Dr Prabu Raman

Dr. Prabu Raman’s Kansas City practice, The Raman Center for TMJ & Sleep, focuses exclusively on four areas of excellence: Cranio Cervical Mandibular Dysfunction / Temporo Mandibular Dysfunction Aesthetic Dentistry / Complex restorative Dentistry Neuro Muscular Functional Orthodontics Dental Sleep Medicine / Oral Appliance therapy Dr Raman teaches live patient and lecture courses on Aesthetics and TMD treatment. He served for 12 years as a Clinical Instructor & Featured speaker for The Las Vegas Institute of Advanced Dental Studies. Dr. Raman has lectured on TMD treatment in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia and throughout the USA. He was selected by the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs as a TMD Expert to participate in the Science Forum at 2011 ADA annual meeting. He was also selected by the Journal of the California Dental Association to be an invited TMD expert author to contribute to its August 2014 TMD issue. He has achieved Mastership status of The International College of Cranio Mandibular Orthopedics & Mastership of Las Vegas Institute of Advanced Dental Studies. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. He is also a Fellow of American College of Dentists & a Fellow of Pierre Fauchard Academy. Dr. Raman serves as Craniofacial Pain Section Editor of CRANIO - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice. He also serves Adjunct professor, Neuromuscular Orthodontics, UJI University in Castellon, Spain. Dr. Raman served as President of the Missouri Dental Association (2016-17), President of Greater Kansas City Dental Society (2007). Member of the ADA Council on Dental Education and Licensure (2013-17), Chair of ADA Recognition of Dental Specialties and Interest Areas in General Dentistry Committee (2015-17) and continues to serve as a member of the ADA House of Delegates. Dr. Raman serves as Commissioner, National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards (2020 -24) He is International President elect and past President North America of the International College of Cranio Mandibular Orthopedics (ICCMO) and of the International Association for Comprehensive Aesthetics (IACA).

TOPIC - Cranio Cervical Mandibular Dysfunction protocol – Why? How? When? (40 MIN)

The classic protocol for registering Myocentric position of the mandible involves ULF TENS of cranial nerves V & VII. A protocol to also relax cervical musculature by ULF TENS of CN XI was presented by the author at 2007 ICCMO conference, Vicenza, Italy. Further evolution of this protocol to optimize mandibular & cervical musculature, TM Joints, as well as cranio-cervical vertebrae that included craniocervical physical therapy techniques was presented by the author at 2011 ICCMO conference, Vancouver B.C., Canada proposing the term Cranio Cervical Mandibular Dysfunction (CCMD) to better describe the condition we treat. This technique has been called “Raman CCMD protocol’. This presentation will describe the rationale for optimizing cervical posture, describe the individual components of Raman CCMD protocol, the rationale for each component and when to use this protocol. Course objectives: 1. Understand the important relationship of cervical posture and mandibular posture. 2. Learn how to quickly evaluate the function of cranio-cervical spine 3. Learn the components of Raman CCMD protocol to optimize cervical posture