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Mariona Mulet, DDS, MS, is the Associate Program Director of the Orofacial Pain Graduate Program at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Mulet earned her dental degree from the University of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, in 1998. After three years of practice in general dentistry in Spain, she came to the University of Minnesota. She completed a two-year certificate and master program in Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain in 2003 and a one-year Clinical Fellowship in Oral Medicine in 2004. She obtained her professional dental license in Minnesota the same year. She has been a member of the TMD Division faculty at the School of Dentistry since then. Dr. Mulet is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. In addition to mentoring and teaching graduate students in the Orofacial Pain Graduate Program, she provides patient care in the field of Orofacial Pain. Her clinical interests include the diagnosis and management of patients with temporomandibular disorders and chronic orofacial pain conditions, painful oral mucosal conditions such as burning mouth syndrome, and the management of obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliances. 

Alvin G. Wee, DDS, PhD, MPH, is a Professor within the Department of Restorative Sciences and the Director of the Division of Prosthodontics at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. He completed his dental degree at both the National University of Singapore and Creighton University. He completed his prosthodontic residency at University of Iowa and fellowship in maxillofacial prosthetics at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Wee completed graduate studies at The Ohio State University and University of Nebraska. Dr. Wee's professional career extends from The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Dentistry to the University of Nebraska Medical Center as Director of the Division of Oral Facial Prosthetics, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and then at Creighton University. He also served at the Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System in Omaha, Nebraska. He joined the University of Minnesota in 2019 as a tenured Full Professor. He is a highly respected researcher and has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and several textbook chapters. He has presented over 100 continuing education programs worldwide. As part of his current faculty practice, he treats patients with complex oral rehabilitation needs at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System.

Disclosure Summary

It is the policy of the University of Minnesota Office of Continuing Dental Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational activities. All participating speakers, course directors, and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Relationships of spouse/partner with proprietary entities producing health care goods or services should be disclosed if they are of a nature that may influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of the CDE activity. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. Specific disclosure information for each speaker, course director, and planning committee member will be shared with the audience prior to the speaker’s presentation.

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The following information was received from our speakers for this course. It is not assumed these financial interests or affiliations will have an adverse impact on course presentations. They simply are noted here to fully inform course participants.

Mariona Mulet, DDS, MS
Indicated no relevant affiliations or financial interests. Speaker does not intend to discuss an off-label/investigative use of a commercial product/device.

Alvin Wee, BDS, DDS, MS, MPH, PhD
Indicated no relevant affiliations or financial interests. Speaker does not intend to discuss an off-label/investigative use of a commercial product/device.