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NIH Clinical Research Trials and You

The National Institutes of Health has created a new website, NIH Clinical Research Trials and...

Avoid a TMD Misdiagnosis...Watch out for Lyme Disease

With a much warmer start to spring, ticks will be out early this year. It’s especially important to take note of this if you live in or will...

TMJ Disc Regeneration Study

Inductive, Scaffold-Based, Regenerative Medicine Approach to Reconstruction of the Temporomandibular Joint Disk  The TMJ disc is composed of...

New NIH Funding Opportunites for TMJ Disorders

Administrative Supplements for Collaborative Science: Opportunities for Existing NIDCR Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Admin Supp)

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Mission

Jul 14, 2010

The TMJ Association (TMJA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of healthcare and lives of everyone affected by temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders.

We achieve our mission by:

  • Encouraging basic and clinical research on TMJDs to provide greater understanding and safer and more effective methods of diagnosis and treatment, based on scientific evidence.
  • Serving as a resource for the collection and dissemination of information on advances in research, treatment, insurance practices, patients' rights, and legal and ethical issues.
  • Connecting TMJ patients with those who can provide knowledgeable support and empathetic understanding.
  • Advocating for the needs of TMJ patients.
  • Promoting awareness of TMJDs among the public, policy makers, research and healthcare communities.
  • Communicating with elected officials, government agencies, professional organizations, community leaders and other policy makers concerning TMJ issues.
  • Collaborating with a prestigious Scientific Advisory Board.

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