School of Dentistry

Temporomandibular Disorders: The integration of teaching, research, and patient care

Spirit of Discovery

When
June 5, 2023
8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Where
2730 S. Moody Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201
Room: 3A003A/B

Temporomandibular Disorders: The integration of teaching, research, and patient care

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Dr. Yoly M. Gonzalez-Stucker

Dr. Yoly M. Gonzalez-Stucker is Program Director of the Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Orofacial Pain Certificate Program, Associate Professor, and Chair in the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences at the University at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine. She received DDS degrees from both the Universidad Central de Venezuela and the University at Buffalo, and her graduate degrees from the University at Buffalo. In 1993, she established a TMD clinic to care for disadvantaged populations within the pre-doctoral curriculum, which has evolved to form the clinical platform for the TMD and Orofacial Pain graduate program. She is now dedicated to the research and education of orofacial pain in Buffalo. Dr. Gonzalez has lectured extensively in the US and abroad and has authored and co-authored numerous scientific articles, abstracts, and book chapters in her field of expertise. During the last 15 years she has conducted clinical research. She has been involved in NIH-sponsored landmark projects in the field of TMD and Orofacial Pain that include the Validation Study, DC-TMD, OPPERA and TMJ Biomechanics.