Ronald C. Auvenshine, DDs, PhD, Diplomate ABOP
Ronald C. Auvenshine, DDS, PhD, Diplomate ABOP lectures nationally and internationally in the fields of TMD and orofacial pain. He earned his DDS from Emory University School of Dentistry and PhD in Human Anatomy from LSU Medical School. Dr. Auvenshine is Founder & Director of the Orofacial Pain Clinic at DeBakey V.A. Hospital in Houston, adjunct assistant professor at the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston, and visiting full-professor at LSU School of Dentistry. He served as President of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, was a founding member of the American Board of Orofacial Pain, and served on the editorial board of the Journal of the Texas Dental Association.
Clinical Application of Head, Neck, and Airway Anatomy with Dissection
Attendees will participate in an in-depth dissection of the head, neck, and airway over a two-day period. Working in two-member teams, each participant will dissect half of a cadaver head. The head, neck, and airway will be dissected to demonstrate the relationship of structures to orofacial pain conditions including TMD and sleep breathing disorders. The group will focus on osteology, the oral cavity, the digastric triangle, and the TM joint.
