Month: October 2024

C-TMD IMPACT hosts another successful retreat at the USC Health Sciences Campus Conference Center on October 30, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. The Center for TMD IMproving PAtient-Centered Translational Research (C-TMD IMPACT) is a premier center for the development of innovative therapies for temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). C-TMD IMPACT receives funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) with the mission to facilitate the design of pre-clinical and clinical studies addressing these unmet needs and shepherd new therapies for TMDs. The second retreat had experts from diverse fields who came together once again to build on the conversations from the previous retreat. They shared updates on their work and discussed their ongoing vision for advancing the knowledge and research of TMDs, fostering collaboration and continued progress in the field. The main focus of the discussion centered on shaping the future of TMD programs and exploring innovative strategies for their development. Some of the keynote speeches include Dr. Glenn Clark’s talk “Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders, Clinical Landscape and Needs in the Dental Setting”, Dr. Jeffrey Lotz’s talk “Deep phenotyping in Chronic Lower Back Pain and Applications to TMD Data Harmonization Efforts”, and Dr. Julie Olson’s talk “Utilizing patient samples from the TIRR for identifying biomarkers and discovering mechanisms of disease”. This retreat promoted lively discussions and illuminated the need to provide the best scientists and research to move the needle with the current state of TMD research. The retreat was an excellent continuation for experts and related parties to share their experience and knowledge about TMD, driven to improve the future of TMD research and patient care.