TMD & Orofacial Pain Certificate
This program provides an opportunity to acquire clinical assessment and treatment skills for Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Orofacial Pain, within the context of graduate education that focuses on the acquisition of research skills and a scientific knowledge base.
FALL 2025 ENROLLMENT | Applications accepted July 1 - December 1, 2024
Program Director:
Yoly M. Gonzalez-Stucker, DDS, MS, MPH
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, 355 Squire Hall
Faculty at UB's School of Dental Medicine are committed to providing students an inclusive and diverse learning environment and promoting improvements to oral health, not only at our school, but worldwide. Our highly trained faculty, innovative curriculum, and clinic experience are among the top reasons our students choose our school.
The curriculum combines didactic and clinical components.
First Year: Fall | Didactic Curriculum
OS 512: Research Design in the Oral Sciences, 2.0 credits
ORB 522: Scientific Writing, 1.0 credit
ORB 545: Dynamics of Bone, 2.0 credits
ODS 513: Bioelectrical Measurements, 3.0 credits
ODS 560: Research Seminar in Pain, 1.0 credit
ODS 671: Independent Study (Wellness Coaching and Mindfulness Based Techniques for Orofacial Pain), 1.0 credit
ODS 972: Oral Medicine, 1.0 credit
ODS 500: TMD | Conceptional Foundations, 2.0 credits *
ODS 514: Anatomy and Physiology of the Masticatory System, 3.0 credits *
ODS 580: Advanced Dental Sleep Medicine and Oral Appliance Therapy, 1.0 credit
*offered every other year-may be taken second year fall semester
First Year: Spring | Didactic Curriculum
OS 502: Oral Sciences | Physiology of Pain, 2.0 credits
OS 518: Statistical Methods in the Oral Sciences, 4.0 credits
ODS 560: Research Seminar in Pain, 1.0 credit
ODS 651: Research, 1.0 credit
ODS 671: Independent Study (Mental Health Fundamentals for Orofacial Pain), 1.0 credit
OS 502: Oral Sciences: Physiology of Pain, 2.0 credits
PER 978: Dental Pharmacology, 0.5 credit
CLD 555: Head and Neck Anatomy, 1.0 credit *
ODS 581: Management of the Orofacial Pain Specialty Practice, 1.0 credit*
*offered every other year, may be taken second year spring semester
Second Year: Fall | Didactic Curriculum
ODS 560: Research Seminar in Pain, 1.0 credit
OS 506: Biomaterials, 1 credit
ODS 515: Bioelectrical Measurements II, 2 credits
ODS 651: Research, credits vary
ODS 653: Thesis Guidance, 1.0 credit (MS students only)
Second Year: Spring | Didactic Curriculum
ODS 560: Research Seminar in Pain, 1.0 credit
ODS 520: Advanced Statistics, 1 credit
ODS 651: Research, credits vary
ODS 585: Clinical Pharmacolgy, 1 credit
ODS 653: Thesis Guidance, 1.0 credit (MS students only)
ODS 585: Orofacial Pain Clinical Pharmacology, 1.0 credit*
*offered every other year, may be taken second year spring semester
First and Second Year: Fall & Spring | Clinical Curriculum
ODS 940: TMD | Clinical Pain Seminar (Case Conference), 1.0 credit
ODS 942: TMD | Orofacial Pain Clinic, 4.0 credits
ODS 952: TMD/OFP | Literature Review, 1.0 credit
ODS 955: Teaching TMD and Orofacial Pain, 1.0 credit (Year 2 only)
Clinical Rotations
- Headache
- Imaging
- Neurology
- Sleep Medicine