James Carlson
Dr. Carlson received his dental education at the University of Minnesota and was graduated in 1964. He spent three years as a dentist in the US Navy from 1964 to 1967. He began his first dental practice in Palmer, Alaska and served there as the president of the South Central District Dental Society. He also served as the president of the Alaska Chapter of the American Society of Dentistry for Children. He moved to Washington State in 1974 and has served as president of the Mount Baker District Dental Society. He is a past member of the American Equilibration Society American Association for Functional Jaw Orthopedics, International Association for Orthodontics, Holistic Dental Association, the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, and the Advisory Board of the Price Pottenger Foundation. He is currently a member of the American Dental Association. For over 10 years, while in private practice in Bellevue , Washington , he limited his services to treating TMJ and Facial Pain. He has studied extensively in the area of Cranial Facial Pain and TMJ, Orthodontics, and Jaw Orthopedics during the past 22 years. He was a featured instructor teaching Occlusion at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies for 3 years. He currently teaches courses on Occlusion, Occlusal Diagnosis, and removable Prosthetics throughout the United States , Canada , Australia , New Zealand , and England .
Was graduated from high school, Alexandria , Minnesota 1956
Attended Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter , Minnesota 1956 to 1958
Was graduated from the University of Minnesota B.S. 1962, D.D.S. 1964
United States Navy Dental Corps 1964 to 1967
Served with the U.S. Marines Corps, Camp Pendelton , Oceanside CA , Sangley Point NAS, Republic of the Philippines , and Treasure Island Naval Station, San Francisco , CA
Private general dental practice:
Palmer, Alaska from 1967 to 1974
Oak Harbor , Washington from 1974 to 1980
Bellevue , Washington - general practice from 1980 to 1991.
Bellevue , Washington - limited dental practice 1991 to 2001 to Orthodontics and the treatment of Head, Neck, and Facial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Past member of:
Academy of General Dentistry
American Academy of Dentistry for Children
Past President - Alaska Chapter
Washington Society of Preventative Dentistry
American Academy of Applied Nutrition
International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
American Equilibration Society
American Academy of Bio-Galvanic Technology
Board of Directors - Holistic Dental Association
Advisory Board - Price-Pottenger Foundation
International Association for Orthodontics
American Academy for Functional Orthodontics
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
Current member of:
American Dental Association
Past President South Central District Dental Society - Alaska
Past President Mount Baker District Dental Society - Washington
For three years was a featured instructor teaching Introduction to Occlusion, Full Mouth Reconstruction, Complete Dentures, and Case Diagnosis and Treatment Planning at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies, Las Vegas , Nevada
Currently:
International Lecturer on Occlusion, Occlusal Diagnosis, Removable Prosthetics, and the AccuLiner System
Instructor teaching removable prosthetics using the AccuLiner Denture System
Instructor teaching dental laboratory technicians theory and practical occlusion using the AccuLiner System
Dental consultant to private dental practitioners
Developer of the AccuLiner articulator
Introduced Occlusal Studies to the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies in 1999 and was their primary instructor for 3 years teaching occlusal principles and engineered occlusion with the AccuLiner articulator.
Consultant for Dentsply/Trubyte USA
Consultant for American Tooth Industries
Awards:
Diplomate of Postgraduate Education - Awarded April 2004 at the BioResearch Annual Conference
Published:
Books,
- Physiologic Occlusion released in March 2004
- The AccuLiner System released in March 2004
- Occlusal Diagnosis released in March 2004
- Article, The Significance of the Plane of Occlusion, The Functional Orthodontist Journal of Functional Jaw Orthopedics, Vol. 10, No 4, July /Aug 1993.
- Article, Criteria Used to Establish the Ideal Plane of Occlusion The Functional Orthodontist Journal of Functional Jaw Orthopedics, Vol 13, No. 3 May /June/July 1996 and Vol. 14, No 4 Aug/Sept 1996,
- Article, The Effect of Biomechanical Physical Forces and the Position of the Plane of Occlusion on Segments of the Stomatognathic System LVI Dental Visions Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies.
- Article, The Need for an Orthopedic Occlusal Analyzer in Orthodontics , The Journal of General Orthodontics , pp. 8-13, Vol. 10, Summer 1999.
- Article, Occlusal Examination and Diagnosis , The Bulletin , ADG Ontario , Canada 2004
- Article, Discovering Undiagnosed Pain Patients in a General Dental Practice
- "The Four Pillars of Occlusion" , Oral Health Sept. 2004 Ontario , Canada and Dental Economics Nov. 2004
Guest Lecturer:
- Montana State Dental Technicians Association - Full Dentures
- Washington State Dental Technicians Association - Full Dentures
- Mid-America Dental Technicians Association - Full Dentures
- American Academy of Craniofacial Pain - TMD/Pain
- American Academy of Orofacial Pain - TMD/Pain
- American Academy of Functional Jaw Orthodontics - Occlusion
- International Symposium on Denturism - Full Dentures
- Eight Annual Symposium of Facial Growth Guidance - Occlusion & Occlusal Diagnosis
- Holistic Dental Association - USA - Occlusion & Occlusal Diagnosis
- Holistic Dental Association - Germany - Physiologic Occlusion
- J. Lechner Seminars - Austria & Germany - Occlusion & Full Dentures
- Classic Dental Laboratory - Toronto , Ontario - Occlusion
- Pro-Art Dental Laboratory - Toronto , Ontario - Occlusion, Occlusal Diagnosis, & Full Dentures
- Shaw Dental Laboratory - Kingston , Ontario - Occlusion, Occlusal Diagnosis, & Full Dentures
- Rideau Dental Laboratory - Smith Falls , Ontario - Occlusion
- Aurum Dental Laboratory - Calgary , Alberta - Occlusion
- Posey Dental Laboratory - Langhorne , Pennsylvania - Occlusion & Occlusal Diagnosis
- Williams Dental Laboratory - Gilroy , California - Full Dentures
- BioResearch Annual Conference - Milwaukee , Wisconsin - Occlusion & Occlusal Diagnosis
- Ocean Ceramics Laboratory - Vancouver , Canada - Occlusion & Occlusal Diagnosis
- Opus One Laboratories - Agoura Hills , California - Occlusion & Occlusal Diagnosis
- Body Logic Seminars - Sydney and Melbourne , Australia - Occlusion, Occlusal Diagnosis, & Full Dentures
- J. Dean Seminars - London , England - Occlusion & Occlusal Diagnosis
- Dentsply/Trubyte EclipseT Conference - Chicago , Illinois - Full Dentures
- SOTO-USA - Jacksonville , FL and Washington DC - Occlusion, Occlusal Diagnosis, & TMD
- Ventura/Santa Barbara District Dental Society - Oxnard, California - Occlusion & Occlusal Diagnosis
- Bucks/Montgomery District Dental Society - Pennsylvania - Occlusion & Occlusal Diagnosis
- London District Dental Society - Ontario , Canada - Occlusion & Occlusal Diagnosis
- Seattle Study Club - California - Occlusion
- Summit Study Club - Phoenix , Arizona - Occlusion & Occlusal Diagnosis
- Minnesota Holistic Medical Association - Physiologic Dentistry
Courses Available:
At various locations in the USA , Canada , England , and Australia :
- Foundations ofl Occlusion - 1 day
- Physiologic Occlusion - 3 days
- Comprehensive Occlusal Diagnosis - 3 days
- Exceptional Dentures - The AccuLiner
Denture System of "Engineered" Removable
Prosthetics - 3 days
Foundations of Occlusion
Much of what we have been taught about occlusion is inadequate. Occlusion may be more than you think it is. Interdigitation of teeth is not occlusion, it's only part of it. Occlusion can be viewed as a dynamic functional system designed for mastication, speaking, singing and so on. It includes the bones (skull, maxilla, mandible and cervical vertebrae), muscles, nerves, and temporomandibular joints as well as the interdigitation and spatial alignment of the teeth. The teeth are only apart of the whole.
This one-day seminar is an introduction to the foundations of occlusion that he calls "The Four Pillars of OcclusionT". Dr. Carlson will demystify occlusion by taking a broad, but straightforward approach to this often-perplexing area of dentistry.
Dr. Carlson will discuss the:
- Significance of the Plane of Occlusion
- Criteria for Ideal Occlusion
- Significance of Posterior Guidance
- Alignment of the Maxilla
- Mandibular Position
- Mandibular Movement
- Basic Occlusal Examination
- Use of the AccuLiner Occlusal Analyzer
- Flaws in Traditional Occlusal Concepts
Dr. Carlson will demonstrate:
- Use of the ULF-TENS device
- How to take a Swallow Bite
- Palpation of Head, Neck, and Facial Muscles