📅 Date : Sept 20, 2026
📍 Location: #405-1250 Homer Street, Vancouver
⏱ Time: 8am-5pm
💲 Cost: $650
📜 Certificate: Available upon course completion
IN-PERSON COURSE FOR DENTAL PROFESSIONALS
A focused, one-day continuing education course designed to help dental professionals confidently assess and understand temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction and its relationship to posture, movement, and pain.
WHY ATTEND THIS COURSE
- Practical TMJ assessment skills you can apply immediately
- Clear understanding of TMJ anatomy and function
- Improved collaboration between dental and physiotherapy care
- Evidence-based, conservative management strategies
This course is hands-on, clinically relevant, and easy to integrate into daily practice.
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR
- Dentists
- Dental Specialists (eg., TMJ Specialists)
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- Functional anatomy of the TMJ
- Common TMJ disorders and contributing factors
- Red flags and referral considerations
- TMJ screening and assessment principles
- Conservative management strategies, including bruxism education, various exercises and manual therapy techniques
- Additional management strategies, including botox injections, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), night guards and pharmacotherapy. Please note we will not be teaching how to do these types of treatment. We will review their role and evidence for TMDs.
The course blends clear explanations, demonstrations, and real-world examples.
COURSE INSTRUCTOR
Reza Ghannadan, Physiotherapist
This course is taught by a registered physiotherapist with more than 10 years of experience in managing TMJ dysfunction, musculoskeletal assessment and interdisciplinary patient care. Reza has spoken at several Dental Study Clubs and Dental Conferences, including most recently at the Pacific Dental Conference in 2026, on the topic of the Physiotherapy Management of TMDs.
- Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy from UBC
- Functional Dry Needling Practitioner
- Diploma in Advanced Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy (Dip. AMPT)
- TMJ Training through the Advanced Physical Therapy Education Institute
CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTANCE
- This course is open to licensed dentists and dental specialists
- There are NO prerequisites for this course
GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
- Course material is referenced from up to date research articles
- An easy to understand practical e-workbook is provided
- All instructions are provided in a clear and concise manner in order to ensure an effective and enjoyable learning experience
- Note: This course is a mix of lecture and practical hands-on-skills
Course certificates will be given on the course date. No refunds for cancellations 2 weeks or less before course date
COURSE REGISTRATION BELOW
Email reza@attivophysio.com for any questions. Thank you.
