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History of ICCMO

Dr. Bernard Jankelson

ICCMO was founded in 1979 by Dr. Bernard Jankelson, the Father of the Neuromuscular Dental Occlusion Concept together with an international group of clinicians and dental educators. Dr. J’s motto was: “If you can measure it is a fact. If you cannot measure it is an opinion.”

ICCMO continues to grow and thrive with active sections in the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Russia, and South America with biennial Congresses held in each of the Sections. ICCMO has played a key role throughout these years in gaining recognition and acceptance of neuromuscular dentistry (NMD) and the computerized measurement devices used in clinical practice. ICCMO has published ten volumes of the Anthology of Craniomandibular Orthopedics including the works of members from all Sections which provide a rich resource for the clinician seeking scientific answers in the field of occlusion and TMJ TMD. In addition, ICCMO is a founding member of the Alliance of TMD Organizations.

Our international sections include North America, South America, Japan, Germany, Russia, Italy, France, India, Armenia, and  Netherlands.

For over thirty-five years, ICCMO has been the global voice of scientific advancement and education in occlusion, neuromuscular dentistry, and TMJ/TMD diagnosis and treatment. The College was created as a non-commercial, not for profit organization to provide an open forum for the free exchange of ideas, practices, and research in the field of neuromuscular dentistry in an atmosphere of camaraderie and professionalism.

​ICCMO is a society of healthcare professionals with a common interest in the anatomy and physiology of dental occlusion, jaw function and orthopedic dysfunction (TMJ/TMD) with resultant symptoms in the head and neck. ICCMO is a professional organization committed to helping dentists better treat occlusion and TMJ/TMD pain patients using science-based technology and techniques utilizing state of the art biomedical instrumentation.

​Neuromuscular dentistry is a holistic approach where a harmonious relationship between teeth, muscles of mastication and TMJ is maintained by www.iccmo.org

Primary Objective

ICCMO members bring a high level of integrity, compassion, and objectivity in the care of their patients and the organization is committed to the following:

  • To encourage our members to help alleviate the suffering of those persons afflicted with temporomandibular disorders (TMJ/TMD), a form of head and neck pain and dysfunction.
  • To encourage study of the anatomy, physiology, biophysics, and pathology of the human neuromuscular system.

  • To develop research and educational programs that will identify and define the principles of neuromuscular dentistry through programs at universities, dental organizations together with scientific publications in peer-reviewed medical and dental journals. Textbooks on TMD have been authored by ICCMO members and published in the US, Japan, and Italy.

  • To teach dentists and allied professionals how the principles of neuromuscular dentistry are applicable to the treatment of malocclusion, dental restoration and the various pathological conditions of headache, sleep apnea, temporomandibular dysfunction, and head and neck postural dysfunction.

  • To actively endeavor to maintain “Freedom of Practice” for all of the College’s members enabling them to practice in accordance with their professional expertise, license and the needs and desires of each patient. North American ICCMO members have made presentations proving the validity of neuromuscular dental principles and practices before the ADA, USFDA, and NIDCR (NIH). Similar activities have transpired in Europe, Japan, and South America.

ICCMO-INDIA MEMBERSHIP

Become a member of ICCMO India, and be a part of the global voice of scientific advancement and education in occlusion, neuromuscular dentistry, and TMJ/TMD diagnosis and treatment.
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Why join the ICCMO India Section?
Master occlusion concepts to increase clinical predictability and restorative success. Learn evidence-based scientific approaches to TMJ TMD diagnosis and treatment. Access the latest insights and information to better help your patients.

Benefits of ICCMO Membership

  • Be recognized by patients and other providers as a clinician dedicated to treating TMD through an evidence-based scientific approach
  • Share knowledge with neuromuscular dentists from around the world at every level of expertise in a convivial atmosphere
  • Find and receive referrals from patients and other professionals in your field.
  • Receive the Anthology of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics, as published, with articles from members of all Sections with the most recent articles on Neuromuscular Dentistry
  • ICCMO India members get special discounts on equipment purchases. To be a part of the conferences at a discounted rate.
  • Be represented in the Alliance of TMD Organizations
  • Fellowship and Mastership recognition programs
  • Access to educational forums.
  • Your profile listed on our website.
Associate membership may be offered to licensed or certified healthcare professionals interested and active in the management of craniomandibular disorders.  This includes but not limited to dental hygienists, dental laboratory technicians, physiotherapists, nurses, chiropractors, and myofunctional therapists.

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