Psychosocial considerations when diagnosing and managing orofacial pain, headaches and TMD

– History of the medical community’s view of the role of psychology and emotion in the management of chronic pain

– Procedures and attitudes which considers the complex relationship of psychological and biomedical factors

– Specific techniques which deal with the psychological component of the pain pattern 

– Identification and integration of biological and psychological aspects of pain

– Description of the biomedical and psychosocial models

– History of the biopsychosocial model

– The importance of psychological aspects in the treatment of patients with chronic pain

– Current state of the biopsychosocial model in pain management concepts

– Techniques to address the psychological aspects for the dentist

– Critical processes to make a referral without causing anger and without suggesting the patient’s pain is psychosomatic.

Recommended for: Functional dentists.