Curriculum Vitae

 GARY M. HEIR, D.M.D. 

Associate Clinical Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Associate Clinical Professor, New York University College of Dentistry

 Primary Office:    718 Broadway
                            Bayonne, New Jersey 07002
                            201-339-4847 201-339-4850(fax)

UMDNJ Address: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey:    
                             UMD-New Jersey Dental School
                             Department Diagnostic Services
                             New Jersey Dental School
                             110 Bergen St. -- B821
                             Newark, NJ 07103 

Education

 1964 to 1968: Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania      [Accepted to Dental School Prior to Degree]
 1972               DMD, New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry (now UMDNJ)

 Military Service 1972 – 1973
                         Captain, United States Air Force Dental Corps
                         Ent Air Force Base, Peterson Field, Colorado
   

Special Awards
              Diplomate, American Board of Orofacial Pain — 1994

 Academic Appointments
              Chairman, Examination Committee, American Board of Orofacial Pain, 2001-current  
              Associate Clinical Professor, UMDNJ, Dept. of Oral Diagnosis 1988-current  
              Visiting Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Orofacial Pain Team, Clinical Hospital, 
              University of São   Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 2001-current
              Scientific coordinator and lecturer, 10 month modular program in orofacial pain, a new 
              specialty in dentistry in Brazil. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, beginning December 2001-current
             Associate Clinical Professor, New York University College of Dentistry, 2000-current   
             Associate Clinical Professor, Director, Advanced Education in Orofacial Pain, 
             New York University College of Dentistry, 2000-2001 [Program deleted]
             Visiting Guest Lecturer Staten Island General Hospital, Depart­ment of Oral Surgery 1990
             Clinical Assistant Professor, Continuing Education Program, Orofa­cial Pain and   
             Temporomandibular Joint Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 1984-1995
             Chairman of the Department of Craniomandibular Disorders and Facial Pain, Jersey City
             Medical Center, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1980-1988
             Faculty Member of the General and Oral Surgical Residency Program of the Jersey City 
             Medical Center, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1980-1988 
            Adjunct Clinical Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Department 
            of Health Care Sciences Physical Therapy Section, 1982-1988
            Guest Lecturer, Dept. of Occlusion, School of Den­tistry, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1980-1989, facility closed 

Administrative Appointments   
                                    Manager, Third Party Services, Orofacial Pain and Temporoman­dibular Joint Center, Department
                                    of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

                                    President, American Academy of Orofacial Pain 1998-1999

Director, Advanced Education in Orofacial Pain, New York University College of Dentistry 2000-2001

Secretary, American Board of Orofacial Pain, 2001

 Professional Memberships     

Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity

Fellow, The Academy of General Dentistry

Fellow, The Academy of Medicine of New Jersey

American Dental Association                                              

Hudson County Dental Association

New Jersey Dental Association

The American Academy of Orofacial Pain

[Formerly The American Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders]

The American Federation of Prosthetics

The American Pain Society

The International Association for the Study of Pain

The International Headache Society

The American Association for the Study of Headache

TMJ Alumni Association of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

 Community and Public Activities                                                                                             Top

                                    Invited speaker at the São Paulo Dental Association [Brazil] Conference on Orofacial Pain as a Specialty, Reunião Paralela em Dor Orofacial 20^o CIOSP ~ 2^o  Fórum de Debates, January 28, 2002

                                   Vice Chair, New Jersey Governor’s Lyme Disease Advisory Council 1996-current,
                                    reappointed 1999

Appointed by Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Governor’s Lyme Disease Advisory Council, October 1996. Three-year appointment approved by NJ Senate

Examination Board, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, 1996-current

Chairman, Children’s' Dental Health Week, Livingston, New Jersey 1979-1981, for Co-Chairman for Hudson County, New Jersey 1981 and 1983, for Bayonne, New Jersey as Co-chairman l981-l983

Member of the Student Advisory Committee of Bayonne High School, since l980

Dental Consultant for Holland America Cruise Lines, 1979 and 1980 

Professional Activities

                                    Chairman, Examination Committee, American Bd. of Orofacial Pain, 2003-current

Secretary, American Board of Orofacial Pain, 2001

American Board of Orofacial Pain, Member-Board Examination Committee, 1999

President, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, 1998-99

American Board of Orofacial Pain, Member-Board Examination Review Committee, 1997-8

President-Elect, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, 1996-97

Elected Secretary Treasurer, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, 1995-1996

Vice-President, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, 1995-96

 
President, TMJ Alumni Society of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 1994-2002

Chairman, Insurance Guidelines Committee, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, 1994-1995

Testing Committee, American Board of Orofacial Pain, 1994-1995

Elected to Nominating Committee, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, 1993-94

                                    Chairman, Ethics Committee, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, 1992-1994

 Chairman, Insurance Committee, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, 1992-94

 Member Constitution Committee, American Academy of Cranioman­dibular Disorders, 1989

Elected to Executive Council, American Academy of Cranioman­dibular Disorders, three year term beginning, 1990-1993

Member of the Membership Committee, American Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders, 1986-1988

Program and arrangement chairman for several continuing education programs presented by the TMJ Alumni Society of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey since 1988.

Member, and Chairman, of the Ad Hoc Committee for Quality As­surance, American Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders, 1987 to present

AV Chairman for the International Meeting of the American Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders, 1985

Program Committee, International Meeting of the American Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders, 1982

Member of the Editorial Board of the Brazilian Journal of Pain, Brazilian Pain Society. Appointed January 2003

     Teaching Experience 

Promoted to Clinical Associate Professor, Continuing Education Program, Orofa­cial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey 1995.

Visiting Guest Lecturer Staten Island General Hospital, Depart­ment of Oral Surgery 1990

Clinical Assistant Professor, Continuing Education Program, Orofa­cial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. 1984-1995

                                    Chairman of the Department of Craniomandibular Disorders and Facial Pain, 
                                    Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, New Jersey [1980-1988] 

Adjunct Clinical Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Department of Health Care Sciences Physical Therapy Section [1982-1988]

Guest Lecturer, Department of Occlusion, School of Den­tistry, Fairleigh Dickinson University [1980-1989, facility closed]

Faculty Member of the General and Oral Surgical Residency Program of the Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, New Jersey. [1980-1988]
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            Hospital Appointments                                   

St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey: Attending in General Dentistry 1988-current

                                    The Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, and NJ: Consultant staff in
                                    the area of Craniomandibular and Tem­poromandibular Joint Disorders [1982-88] 

Livingston Community Hospital, Livingston, New Jersey: Former attending in General Dentistry [1982-1988, facility closed]

The Jewish Hospital and Rehabilitation Center of New Jersey, Jer­sey City, and New Jersey: Attending in dentistry since 1975-1985

Meadowlands General Hospital, Secaucus, New Jersey: Former Courtesy Staff, former consultant in general dentistry

Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, and New Jersey: Former attending

      Consultantships 

Insurance Consultant for Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction and Injuries as well as General Dentistry, National Dental Consult­ants, Ltd., Islip, New York

Consultant to Glaxo-Wellcome Pharmaceuticals: Advances in the Understanding and Treatment of Lyme Disease, March 1997

Member, Committee for Revision of the Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms for the American Dental Association, 1984

                                    National Consultant on the Management of Acute Dental Pain and Osteoarthritis of the TMJ with Vioxx, Collegenix [Merck] Pharmaceuticals, 2001

     Editorial responsibilities  

                                    Consultores Científico Internacionais, Jornal Brasileiro de Oclusão, ATM & 
                                    Dor Orofacial, [Consulting Scientific Editor, Brazilian Journal of Occulsion,     
                                    Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Orofacial Pain] Editora Maio,
                                    editoramaio@editoramaio.com.br , Rua Itupava 932, Alto da XV, Cirotoba, PR,
                                    CEP 80.040-000, Brazil, 2003-current

                                    Guest Editorial Referee for the Journal of Craniomandibular Disorders, 
                                    Facial and Oral Pain, 1988-current Guest Editorial Referee for the Journal 
                                    of Headache, 1988-current                                                                            Top

   Continuing Education 

Since 1973, more than 3000 hours of postdoctoral continuing education credits have been earned.  More that 60% of these have been in the area of diagnosis and treatment of craniomandibular disorders and facial pain. During the past several years, most continuing education efforts were directed at either acting as chairman, or participating in C.E. programs at the University of Medicine and Dentistry.

 Continuing Education Programs Given 

                            Extramural

1984

The Temporomandibular Joint Emergency,

Sponsor: New Jersey Dental Association Annual Meeting

                                    1984-1989 

The Temporomandibular Joint Emergency,

Sponsor: Fairleigh Dickinson School of Dentistry

Differential Diagnosis of Facial Pain Syndromes

Sponsor: Fairleigh Dick­inson University School of Dentistry

Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Temporomandibular Joint, Sponsor: Fairleigh Dick­inson University School of Dentistry

1985

Anatomy Biomechanics and Pathologic function of the Temporoman­dibular Joint

Sponsor The American Academy of Rehabilitative Medicine, Kansas City, Mo. 

1986
 

A three lecture series to the physical therapy department of Kessler Institute on the Relationship between the Cervical Spine and Upper Quarter Dysfunction with Craniomandibular Disorders

Sponsor: Physical Therapy Department, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, New Jersey

Radiographic Interpretation of the Temporomandibular Joint, Department of Radiology, Kessler Institute

Sponsor: Radiology Department, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, New Jersey

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction in Children

Sponsor: Bayonne Board of Education, Bayonne, New Jersey

1987  

Whiplash, Cervical Spine Injuries and Their Relationship to Craniomandibular Dysfunction

Sponsor: The Middlesex County, New Jer­sey, Bar Association

The Role of the Physical Therapist in Dentistry, Anatomy and Function of the Temporomandibular Joints and Their Relationship to the Neck, Shoulders and Upper Quarter

Sponsor: The Hudson County Orthopedic Physical Therapy Study Club, North Bergen, New Jersey

The Anatomy, Function, Biomechanics and Interrelationships of the of the Craniovertebral and Craniomandibular Systems An eight week lecture series

Sponsor: The Department of Physical Therapy, Bayonne Hospital, Bayonne, New Jersey

TMJ Syndrome, a Comprehensive View, a two day symposium sponsored by the Central New Jersey District of the American Physical Therapy Association 

Interpreting Internal Derangements of the Temporomandibular Joint by Computerized Axial Tomography, presented at Riverside General Hospital

The Etiology of Craniomandibular Disorders, an in-service to the staff, Kessler Institute

The Relationship of Mandibular Position to Craniocervical Pos­ture, presented at Kessler institute to the Department of Physi­cal Therapy    

1988                                                                                                            Top

Atypical Facial Pain of Odontogenic Origin, Hospital continuing education program at the Jersey City Medical Center 

Temporomandibular Injuries and Disorders

Sponsor: The Travelers Insurance Company, Parsippany, New Jersey

Temporomandibular Injuries and Disorders

Sponsor: The Travelers Insurance Company, Parsippany, New Jersey

Format for the Preparation of Narrative Reports of Cranioman­dibular Injuries,

Sponsor: Philadelphia Temporomandibular Joint Symposium,

1989  

Differential Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain, Case presentation

Sponsor: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Mn. combined program on facial pain, Department of Dentistry and Psychiatry, November, 1989 [canceled due to family illness]

Temporomandibular Joint Injuries and Craniomandibular Disorders, a Summary for the Insurance Adjuster

Sponsor: Presented to the Travelers Insurance Company

1991  

Documentation and Practice Management for the MVA Patient and the NJ PIP Schedule

Sponsor: Craniomandibular Study Group of the Delaware Valley

Temporomandibular Disorders and Craniocervical Dysfunction, Presented with Mr. Jeffrey Mannheimer, RPT

Sponsor: The Northern New Jersey Orthopedic Study Club, Meadowlands Hospital, Secaucus, New Jersey

Temporomandibular Injuries and Disorders

Sponsor: Independent Review Services, West Orange, New Jersey

Temporomandibular Joint Injuries and Craniomandibular Disorders, a Summary for the Insurance Adjuster

Sponsor: Presented to the Travelers Insurance Company

1992

Overview of TMD: Joint Disorders and Muscle Problems, an Overview of Temporomandibular Disorders

Sponsor:  State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, Princeton, New Jersey, May 1992

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1994-95

Temporomandibular Disorders for the Rehabilitation Nurse and Insurance Specialist

Sponsor: The New Jersey Rehabilitation Nurses Association, Cranford, New Jersey

Differential Diagnosis of Facial Pain of Dental and Non-Dental Origins

Sponsor: The Richmond County Dental Society, Staten Island, New York

1996-97

Various presentations relevant to Orofacial Pain, Lyme disease, etc.

Headache and Orofacial Pain of Non Dental Origin. Visiting Guest Lecturer Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, Boston University. Spring 1997

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, New Jersey

Lyme Disease Foundation, Absecon, New Jersey

Headache and Facial Pain, PAIN and TMD

Study Club, Pueblo, Colorado, October 28, 1997

Secondary Headache and Orofacial Pain Disorders, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatologic Considerations & Tick Borne Illnesses. PAIN and TMD Study Club, Pueblo, Colorado, October 28, 1997

Pharmacological Management of Headache and Facial Pain, PAIN and TMD Study Club, Pueblo, Colorado, October 28, 1997

Lyme disease in New Jersey, Southern New Jersey Dental Assistant’s Society, Blackwell, New Jersey, November 10, 1969

Lyme Disease: Awareness for the Dentist, Greater New York Dental Meeting, November 29, 1997

                                    1998 

Lyme disease in New Jersey, General Ceramics, Inc., Haskell, New Jersey, April 1998

Neuropathic pain, Visiting Guest Lecturer Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, Boston University. Spring 1998

Diagnostic Imaging for Orofacial Pain, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, 23^rd Scientific Session, Washington, DC. May 1998

Orofacial Pain and Headache. The Mysterious World of Orofacial Pain, UMDNJ, May 1998

Neuropathic Pain Disorders. The Mysterious World of Orofacial Pain, UMDNJ, May 1998

Neuropathic Pain Disorders. Visiting Guest Lecturer Harvard University School of Dentistry, Boston May 1998

Orofacial Pain and Lyme disease, Breakfast with the Clinician Series, New Jersey Dental Association Conference, June, 1998

                                   Biomechanics of the temporomandibular joint and mechanisms of injury, 
                                   Society of Automotive Engineers, Phoenix, Arizona, Nov., 1998

            1999                                                                                                                                    Top

             Facial Pain of Non Dental Origin, Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, Boston, April 24, 1999

              Headache, UMDNJ – New Jersey Dental School, Junior Class lecture rotation, May 28, 1998

              Differential Diagnoses of Orofacial Pain, Sâo Paulo Dental Association, Sâo Paulo, Brazil June 10, 1999

              Fibromyalgia, SIMBIDOR, The 4^th Brazilian International Symposium on Pain, Sâo Paulo, Brazil, June 11, 1999

              Myofascial Pain, SIMBIDOR, The 4^th Brazilian International Symposium on Pain, Sâo Paulo, Brazil, June 11, 1999

              Differential Diagnoses of Orofacial Pain of non Odontogenic Origin, SIMBIDOR, The 4^th Brazilian International Symposium on Pain, Sâo Paulo, Brazil, June 11, 1999

              Intramural                                                                                                                            Top

1985-present
 

Various intramural lectures to the Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Orofacial Pain Center of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Graduate Program. These lectures have included clinic floor instruction, formal lectures on differential diagnosis of facial pain and practice management, in addition to moderating and participating in grand rounds presentations.

Sponsor: Continuing Education, Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Cen­ter, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

1985

Anatomy and Function of the Temporomandibular Joint and Their Relationship to the Neck, Shoulders and Upper Quarter, presented to the senior class of the School of Physical Therapy of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Sponsor: UMDNJ School of Allied Health Sciences

1990

Trouble Shooting Clinical Reports,

Sponsor: Continuing Education, Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Cen­ter, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Current Consideration of the New Jersey PIP Regulations and Craniomandibular Disorders

Sponsor: Continuing Education, Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Cen­ter, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

1992

Facial Pain of Dental Origin

Sponsor: Presented to the Pain Management Center, Doctor’s Office Complex, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Clinical lecture series and demonstration of interview and examination techniques for the temporomandibular disorder-orofacial pain patient.

Sponsor: Continuing Education, Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Cen­ter, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Headache:  An Overview for the Dentist

Sponsor: Continuing Education, Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Cen­ter, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

1992-1994

Director, Grand Rounds Program

Sponsor: Continuing Education, Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Cen­ter, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

1993
 

The Cranial Nerve Examination

Sponsor: Continuing Education, Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Cen­ter, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

1994
 

The Cranial Nerve Examination

Sponsor: Continuing Education, Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Cen­ter, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
 

The Refractory TMJ Patient, Moderator and Faculty

Sponsor: TMJ Alumni Association of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Bermuda
 

Case Presentation: Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania in a patient with a Temporomandibular Disorder

Sponsor: Presented to the Pain Management Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey Medical School
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1995-99

Various presentations relevant to Orofacial Pain, Lyme disease, etc.

Headache and Orofacial Pain: Faculty presentation, Center for Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain Management of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.  January 7, 1995

Lyme disease in New Jersey, Southern New Jersey Dental Assistant’s Society, Blackwell, New Jersey, November 10, 1969

Lyme Disease: Awareness for the Dentist, Greater New York Dental Meeting, November 29, 1997

                                    Orofacial Pain and Headache. The Mysterious World of Orofacial Pain, 
                                    UMDNJ, May 1998 

Neuropathic Pain Disorders. The Mysterious World of Orofacial Pain, UMDNJ, May 1998

                                   Contributing Author and Faculty, Orofacial Pain Continuing Education Program, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey 1999-2000 semester.

                                    Neuropathic Pain Disorders, NYU Dental School, New York, November 1999

2000

Headache disorders which may present as masticatory pain, Update on orofacial Pain and TMJ Disorders, Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, March 2000

                                    Diagnostic imaging of the orofacial pain, NE Pennsylvania Study Club. April 2000

   
Neuropathic pain disorders, University of Medicine and Dentistry, April 2000

                                    Diagnostic imaging of the temporomandibular joint, Update on orofacial 
                                     Pain and TMJ Disorders, Chicago, May 2000 

                                    Neuropathic Pain Disorders, Keio University, Tokyo Japan, May 2000

                                   Orofacial Pain of Non Odontogenic Origin. University of Tokyo, May 2000

                                   Diagnostic Imaging of the Temporomandibular Joint, Update on orofacial Pain and TMJ Disorders, Seoul, Korea, May 11, 2000

                                   Headache Disorders That May Present as Masticatory Pain, Update on orofacial Pain and TMJ Disorders, Seoul, Korea, May 11, 2000

                                   Myofascial Pain, Update on orofacial Pain and TMJ Disorders, Seoul, Korea, May 11, 2000

                                  Central and Peripheral Pain, Moderator, Asian Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders, Seoul, Korea, May 12-13, 2000

                                   Facial pain of myogenous origin, diagnosis and treatment of myofascial trigger points. University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. July 2000

                                  Neuropathic Pain: Case presentation. Curso de Atualização Diagnóstico e Controle da Dor Orofacial, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil July 2000

                                 Sympathetically Maintained Pain; Curso de Atualização Diagnóstico e Controle da Dor Orofacial, Case presentación, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, July 2000                                                                                                                Top

                                 Diagnostic Imaging of the TMJ, São Paulo Dental Association, July 2000

                                 Lyme Disease and Dentistry, Hospital das Clnicas, Sâo Paulo, Brazil, July 2000

                                Differential Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain, Clinical demonstration Orofacial Section, Clinical Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. July 2000

                                Trigger Point Therapy: Clinical demonstration Orofacial Section, Clinical Hospital, University of São Paulo, and São Paulo, Brazil. July 2000

                                Introduction to Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Section, Clinical Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil July 2000

                               The TMD Personality, The Psychology of Chronic Pain, American Academy of Pain Management, Las Vegas, Nv, September, 2000

                               Orofacial Pain of Non Odontogenic Origin, Hospital das Clnicas, Sâo Paulo, Brazil, July 2000

                                Temporomandibular Disorders, Case presentations, Hospital das Clnicas, Sâo Paulo, Brazil, July 2000

                                Is There a TMD Personality, American Association of Pain Management, Las Vegas, and September 2000

                                Orofacial Pain of Musculoskeletal Origin,  Congresso da Ordem Dos Medicos Dentistas, November 23-25, Oporto, Portugal

                              2000-2001

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                                    45 week lecture schedule in orofacial pain at New York University.

 
Co-author and faculty of continuing education in orofacial pain at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

                                    Intramural lectures on pain management, University of Medicine and Dentistry

                                    Intramural lectures on pain management, New York University Dental School

Faculty, Internet Course on Orofacial Pain

                                    Headache in Dentistry, Continuing Education program, University of Medicine and Dentistry

                                  Diagnostic Dilemmas in Orofacial Pain, American Academy of Orofacial Pain Annual Scientific Session, March 2001

                                    Biomechanics of the TMJ, American Academy of Orofacial Pain Annual Scientific Session, March 2001

                                   Physical therapy in the management of temporomandibular disorders, American Academy of Orofacial Pain Annual Scientific Session, March 2001

                                    2001                                                                                                        Top

                                   Biomechanics of the temporomandibular joint, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, Annual Scientific Session, Washington, DC, March 2001
 

                                    Diagnostic dilemmas, Case presentation: American Academy of Orofacial Pain, Annual Scientific Session, Washington, DC, March 2001

                                    Various intramural lectures series at University of Medicine and Dentistry And New York Dental 
School

Botox and its use in orofacial pain, SIMBIDOR, The 5^th Brazilian International Symposium on Pain, Sâo Paulo, Brazil, May 2001

Is There a TMD Personality, SIMBIDOR, The 5^th Brazilian International Symposium on Pain, Sâo Paulo, Brazil, and May 2001

Arthritidies of the TMJ, SIMBIDOR, The 5^th Brazilian International Symposium on Pain, Sâo Paulo, Brazil, May 2001

                                    Comparison of Neuropathic and Musculoskeletal Orofacial Pain, SIMBIDOR, The 5^th Brazilian International Symposium on Pain, Sâo Paulo, Brazil, May 2001

                                    Indications for surgical intervention in temporomandibular disorders, SIMBIDOR, The 5^th Brazilian International Symposium on Pain, Sâo Paulo, Brazil, May 2001

Orofacial pain of non odontogenic origin, First Interdisciplinary Conference on Orofacial Pain, Sponsored by Quintessence Publishing Company, Warsaw, Poland, May 25-27 2001

                                    Diagnostic imaging of the temporomandibular joint, First Interdisciplinary        
                                    Conference on Orofacial Pain, Sponsored by Quintessence Publishing Company, 
                                    Warsaw, Poland, May 25-27  

                                   2001

                                    Neuropathic pain, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, May 2001 Continuing education program 

                                   Orofacial pain of neuropathic origin, First Interdisciplinary Conference on Orofacial Pain, Sponsored by Quintessence Publishing Company, Warsaw, Poland, May 25-27 2001

                                    Orofacial Pain - Non Dental Causes of Toothache, Dental Clinical School, Perth NSW, Australia, July 2001                                                                      Top  

                                    Orofacial Pain of Musculoskeletal Origin and An Introduction to Trigger Point Therapy, Dental Clinical School, Perth NSW, Australia, July 2001 

                                    Neuropathic Pain, Case Presentation on Sympathetic Pain, Dental Clinical School, Perth NSW, Australia, July 2001 

                                    Is There a TMD Personality, Australian Academy of Craniomandibular, Disorders,
                                    Sydney, Australia, July 2001          

                                   Diagnostic Difficulties in Orofacial Pain, Case presentation of chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, Princes Margaret Hospital, Pain Special Interest Group, Perth Australia, July 2001

Orofacial Pain of Non Dental Origin, American Pain Management Society, Arlington, Virginia, September 2001

Orofacial pain of musculoskeletal origin, 9^th Annual Session of the Iberio-Latin American Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, Lima, Peru, October 4,5, 2001

Differential Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain The Difficult Diagnosis, Keio University, Tokyo Japan, October 30, 2001

                                   Differential Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain The Difficult Diagnosis Burning Mouth Syndrome, University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea, November 1, 2001
 

Orofacial pain of Non Dental Origin, Keynote Speaker, the 9^th Annual Scientific Session of the Asian Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders, Pusan, Korea, November 3, 4, 2001

Facial Pain Syndromes, NYU College of Dentistry, The Dr. Joseph Dintenfass Memorial Pain and Anxiety Management Lecture Series, Saklad Auditorium, November 14, 2001

Neuropathic Pain, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, December 10, 2001

Overview of Orofacial Pain, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, December 10, 2001

The Cranial Nerve Examination, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, December 10, 2001

2002                                                                                                        Top

Teaching Myofascial Pain, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2002

Musculoskeletal orofacial pain, APCD (São Paulo Dental Associaiton) May 2002

Presentations on Orofacial Pain, Brazilian Odontology Association, Uberlândia, Brazil, May 20, 21, 2002

                                  Lyme Disease and Orofacial Pain, Department of Endodontics, University of Medicine and Dentistry May 2002

Differential diagnosis of musculoskeletal pain, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, August 2002

Venezuelan Occlusal Equilibrium Society, a scientific society dedicated to study occlusion and other matters, such as prosthodontics, periodontics, surgery, and orthodontics. Annual meeting, Caracas, May 2002 Two day presentation

Headache, musculoskeletal pain and case presentations, Belo Horzionte, Brazil, August 2002

Differential Diagnosis, SOBRAD, Sao Paulo Brazil August, 2002

Differential Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain of Non Odontogenic Origin, Brazilian Chapter of IASP, Porto Galhinas, Brazil, October 2002

Trigger point injection techniques, Brazilian Chapter of IASP, Porto Galhinas, Brazil, October 2002

The musculoskeletal examination, Brazilian Chapter of IASP, Porto Galhinas, Brazil, October 2002

Continuing Lectures series in orofacial Pain. Belo Horizonte, Brazil  
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               Orofacial Pain of Non Dental Origin, University of Medicine and Dentistry, 8 week
                series for endodontic post graduate students 

              Assessment and treatment of orofacial pain, University of Utrecht, Netherlands, 

              March 13-16, 2002  

              Problem Solving in Neuropathic Pain, American Academy of Orofacial Pain,

              Annual Scientific Session, April 2003, Puerto Rico  

Publications 

              Refereed Journals

Pending: Case Report: Diagnosis and Management of Trigeminal Neuralgia and Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania (CPH-Tic Syndrome) in a 43 Year Old Female: Oral and Topical Pharmacological Medications, Submitted to the Journal of Orofacial Pain, March 2003

                                     Orofacial Pain: Basic Mechanisms and Implication for Successful Managment,                                      [Dores Orofaciais: Mecanismos Básicos E   Implicações, Para Um Tratamento                                      Efetivo], Conti PCR, Pertes RA, Heir  GM, Gary M,  Nasro C, Cohen, HV, Araujo                                      C , J Appl Oral Sci, 2003; 11(1): 1-7

 Heir GM. Fein LA. Lyme disease awareness for the New Jersey dentist. A survey of orofacial and
 headache complaints associated with Lyme disease. Journal of the New Jersey Dental Association.
 69(1):19, 21, 62-3, 1998 Winter.

The Challenge of Orofacial Pain, The Quintessence, April 1998, Japan 

Heir GM. Differentiation of orofacial pain related to Lyme disease from other dental and facial pain disorders. Dental Clinics of North America. 41(2):243-58, 1997 Apr.

Retrospective Analysis of 160 Patients with Lyme Disease, L.A. Fein, MD, MPH, D. Fein, MD, G. Heir, DMD, presented at the Ninth International Conference on Spirochetal Diseases, Boston, 1996

Heir GM. Fein LA. Lyme disease: considerations for dentistry. Journal of Orofacial Pain. 10(1):74-
86, 1996 Winter. 

Heir GM. Comparison of two patients with similar facial pain complaints of dental and non-dental etiologies. Cranio. 13(2):128-30, 1995 Apr.

Heir GM. History taking of the facial pain patient with the assistance of a comprehensive questionnaire. Cranio. 11(1):76-9, 1993 Jan.

Contributor to: Guidelines for Clinical Management of Temporomandibular Disorders, Authors, Pertes, R.A., and Cohen, H.V., The Compendium for Continuing Education in Dentistry, two part series, 1992 

Pertes RA. Heir GM. Chronic orofacial pain. A practical approach to differential diagnosis. Dental Clinics of North America. 35(1):123-40, 1991 Jan.

Facial Pain of Dental Origin-A Review for Physicians, Headache, November, 1987 

Newman GV. Heir GM. Temporomandibular joint craniomandibular disorders. An overview. Journal of the New Jersey Dental Association. 55(2):65-72, 1984 Spring.

Heir GM. Berrett A. Worth DA. Diagnosis and management of TMJ involvement in ankylosing spondylitis.   Journal of Cranio-Mandibular Practice. 1(2):75-81, 1983 Mar-May.  

Heir GM. Geron PR. Mandibular intraosseous lipoma related to trigeminal neuropathy. Preventive Dentistry. 5(1):13-5, 1983 Jan-Feb. 

Differential Diagnoses of Orofacial Pain, The Quintessence, October 1998, Japan

Non refereed journals 

A Laboratory Technician's Guide to the Temporomandibular Joint, The New Jersey Dental Laboratory Association Newsline, the Jour­nal for Certified Laboratory Technicians, Spring, 1985  

Audio-Visual Programs                                                                                                                 Top

              Poster presentation:  Dor Orofacial Na Doença de Lyme - Casos Clínicos [Orofacial pain of Lyme disease – clincial cases]. 20th annual session of the São Paulo Association of Dental Surgeons, São Paulo, Brazil January 2002

              Management of Acute Dental Pain in Adults and Osteoarthritis, Speaker Panel for Merck teleconferences 2001

              Poster presentation: SIMBIDOR, National Pain Conference of Brazil, May 2001

              Poster presentation:  Orofacial Pain and Lyme Disease in Asia, The 9^th Annual Scientific
              Session of the Asian Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders, Pusan, Korea, November 3, 4,                  2001

Poster presentation:  Burning Mouth,  A Multi-Disciplinary Assessment, Nasri, C.; Okada, M.; Oliveira, M.F.;  Formigoni, G.; Teixeira, M.J.; Siqueira, J.T.T., Heir, G.M., International Congress on Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders, Asian, Australian, European, South American Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders, and the American Academy of Orofacial Pain Seoul, Korea, May 13, 14, 2000

Poster presentation:  Differential Orofacial and Dental Pain Pathognomonic for Lyme Disease, Eleventh International Conference on Spirochetal Diseases, New York, 1998 Poster

Poster presentation:  Differential Orofacial and Dental Pain Pathognomonic for Lyme Disease, Poster presented at the Eleventh International Conference on Spirochetal Diseases, New York, 1998

                                    Retrospective Analysis of 160 Patients with Lyme Disease, Presented with L.A. Fein, MD, MPH. Authors L.A. Fein, MD, MPH, D. Fein, MD, G. Heir, DMD, presented at the Ninth International Conference on Spirochetal Diseases, Boston, 1996

                                    Poster presentation:  Differential Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain of Lyme Disease, Poster presented at the Ninth International Conference on Spirochetal Diseases, Boston, 1996

Books/Chapters

                                    Assessment of the Orofacial Pain Patient, in Orofacial , Guidelines for Assessment, Diagnosis and Management, Ed., Rosenbaum, by the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, Quintessence Books, Scheduled for publication fall, 2003

                                    Mandibular Whiplash, in Whiplash, GA Malanga, SF Nadler, Eds., Hanley and
                                    Belfus, Philadelphia 2002

Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders, in Pain Management – A practical Guide for Clinicians, RS Weiner, Ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2002

Heir GM. Nasri C. Lyme Doença, em Dor Orofacial - Diagnóstico, Terapêutica e Qualidade de Vida, Siqueira JTT e Teixeira MJ. Editora Maio 2002

Heir GM. Preface - Diagnóstico, Terapêutica e Qualidade de Vida, Siqueira JTT e Teixeira MJ. Editora Maio 2002

Whiplash and Temporomandibular Disorders, Hanley & Belfus, Inc., Philadelphia, 2002

Headache and Orofacial Pain- Chapter for Online Continuing Education Program. Dept of Oral Biology, Pathology and Diagnostic Service, University of Medicine and Dentistry, 1999-2000

Differential Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain of Dental Origin Vs Lyme Disease, Dental Clinics of North America, April, 1997

Chapters on Differential Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain, Edited by R. Pertes and s. Gross, Quintessence Publishing Co.  Chicago. Fall, 1993

Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Orofacial Pain, co-authored chapter, Dental Clinics of North America, January, 1991

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