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Jeffrey P Okeson (Jeff)

University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry  Professor and Dean
Lexington, KY
okeson@uky.edu
859-323-1884

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Lexington, KY
okeson@uky.edu
859-323-1884
859-323-9136
University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry
Professor and Dean
D-136 College of Dentistry, UK Medical Center
800 Rose Street
Lexington, KY 40536-0284
USA
6/1/1988

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DMD
Kentucky
Yes
ABOP

Biography

Dr. Okeson is Professor and Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. He is also the founder of the College's Orofacial Pain program which he established in 1977. Dr. Okeson has more than 240 publications in the area of occlusion, TM disorders and orofacial pain in various national and international journals. He is past president of both the American Academy of Orofacial Pain and the American Board of Orofacial Pain. He has authored two textbooks on TM disorders and orofacial pain, which have been translated into eleven different languages. Dr. Okeson is a very sought after lecturer on the subject of TMD and orofacial pain and has presented more than 1300 invited lectures on the subject of TMD and orofacial pain in all 50 states and in 59 different countries. He has received the campus wide University of Kentucky “Great Teacher Award”, the Provost’s Distinguished Service Professorship, the University of Kentucky Hall of Distinguished Alumni Award, the American Academy of Orofacial Pain’s Service Award, and the first ever “Distinguished Alumni Award” from the College of Dentistry. Dr. Okeson has also received “The International Dentist of the Year Award” from the Academy of Dentistry International. This is the highest award recognized by this Academy and was given to him in recognition of his worldwide efforts in providing education in the area of temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain.