Your patient’s pain
Relief that starts with diagnosis
Tell when orofacial pain comes with sleep bruxism and when it has another cause, so every treatment you choose has a clear clinical purpose.
Live online course · Dr. Gilles J. Lavigne
Sleep Bruxism in Adults
Definitions, Assessment, Clinical Relevance, and Management
Sharpen how you assess and manage sleep bruxism in adults, from pain and occlusal splints to medication and referral.
- Friday. Nov 20 - 2026
- 8 AM–12 PM ET / 5–9 AM PT
- Live on Zoom · 4 hours
- Delivered in English · Spanish interpretation available
$500 USD$600Early Bird price ends October 31
Prefer to split it? Pay in 2 installments of US$250: one when you enroll, one on November 1.
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- Member of the Order of Canada:Honored for research that transformed dental practice
- Co-author of the international consensusThe 2013 and 2018 bruxism definitions, and the 2025 update
- Honorary doctorateUniversity of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine (2009)
- Past presidentCanadian Sleep Society and Canadian Pain Society
Why this course?
Your patient wakes up in pain and asks for a night guard. This course sharpens every decision you make before you fabricate one.
Sleep bruxism shows up in your chair as jaw pain, tooth wear, fractured restorations or a partner who hears the grinding. A splint is the go-to answer, but it does not stop bruxism. It has a different role, and understanding what drives each case is what changes the outcome.
The occlusal splint
Prescribe it with confidence
What a splint can and cannot do, and which patients need an airway check first.
Beyond the dental chair
Know when to refer
Insomnia, sleep apnea, reflux, REM sleep behavior disorder: spot the signs and coordinate with the physician from your role.
Learning objectives
By the end of the program, participants will be able to
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Distinguish the roles of the dentist, the physician and other professionals in diagnosing and managing sleep bruxism.
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Determine when to prescribe an occlusal splint, what it can realistically achieve and when it is not the best option.
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Integrate clinical and instrumental assessment, and recognize what each recording device ca
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Recognize when sleep bruxism presents alongside orofacial pain, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux or REM sleep behavior disorder, and adjust the treatment plan.
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Link sleep bruxism endophenotypes to treatment choice.
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Lead referral and interdisciplinary care with sleep medicine and other specialties.
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Select the right management strategy for each patient: counseling, devices or medication.
Program · 4 hours
From definition to management, from everyday cases to complex ones, plus 30 minutes of open conversation with Dr. Lavigne
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Session 1
What is sleep bruxism, and who treats it?
What falls to the dentist, what falls to the physician and other professionals, and how to work as a team without losing the patient.
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Session 2
How to confirm the diagnosis.
What to look for in the patient history and the intraoral and muscle exam, and when to order device-based recordings or a sleep study.
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Session 3
Endophenotypes: why sleep bruxism differs from patient to patient
Endophenotypes, the physiology behind each type of sleep bruxism, such as its link to sleep micro-arousals, and why it shapes your treatment choice.
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Break
25 Minutes
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Session 4
From counseling to splints and medication
What to tell your patient, when an occlusal splint or mandibular advancement device makes sense (and when it doesn’t), and when medication is needed.
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Session 5
From straightforward to complex.
From sleep bruxism with no associated conditions to patients who also present with orofacial pain, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux, or REM sleep behavior disorder and other neurological conditions.
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30 minutes
Q&A
Final discussion and take-home messages.
Meet your instructor
Dr. Gilles J. Lavigne
Dentist. Neuroscientist. Four decades of research into how sleep, pain, breathing and the jaw muscles interact.
Dr. Lavigne earned his DMD and an MSc in Neurological Sciences at the Université de Montréal, trained in oral medicine at Georgetown University, completed a postdoctoral fellowship in pain neurobiology at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), and earned his PhD in trigeminal neuroscience at the University of Toronto.
He joined the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Dental Medicine in 1987 and served as its dean from 2008 to 2016. He led the Pain, Sleep and Trauma Laboratory at Montreal’s Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine and held the Canada Research Chair in Pain, Sleep and Trauma from 2007 to 2021. Since 2024, he has been a full professor at McGill University’s Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, with an appointment in Neurology and Neurosurgery.
With more than 290 peer-reviewed papers and four co-edited books, including Sleep Medicine for Dentists (Quintessence), he is one of the co-authors behind the international consensus that defines sleep bruxism today.
“Gilles Lavigne’s innovative research has transformed dental practices.”
Official Order of Canada citation · Governor General of Canada
- 2009 Honorary doctorate, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine · Distinguished Career Award, Canadian Pain Society
- 2013 Co-author, “Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus” (J Oral Rehabil)
- 2015 Honorary member, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and Canadian Dental Association · Fellow, American College of Dentists
- 2017 Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
- 2018 Member of the Order of Canada · Co-author, international consensus on the assessment of bruxism
- 2021 Senior Investigator Research Award, IADR Neuroscience Group
- 2023 Meier-Ewert Award, German Society of Dental Sleep Medicine · Prix Hommage, Ordre des dentistes du Québec
- 2024 Honorary member, SEDCYDO (Spain) · Full professor, McGill University
- 2025 Co-author, international update of the bruxism definitions
Sources: McGill University · Governor General of Canada · PubMed
Who should attend
Built for the clinicians who lead the treatment plan and the colleagues who share it
Dentists in every specialty:
Your Transdisciplinary team
Enrollment
Everything you need to know before you save your spot
- Date
- Friday, November 20, 2026
- Time
- 8 AM–12 PM ET / 5–9 AM PT
- Format
- Live on Zoom · Interactive lecture, and discussion
- Language
- Delivered in English, with simultaneous Spanish interpretation
- Duration
- 4 hours, including a 25-minute break and a 30-minutes question session
- Certificate
- Neurotrainers certificate of attendance
- Recording
- 3 months of replay access in MY CLASSROOM
Your investment
$500 USD$600
Ahorras $100
Early Bird price ends October 31
Prefer to split it? Pay in 2 installments of US$250: one when you enroll, one on November 1.
- 4 live hours with Dr. Gilles J. Lavigne
- Simultaneous Spanish interpretation
- Two clinical cases worked through live
- 30 minutes of open Q&A
- 3 months of replay access
- Certificate of attendance
Pay in USD with PayPal, credit card or dLocal Go (local payment options by country). Your invoice arrives by email as soon as your payment is confirmed.
FAQ
Dr. Lavigne teaches in English. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation runs throughout the session, Q&A included.
Yes. The program sets aside 30 minutes for open Q&A, and both clinical cases are discussed live.
You get 24/7 access for 3 months. Watch, pause, review and come back as often as you like. Even if you join live, the replay is yours too.
Your certificate is issued by Neurotrainers and documents your continuing education hours. Formal recognition depends on the requirements of your local professional board or association.
You’ll receive a confirmation email right after your purchase. One day before the course, we’ll send your Zoom link and a reminder to the email address you used to enroll.
The videos can be streamed inside the platform throughout your 3-month access, but they can’t be downloaded. Supplementary materials are yours to download and keep, subject to their copyright terms.
PayPal, credit card and dLocal Go, with local payment options by country. Prices are in U.S. dollars (USD), and your invoice arrives by email once your payment is confirmed.
This course focuses on sleep bruxism in adults: clinical and instrumental assessment, its links with orofacial pain and obstructive sleep apnea, and interdisciplinary management. Our pediatric bruxism courses focus on children.
f course. Message us on WhatsApp or email info@neurotrainers.com.co. Our team works in Spanish, and English support is available on request.
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Friday, November 20 · Live on Zoom
Four hours with one of the minds behind today’s definition of sleep bruxism
Bring the latest assessment criteria and an interdisciplinary management pathway straight into your practice.
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