BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:An Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosing Muscle\, Nerve\, Joint \, and Headache Pain in Dental PracticeAbout the Course: In the past\, if a doctor could not determine the source of a patient's pain\, treatment wa s still provided\, including root canals and/or extractions. If the pain d id not resolve\, it was assumed the patient was crazy or that the pain was not related to the scope of dentistry. The patient was then referred to a physician or continued to live with their pain. During Dr. Hirschinger's presentation\, you learn about the five treatment areas of orofacial pain: muscle pain\, nerve pain\, TMJ\, primary headaches\, and a brief overview of sleep apnea. You will see videos of patients Dr. Hirschinger has treat ed\, and you will understand the diagnoses and treatment plans each receiv ed. You will learn how to diagnose non-odontogenic pain so you can then de cide if you want to treat it or be able to recognize what is causing your patient's pain so you can refer them to an appropriate specialist. For the hands-on portion: You will learn how to administer many of the extraoral injections used by orofacial pain specialists. These include trigger-point injections of the head\, neck\, and shoulders\, trigeminal nerve blocks ( supratrochlear\, supraorbital\, infraorbital\, and auriculotemporal)\, and occipital nerve blocks. Dr. Hirschinger will also review the Botox inject ion sites for patients with jaw pain. You'll need to agree to being inject ed so that each participant can give injections. The anesthesia lasts less than 2 hours\, so you won't be numb very long. Botox treatment is optiona l. Botox must be supplied by the course participant. Course Objectives: A fter taking the course\, the participant should be able to: Identify the m uscle referral patterns of the head and neck so you can understand referre d pain.Understand the rationale behind trigger point injections\, and when lidocaine and Botox are and are not indicated. Recognize the signs and sy mptoms of trigeminal neuralgia\, and other neuralgias and intraoral neurop athies.Learn why most TMJ pain is not related to the joint. Learn why the site and source of a patient with orofacial pain is usually never the same . Learn how to diagnose a migraine based on the International Classificati on of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) criteria.Localize pain and be more certa in of a diagnosis before undergoing irreversible dental treatment. How to quickly rule out occlusion as a cause of a patient's pain.See and possibly receive a trigger point\, trigeminal nerve\, and occipital nerve injectio ns. Learn about occlusal dysesthesia.Hands-On Clinical TrainingDuring the hands-on portion of the course\, participants will learn many of the extra oral injection techniques commonly used by orofacial pain specialists\, in cluding:Trigger-point injections of the head\, neck\, and shoulder muscles Trigeminal nerve blocksSupratrochlearSupraorbitalInfraorbitalAuriculotempo ralGreater occipital nerve blocksDr. Hirschinger will also review Botox in jection sites used for patients with jaw muscle pain.Participants will pra ctice injection techniques on one another under supervision. Local anesthe sia is used\, and the numbness typically lasts less than two hours.Botox i njections are optional. Participants who wish to receive Botox treatment m ust supply their own product.Breakfast charcuterie\, juice\, and coffee pr ovided.Reserve Your Spot! DTEND:20261211T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260510T165754Z DTSTART:20261211T170000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:TMJ is not a Diagnosis UID:RFCALITEM639140290747574358 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

An Evidence-Based Approach to Di agnosing Muscle\, Nerve\, Joint\, and Headache Pain in Dental Practice

About the Course: In the past\, if a doctor c ould not determine the source of a patient's pain\, treatment was still pr ovided\, including root canals and/or extractions. If the pain did not res olve\, it was assumed the patient was crazy or that the pain was not relat ed to the scope of dentistry. The patient was then referred to a physician or continued to live with their pain. During Dr. Hirschinger's presentati on\, you learn about the five treatment areas of orofacial pain: muscle pa in\, nerve pain\, TMJ\, primary headaches\, and a brief overview of sleep apnea. You will see videos of patients Dr. Hirschinger has treated\, and y ou will understand the diagnoses and treatment plans each received. You wi ll learn how to diagnose non-odontogenic pain so you can then decide if yo u want to treat it or be able to recognize what is causing your patient's pain so you can refer them to an appropriate specialist.

For the ha nds-on portion: You will learn how to administer many of the extraoral inj ections used by orofacial pain specialists. These include trigger-point in jections of the head\, neck\, and shoulders\, trigeminal nerve blocks (sup ratrochlear\, supraorbital\, infraorbital\, and auriculotemporal)\, and oc cipital nerve blocks. Dr. Hirschinger will also review the Botox injection sites for patients with jaw pain. You'll need to agree to being injected so that each participant can give injections. The anesthesia lasts less th an 2 hours\, so you won't be numb very long. Botox treatment is optional. Botox must be supplied by the course participant.

Course Ob jectives: \; After taking the course\, the participant should be able to:

Hands-On Clinical Training< /strong>

During the hands-on portion of the course\, participants wi ll learn many of the extraoral injection techniques commonly used by orofa cial pain specialists\, including:

Participants will practice injection techniques on one another under supervision. Local anesthesia is used\, and the numbness typ ically lasts less than two hours.

Botox injections are optional. Par ticipants who wish to receive Botox treatment must supply their own produc t.

Breakfast charcuterie\, juice\, and coffee provided.

Reserve Your Spot!

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