Course Content

AACP Online Mini Residency: The Essentials 

Total CE Credit/Hours: 31 hours 

Program Details: 3 Modules; 31 Lessons 

Module 1:  Craniofacial Pain Disorders, History, Examination, Diagnosis & Treatment Planning (14 hours) 

•  Lesson   1: Comprehensive History: A Key to Diagnosis (Part 1), 1.25 hours 
•  Lesson   2:  Comprehensive History (Part 2) 1.25 hours 
•  Lesson   3: Differential Diagnosis, 1 hour 
•  Lesson   4:  TMD Patient History, Examination and Consultation – Simmons, 30 mins 
•  Lesson   5:  TMD Patient History, Examination and Consultation – Talley, 1.75 hours 
•  Lesson   6:  Patient History, Examination and Consultation – Simmons, 1 hour 
•  Lesson   7: TMD Patient History, Examination & Consultation (Muscle Palpation), 1 hour 
•  Lesson   8: Treatment Planning, 1 hour 
•  Lesson   9: Head, Neck and TMJ: Functional Anatomy, 2 hours 
•  Lesson 10:  Craniofacial Pain and TMJ Imaging – Simmons, 1 hour 
•  Lesson 11: Craniofacial Pain and TMJ Imaging – Talley, 1.75 hours 
•  Lesson 12:  Craniofacial Pain and TMJ Imaging – Auvenshine, 30 mins 

Module 2:  Treatment & Management of the Patient with a Craniofacial Pain Disorder (11.25 hours) 

•  Lesson   1: Appliances for Disk Interference Disorders – Murphy, 30 mins 
•  Lesson   2:  Appliances for Disk Interference Disorders – Spencer, 1 hour 
•  Lesson   3:  Appliances for Muscle Disorders, 1.25 hours 
•  Lesson   4:  Muscular Disorders, 1.5 hours 
•  Lesson   5:  Head & Neck Anatomy as Related to TMD & Craniofacial Pain Disorders, 1.75 hours 
•  Lesson   6:  Pathology and Disease Processes of the Temporomandibular Joint, 1 hour 
•  Lesson   7:  Common Craniofacial Pain Disorders, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injections, 1.75 hours 
•  Lesson   8: Non-RDD Unlocking Technique and Temporary Splint, 45 mins 
•  Lesson   9: Temporomandibular Joint Injection Techniques, 30 mins 
•  Lesson 10: Trigger Point Injections, 1.25 hours 

Module 3:  Sleep Disorders and Craniofacial Pain (5.75 hours) 

•  Lesson   1: History of Sleep Medicine in Dentistry, 30 mins 
•  Lesson   2:  Basics of Sleep – Sleep Disorders, 45 mins 
•  Lesson   3: Basics of Sleep – Pediatric Development and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, 30 mins 
•  Lesson   4:  History of Sleep Medicine – Obstructive Sleep Apnea, 1 hour 
•  Lesson   5:  Sleep Exam – Examination & Diagnosis, 30 mins 
•  Lesson   6:  History of Sleep Medicine – Oral Appliances Treatment & Selection, 45 mins 
•  Lesson   7: Treatment Options, 45 mins 
•  Lesson   8: Problem Solving and Treatment Complications, 30 mins 
•  Lesson   9: Evaluation and Records, 30 mins