TMJ Mini Residency
with Dr. Kristina Wolf and Dr. Steven Olmos
Other · Beginner, Intermediate · Lecture, Online Live · $6,585
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TMJ Mini Residency is a hybrid training program built around a systematic approach to TMD, orofacial pain, and dental sleep medicine, taught as the Olmos System. Dentists complete foundational learning online on their own schedule, then attend two hands on sessions of two days each in Philadelphia, spread over several months.
What makes the experience different:
- Learn from Dr. Steven Olmos, founder of TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre International, a diplomate of the American Board of Craniofacial Pain and the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, and an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee School of Dentistry.
- Hear from Dr. Kristina Wolf, who owns the TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre of Cleveland and teaches anatomy, physiology, and neuroscience at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine.
- Build the knowledge base online at your own pace, so the in person days can focus on clinical skills, real case analysis, and practical application.
- Leave with the Olmos System materials: a reference manual, front and back office standard operating procedures, and new patient forms and questionnaires.
- Draw on protocols used across a network of more than 70 centers in 7 countries, with clinical mentorship and access to the education team for questions.
Best practical takeaways:
- Craniofacial assessment for patients with jaw pain and dysfunction
- Interpreting joint imaging
- Evaluating sleep disordered breathing in the dental setting
- Appliance therapy protocols
- A clinical workflow for bringing TMD and sleep care into your practice
- Office procedures and intake forms for onboarding these patients
Clinical distinction: The TMJ Mini Residency is not a single appliance course or a short sleep apnea overview. Its value is a full framework where diagnosis, imaging, appliance therapy, sleep evaluation, and office systems work together, so these patients can be managed consistently rather than case by case.
Best for: general dentists and specialists who see patients with TMD, orofacial pain, or sleep related breathing concerns and want a structured system rather than isolated techniques. It suits dentists ready to commit time over several months and to set up new diagnostic and office workflows. Those who want to explore the topic first can start with the provider's online Micro Residency.