Chronic Pain & Temporomandibular Disorder: Systemic & Syndromic Implications

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA - CHARLESTON, SC

AUGUST 10, 2017

"Pain is what the patient says it is. ... Patient autonomy in pain management is a clinical imperative. If you're going to manage pain patients, they are going to do the talking." Dr. Theresa Gonzales gives an entertaining and highly informative lecture to patients, her dental students and pathology students on chronic pain management at the Charleston, South Carolina Chapter meeting. Trained as a pathologist and dentist, Dr. Gonzales discusses everything from the opioid controversy, the National Pain Strategy and how chronic pain affects the patients in her clinic. (2017) Revised: 9/2019