Gary M. Heir, DMD, a Dentist with Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine
Aug 4, 2022
Get to know Dentist Dr. Gary M. Heir, who serves patients in Newark, New Jersey.
New York City, New York Aug 4, 2022 (Issuewire.com) - A seasoned dentist, Dr. Heir is a Clinical Professor, Carmel Chair of Algesiology, and Director of the Center for Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. His clinical interests include chronic pain, headaches, TMD, orofacial pain, and Lyme Disease.
Educated in the United States, he graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree from Temple University in 1964, and received his Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry degree from the UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School in 1972.
On a professional level, Dr. Heir is an active member of the American Association for Study of Headache, the American Dental Association, the Association of Migraine Disorders, the International Congress of Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders, the International Association for the Study of Pain, the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, the American Board of Orofacial Pain, and the International Headache Society.
Over the past decade, he played a significant role alongside a committee of national orofacial pain program directors and the American Academy of Orofacial Pain to get orofacial pain recognized as the 12th specialty in dentistry by the American Dental Association in March 2020. He is also the signatory on the application to the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards for recognition of the American Board of Orofacial Pain as the official certifying board for the specialty.
An internationally recognized expert on orofacial pain, Dr. Heir has published papers, chapters, and abstracts on topics related to the field of temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain, and serves on several editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals. He also serves as the section editor for Orofacial Pain Neuroscience in The Journal of the American Dental Association.
Dentistry, also known as Dental and Oral Medicine, is a branch of medicine that consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity. Dentists diagnose and treat dental issues and help patients develop better oral hygiene regimens. They clean teeth, correct bite issues, perform surgeries, create beautiful smiles, and perform other duties to ensure that the teeth and mouth are healthy.
Learn More about Dr. Gary M. Heir:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1347820-Gary-Heir-Dentist, or through Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine, https://rutgershealth.org/provider/gary-heir
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