TMJ for the Dental Sleep Medicine Dentist

 

September 25-26, 2026

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Course Details

NiermanPM Hands On Course
Hands on training for TMD and craniofacial pain

Become a more well-rounded sleep-apnea and TMD dentist and provide the best quality care for your patients. There is a strong correlation between obstructive sleep apnea and TMD. Often your sleep apnea patients will present with TM disorders and vice versa. Therefore it is important to be well-versed in the temporomandibular joint when treating obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliance therapy.

This course will provide a solid foundation on TMJ and TMD treatment for dental sleep medicine practitioners, including the correlation of TMJ and sleep disorders, how to minimize TMD issues with oral appliance therapy, the various treatment options for TMD patients, how to treat patients with both sleep apnea and TMD, and more. Limited to 20 participants for an exclusive hands-on experience.

If you are a dental sleep medicine practitioner, this course is essential to have under your belt.

Course Objectives

  • Minimize side effects and/or address any TMJ issues that may arise during oral appliance therapy for OSA.
  • Understand how to diagnose various TMJ disorders. 
  • Appliance selection and treatment options for the array of TMJ disorders.
  • Triage patients with sleep apnea and TMJ disorders. What needs to be treated first.
  • Hands-on trigger-Point Injections and/or PRP inejctions. 

A TMJ and orofacial screening should be incorporated into every sleep apnea exam to identify, document, and review any underlying pain or TMJ disorder.

This program features multiple hands-on sessions, including the TMD and sleep examination/workup, as well as trigger-point injections, quicksplints, spray-and-stretch, and other TMD treatment components.

Location

Jupiter, FL

Event Location:
Nierman Practice Management Learning Center
221 N Old Dixie Hwy #5
Tequesta, FL 33469

 
Lodging Suggestion:
Wyndham Grand Jupiter
122 Soundings Ave
Jupiter, FL 33458
 
Closest Airport: Palm Beach International (PBI) 25 minutes
2nd Closest Airport: Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) 60 minutes
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Agenda

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Day 1

Breakfast & Registration: 7:30am
Course: 8:00am-5:00pm

  • Review of dental sleep medicine concepts and terminology
  • Anatomy and Neuroanatomy Review
  • TMJ and pain conditions to be familiar with
  • Diagnosing TMD
  • Managing potential jaw pain side effects of sleep apnea
  • History/Examination /Workup
  • Medical Billing for TMD and Sleep Apnea

 

 

 

Day 2

Breakfast & Registration: 7:30am
Course: 8:00am-5:00pm

  • Treatment options for TMD
  • Appliances and splints for TMD
  • Anterior bite planes and night guards
  • Working with physicians – Building referral networks for sleep & TMD
  • Trigger point injections
  • Triaging sleep & TMD patients (Flowchart)
  • TMD & Sleep Apnea Case Studies

 

 

*Agenda subject to change

Speaker

Mayoor Patel

Mayoor Patel

DDS, MS

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Testimonials

Mayoor Patel is awesome! Such hard material and he makes it easy! He is so knowledgeable and helpful and open to questions/discussions. What a great course but difficult material! I will have to take this again!

Dr. Erika Mason

Sleep Better Virginia

Dr. Patel manages to bring a vast amount of knowledge and expertise and presents it in a way that is both challenging and understandable to a room filled witgh professionals who are different levels and areas. Very personalble. Love the class interaction.

Dentsit, Pinpoint the Pain Course Attendee

One of the most beneficial courses I’ve ever had in a weekend course.

Dr. David B. Schwatz

Mayoor Patel is the most knowledgeable and enthusiastic speaker I have ever heard.. On ANY topic!

Dr. Stuart Rich

Sleep Solutions Northwest

Material was well presented and I was extremely impressed with the amount of information covered and Dr. Patel’s depth of knowledge.

Dr. Jay Nelson

Nelson Dental Sleep Medicine

This is the most compelling and powerful seminar I have attended regarding this subject matter.

Dr. Daron Clark

Downtown Dental Nashville

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All cancellations are to be made in writing. Registrations may be refunded at 100% if canceled within the first 24 hours of registration. Attendees can transfer their registration to another course one time without penalty up until 10 days prior to the course. No refunds will be issued for cancellations within 10 days of the course.

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Mayoor Patel

DDS, MS

Dr. 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 has earned a Fellowship in the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics, the Academy of General Dentistry and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He also has earned Diplomate in the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, American Board of Orofacial Pain, American Board of Craniofacial Pain and American Board of Craniofacial Dental Sleep Medicine.

Presently, Dr. Patel is a cofounder of the British Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and Ben-Pat Institute. 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.

Mayoor Patel

DDS, MS

Dr. 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 has earned a Fellowship in the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics, the Academy of General Dentistry and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He also has earned Diplomate in the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, American Board of Orofacial Pain, American Board of Craniofacial Pain and American Board of Craniofacial Dental Sleep Medicine.

Presently, Dr. Patel is a cofounder of the British Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and Ben-Pat Institute. 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.