This 40-minute presentation includes diagnosis and treatment, both surgical and nonsurgical, of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) symptoms and pathology ranging from medical therapy on one end to total TMJ reconstruction on the opposite end of the spectrum, as indicated.
Dr. Traub graduated from Creighton University School of Dentistry in 1978 following which he completed a 3-year Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He then enjoyed a full-time solo practice in his home town of Albuquerque, New Mexico USA until the summer of 2023. More recently, he has accepted a teaching position at Creighton University Dental School as a clinical professor in the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery department. He is on the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Oral Biology (AIOB), still practices surgery part-time in Albuquerque, and is becoming certified by the International Academy of Independent Medical Legal Evaluators, being the first in his field in that organization. He has placed dental implants since 1982 and still does major facial traumatic reconstructive surgery. He is a clinical instructor in the Oral & Maxillofacial department at the Touro University College of Dental Medicine (New Mexico campus).
