THOMAS P. HAND, D.D.S. F.A.C.D., F.I.C.D., F.A.D.I.
Education:
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Emory University School of Dentistry, Atlanta, Georgia, D.D.S., 1959
Licenses Held: Florida, Georgia
Professional Affiliations
American Dental Association
Florida Dental Association
Central District Dental Association
Dental
Society of Greater Orlando
American
Equilibration Society
American
Prosthodontic Society
Academy
of Osseointegration
Florida
Academy of Practice Management
Central
Florida Occlusal Study Club
Staff,
Florida Hospital
Staff,
Winter Park Memorial Hospital
Honors:
American College of Dentists, 1991
International
College of Dentists, 1993
Academy
of Dentistry International, 1997
Pierre Fouchard Academy, 2001
Offices Held:
Past President, Orange County Dental Society
Past
President, L.D. Pankey Alumni Association
Former
Director, Officer and Trustee of the L.D. Pankey Institute
Chairman,
TMJ Facial Pain Center, Winter Park Memorial Hospital, 1990
Member,
Select Committee, Mahan International Symposium
Continuing Education:
Completed the Continuum of Study at the L.D. Pankey Institute I-V
Attended all Facial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Study Courses at the University of Florida
Attends
yearly update, Continuum of Study at the Facial Pain Center
Extensive
postgraduate courses in head and neck anatomy
Completed
all Philosophy of Dentistry courses – L. D. Pankey
Completed
all PMS Occlusal Rehabilitation Seminars
Attended numerous postgraduate courses of study in occlusion, restorative dentistry, dental implants and temporomandibular joint dysfunction over a 41-year period
Papers/Lectures:
Lecture, “Relationship of Cervicomasticatory Pain”; American Dental Association Annual Meeting, 1995
Lecture, “Treatment of Cervicomasticatory Pain Patterns Utilizing Specific Exercise Rehabilitation to the Cervical Spine and Physical Therapy"
University of California School of Medicine; San Diego, 1994
Lecture, “Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction”, Spinal Symposium; University of Florida School of Medicine, 1997
Lecture, “Relationship of Cervical and Fascial Pain and Current Rehabilitative Procedures”, University of Cologne; Cologne, Germany, 2000
Lecture, “Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction and a Philosophy of Dentistry”
Certified, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons; Oxford, England 2000
Lecture, “Occlusion and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders”, Committee for Medical Dental Education of Northern Ireland; Belfast, Ireland, 2000
Lecture, “Diagnosis and Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders”; Miami Mid-Winter Meeting, 2002
Lectured on temporomandibular joint disorders to: Local and state dental societies in Florida and nationally The Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Association of Insurance Adjustors; Florida Biofeedback Association; Various hospital teaching services.
Author, chapter on treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders, Guide to Rehabilitation (Deutsch & Sawyer)
Author, chapter, Injury to the Temporomandibular Joint, Whiplash and Related Headaches (Bernard Swerdlow, M.D.)
Clinical Research Study and Symposium, Johnson & Johnson Aluminum Oxide Implants
Selected, The Best Dentists of America, 2004 & 2005 and Best Dentists Orlando Magazine, 2004 & 2005
Dentist of the United States World Cup Soccer Team