Thu 20 November 2025 8:30 AM - Fri 21 November 2025 3:30 PM
Management of temporomandibular disorders in general dental practice NOVEMBER
This course equips participants with a good understanding on the applied anatomy on the orofacial osseous, ligamentous and neuromuscular systems.
It also covers the radiographical imaging anatomy of the temporomandibular joint, radiographic changes associated with abnormalities of the temporomandibular joint as well as all aspects of physical and clinical examination of patients with TMDs. Participants will be able to diagnose and manage myofascial pain through developing an understanding of the aetiology and nature of TMJ neuromuscular disorders. Participants will be able to confidently perform a basic evaluation of the TMJ and related orofacial musculature.
You will learn in depth different treatment options and a protocol for the management of myofascial pain together with the conservative management of the TMDs - including the use of splints, such as occlusal stabilisation splint and mandibular repositioning splint. Participants will be able to select and adjust appropriate oral appliances for the management of TMDs, including anterior disk displacement and sleep apnoea.
Learning objectives:
- Anatomy and physiology of the TMJ
- Radiology of the TMJ
- Clinical examination of the TMJ
- Overview and aetiology of TMJ disorders
- Radiographic changes associated with abnormalities of the temporomandibular joint
- Management of myofascial pain
- Conservative management of TMD including the use of splints.
Presented by Dr Mahmoud Bakr and Dr Mohammed Meer
CPD hours: 10 clinical hours
Registration closes on November 13th, 2025.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations made less than 14 working days prior to the event.
Please note: Photographs may be taken at this event and may be used on the ADAVB website, social media or publications to promote ADAVB events and ADAVB membership. Please advise us if you do not wish to be photographed.
Schedule
Day 1
Didactic lectures, followed by a quiz about head and neck anatomy, pitfalls and complications.
Day 2
The practical application of the theoretical learnings from the first day. It will involve demonstrations of various different injection techniques. Participants will have the opportunity to practice on silicone manikins that replicate the skin injections.
Speakers
Dr Mahmoud Bakr 
Dr Bakr received his Bachelor Degree in Dental Medicine and Surgery from Cairo University in 2004 and completed his Master Degree in 2010. Dr Bakr has a special interest in teaching Oral Biology and Head and Neck Anatomy with over 20 years in academia in Australia as well as overseas. In 2014, Dr Bakr completed a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2019. Currently, Dr Bakr is an accredited examiner for the Australian Dental Council Examination for overseas training dentists and an approved member of the hearing panel for AHPRA notifications. Besides his teaching commitments, Mahmoud remains to be a clinician practising most aspects of general dentistry with a special interest in management of temporomandibular disorders. He has also published over 55 peer reviewed journal articles in different fields including the effect of Botulinum Toxin on different oral tissues.
Dr Mohammed Meer 
Dr Meer has been involved in clinical teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students in four of the five dental schools in South Africa. He was in private practice at Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Pinelands, Cape Town, and was a consultant at the Department of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery of the University of the Western Cape before immigrating to Australia in 2007. In 2012, Dr Meer completed a graduate certificate in Higher Education. He is registered with Ahpra as a specialist oral surgeon and has a special interest in facial trauma, penetrating knife wound injuries, gunshot wounds, implantology, extra-oral (ear and finger) implants and therapeutic application of injectables in dental practice.
