Global Faculty Positions (FTMJF)

Mentor and Programme Director

Darpan Bhargava MDS, MOMS RCPS (Glasg), PGDHM, PDCR, Ph.D, Consultant, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; 

Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, People's University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; Director Research, DAMER India; 

Clinical Director, TMJ Consultancy Services, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Program Chief Academic Advisor

Louis G. Mercuri DDS, MS, Visiting Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center Chicago.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Chicago.

Clinical Consultant for Stryker/TMJ Concepts, Ventura California. 

Program Patron and Chief advisor

R S Neelakandan MDS, IBOMS, IFHNOS (USA); Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Vice Chancellor, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education & Research, Deemed-to-be University, Chennai, India

Program Patron and Chief advisor

M. Anthony Pogrel DDS, MD; Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UCSF School of Dentistry, UCSF Dental Center, San Francisco, CA

Honorary Program Faculty (Temporomandibular Joint related disorders)

Steven D Bender DDS, Diplomate, American Board of Orofacial Pain; Clinical; Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University; Director: Facial Pain and Sleep Medicine, Texas A&M Health.

Honorary Program Faculty (Clinical examination and inter-disciplinary collaboration for the management of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders)

Suzie Bergman DDS, IFWDC, Instructor with focus on TMJ and orthodontics;

Dentistry On Officers Row; McGann Postgraduate, School of Dentistry; Progressive Orthodontic Seminars, Vancouver, Washington, United States.

Honorary Program Faculty   (Temporomandibular Joint Surgery)

P. Elavenil MDS, MBA (Hosp Mgmt), FDSRCPS (Glasg),  FAM

Professor, Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, India

Honorary Program Faculty (Biology of Pain related to temporomandibular Joint and associated structures)

R Ramya MDS, Ph.D, Professor & Head, Department of Oral Biology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai,   India

Honorary Program Faculty   (Temporomandibular Joint Arthrocentesis)

Mehmet Fatih ŞENTÜRK DDS, PhD, Professor (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) & Vice Dean, Dentistry Faculty, Ankara   Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkey

Honorary Program Faculty   (Temporomandibular Joint Surgery)

Kishore Moturi MDS, FTMJF, Professor & Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, India

Honorary Program Faculty   (Temporomandibular Joint Surgery)

Preeti G Bhargava MDS, FTMJF, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Lead Associate, TMJ Consultancy Services, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Honorary Program Faculty   (Temporomandibular Joint Radiology)

Prashant P Jaju MDS, Oral Medicine and Radiology; Professor, Head of Department & Post Graduate Guide, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Honorary Program Faculty   (Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Occlusion)

Rahul Rochani BDS, MScD (Orthodontics), Consultant Orthodontist and Occlusion Expert at Sparkle Dental Hub, Bhopal, India

Honorary Program Faculty   (Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy)

Ankit Pandey MDS, FTMJF, PGDCR, Associate Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, People’s University, Bhopal,   Madhya Pradesh, India; Trained in TMJ Arthroscopy (Nexus CMF), Utah School of   Medicine, Slc (USA)

Honorary Program Faculty (Epidemiology and Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders DC/TMD)

Rashmi Mishra BDS, MPH, MSD, Diplomat of American Board of Oral Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA

Honorary Program Faculty (Technique of wet needling with local anesthetics, the myofascial

pain physiopathology, conservative treatments for muscular and joint pathologies, awake and/or sleep bruxism - diagnosis, management and related comorbidities and neuropathic pain in the orofacial region.

Camilo Chávez Farías DDS, MS (Zaragoza, Spain), Clinical support in TMD and OP at the TMD and Orofacial Pain department, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain 

Honorary Program Faculty   (Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy and Total Joint Replacement)

Samer Srouji DMD, Ph.D; Professor and Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Head of Galilee College of Dental Sciences, Naharia, Israel

Honorary Program Faculty (ENT & Maxillofacial Surgeon's perspective on TMDs)

Steven Anandan DDS, MD; Specialist in ENT & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oslo universitetssykehus, Norway

Honorary Program Faculty (Role of Physiotherapy in Temporomandibular Disorders: Assessment, Management and Treatment)

Hugo Dias B.Sc (Physiotherapy from Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal), Masters in Pain Science and Management from Keele University, UK; TMJ and OFP Specialist Physiotherapist, St. George’s Hospital Trust, Maxillofacial Department, UK – NHS; Parkside Private Hospital, UK - Private Sector; Kingston Dental Clinic, UK - Private Sector; Physio-on, UK - Private Sector

Honorary Program Faculty (Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, patient's perspectives)

Mahdieh Alipour DDS, Research Assistant, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Dental and Periodontal Research Center, Iran

Honorary Program Faculty   (Temporomandibular Joint Surgery)

Vankudoth Dal Singh MDS, FTMJF, Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lenora Institute of Dental   Sciences, Rajahmundry, India

Honorary Program Faculty   (Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Occlusion)

Sunil Kumar Mishra MDS, Professor and Head, Department of Prosthodontics, Rama Dental College, Hospital and Research Centre, Kanpur, India

Honorary Program Faculty (Second line pharmacological interventions for pain related to Temporomandibular Joints Disorders)

Georgakopoulou Eleni PhD, MD, DDS, MSc (Oral Medicine), Néa Ionía, Attiki, Greece

Honorary Program Faculty (Temporomandibular Joint Radiology)

S. Karthiga Kannan MDS (Oral Medicine and Radiology), Professor & Principal, Adhiparasakthi Dental College, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India

Honorary Program Faculty (Temporomandibular Joint Surgery)

Beena S MDS, FTMJF, Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College & Hospital, Chennai, India 

Honorary Program Faculty (Temporomandibular Joint Surgery)

Sundar Ramalingam BDS (India), MDS (India), MFDS RCPS(Glasgow), FFDRCS(Ireland), FDS RCPS(Glasgow); Faculty Member and Associate Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

Honorary Program Faculty (Biology of Pain related to Temporomandibular Joint and Orofacial Region)

Pratishtha Mishra BDS, MDS, MS, Diplomate ABOP, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Assistant Professor, Periodontics and Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis & Oral Radiology,     Lexington, Kentucky.

Honorary Program Faculty (Temporomandibular Joint Imaging)

Dania Tamimi DMSc, ABOMR, Consultant for Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Imaging, Specialty Imaging for Temporomandibular Joint and Sleep-Disordered Breathing,  Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology Services, Orlando, Florida 

Honorary Program Faculty (Temporomandibular Joint Anatomy)

Pinki Rai M.Sc, Ph.D; Assistant Professor, Human Medical Anatomy, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR, MMDU), Mullana, India

Honorary Program Faculty (Temporomandibular Joint Surgery)

Andrew J. Sidebottom BDS (Hons), FDSRCS (Eng), MB ChB (Hons), FRCS (Eng), FRCS (OMFS), Senior Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Specialist in Temporomandibular Joint related Surgery, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Honorary Program Faculty (Temporomandibular Joint Imaging)

Sonam Khurana BDS (India), MDS (India), MSc&Cert. (Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX), Diplomate of ABOMR; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology & Medicine, New York University College of Dentistry, United States

Honorary Program Faculty (T-Scan and DTR)

Vihang Naphade MDS, Oral & Maxilofacial Physician, TMJ & Craniofacial Pain Consultant Director, Smile Kraft TMJ & Craniofacial Pain Centre, Indore, India

Honorary Program Faculty (Orofacial Pain Screeners)

Anas Al-Taee DDS, Chief Resident in TMD & Orofacial Pain , University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Honorary Program Faculty (Myofascial Pain)

Vaishnavi Prabhakar MDS, Diplomate American Board of Orofacial Pain, Post Doctoral Research Candidate, Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute Chennai; Fellow and Masters, Orofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine, Roseman University, College of Dental Medicine and Smile USA