International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics
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For more information contact Hallie Truswell at hallie@iccmo.org
About ICCMO
The International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics (ICCMO) is a society of health care professionals who have a common interest in the anatomy and physiology of occlusion, jaw function and orthopedics dysfunction with resultant symptoms in the head and neck.
The primary objectives of the College: 1. To understand the physiology of jaw function, and, 2. To alleviate the widespread human suffering of those persons afflicted with head and neck pain and dysfunction. To accomplish this objective, members pledge to apply the highest level of integrity and objectivity in the care of their patients and the organization pledges itself to the following:
• 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.
• To teach interested 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 encourage research and development of equipment that allows objective measurement and recording of normal function and existing pathological neuromuscular conditions of the bones, muscles, nerves, joints and ligaments of the head and neck.
• To sponsor educational scientific meetings that provide instruction in the application of these various neuromuscular principles to the practice of dentistry.
• To encourage our members in this field of scientific endeavor for the ultimate benefit of the people of the world.
• To promote publications of neuromuscular studies in dentistry.
• 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 and to protect their right to “Freedom of Practice”.
Our Mission
ICCMO is a society of health care professionals with a common interest in the etiologic role of orthopedic deformities as related to the various symptoms of head and neck pain and dysfunction. The primary objective of the College is the alleviation of the widespread human suffering of those afflicted with the varied symptomatology of head and neck pain and dysfunction (TMD). To this end, the members of the College aim to apply the highest level of scientific integrity and objectivity in their clinical practice and in research for the resolution of these problems.