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DAY 1 - CONFERENCE SPEAKER DAY 1 - CONFERENCE SPEAKER

Dr. Damian Teo
Sleep & TMJ Dentist in Melbourne.
■ Bachelor of Health Science (Dentistry) – Latrobe University
■ Masters of Dentistry – Latrobe University
■ Post Graduate Diploma Dental Sleep Medicine – University of Western
Australia

Dr Damian Teo is a holistic dentist who has been exclusively treating patients for
TMD, Bruxism and Sleep disorders for the last 10 years.

Damian is passionate about looking “beyond the mouth” and treating the
body as a whole. He believes dentists play an important role in being able to
recognise airway/breathing issues, sleeping problems, and craniofacial pain (such
as headaches, neck pain, and TMD). Damian first gained deeper knowledge
and understanding of TMD, craniofacial pain, sleep medicine, and airways by
completing the TMD & Sleep mini residency program by Dr. Steven Olmos in 2013.

This led to Damian working in Darwin’s first official TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre
in 2014, where he then focused his practice to treating patients for snoring, sleep
apnea, bruxism and TMD. He pursued further education in the field of sleep
medicine and achieved his Post Graduate Diploma in Dental Sleep Medicine with
the University of Western Australia in 2016.

Over the years, Damian completed various mini-residency programs covering
TMD, craniofacial pain, sleep medicine, orofacial myology and orthodontics with
Dr Derek Mahony, Dr Jeffrey Okeson, Dr Tony Ancell and Dr Jamison Spencer.

Knowing the value in multidisciplinary treatment, Damian has also completed
courses in biochemistry, nutrition, exercise biomechanics, neuro kinetic therapy,
Buteyko breathing, mental health and well-being. He also works closely with
many different health practitioners ranging from physiotherapists, chiropractors,
osteopaths, acupuncturists, speech pathologists, sleep respiratory physicians,
ENTs, oral surgeons and even personal trainers.

Speaker’s Lecture :
Signs and Symptoms of TMD and OSA
Damian’s passion for TMD and Sleep medicine led to the founding of his own
specialized TMD and Sleep clinics: Melbourne Dental Sleep Clinic, consulting
with TMJ physiotherapists in the Melbourne TMJ & Facial Pain Centre and Sleep
Respiratory Physicians in Lung and Sleep Victoria.

Damian regularly lectures, and holds an annual TMD & Sleep Mini Residency
in Australia, teaching practitioners from around the world, how to diagnose
and manage TMD, OSA and bruxism. He is also currently studying medical
acupuncture with the Australian Medical Acupuncture College (AMAC) and
finishing his Fellowship in Dental Sleep Medicine. He is passionate in spreading
the knowledge that dentists can help one’s health and quality of life “beyond the
mouth.”

Learn to identify signs and symptoms of TMD, snoring, sleep apnea, bruxism and
airway issues in your patients

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