relationship between oral appliance therapy and TMJ function, including key risk factors that influence patient outcomes.
  2. Detect early signs and symptoms of TMJ dysfunction associated with sleep appliances, allowing for timely intervention and improved case success.
  3. Apply practical, evidence-based strategies to prevent and manage TMJ complications, ensuring greater patient acceptance, comfort, and long-term compliance with therapy.

Speaker Bio

Dr. Mayoor Patel received his dental degree from the University of Tennessee in 1994.  After graduation he completed a one-year residency in Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD). In 2011, he completed a Masters in Science from Tufts University in the area of craniofacial pain and dental sleep medicine. Dr. Patel is board certified in orofacial pain and dental sleep medicine. Presently, Dr. Patel is a co-founder of the British Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, Ben-Pat Institute and a visiting faculty at Tufts University.  He also served on the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain as secretary, board member of the British Society of Dental Sleep Medicine, and a board member and as examination chair for the American Board of Craniofacial Pain and Craniofacial Dental Sleep Medicine. In the past has served as a founding and board member of the Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals. Since 2003, Dr. Patel has limited his practice to the treatment of TMJ disorders, headaches, orofacial pain and Sleep Apnea.  Additional contributions have been published a textbook for Dental Sleep Medicine and numerous textbook chapters on orofacial pain and dental sleep medicine, consumer books, one on treatment options for sleep apnea and the other on understanding temporomandibular disorders, and various professional and consumer articles. Dr. Patel speaks nationally and internationally on topics of dental sleep medicine, orofacial pain and TMJ disorders.



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