Specialist Clinician
Oral Medicine Specialist · Researcher · Educator
Dr Joseph Ryan is a specialist in orofacial pain, temporomandibular disorders, and dental sleep medicine. He holds multiple postgraduate qualifications, serves as President of the Australian Medical Photobiomodulation Therapy Association, and has contributed to peer-reviewed research, textbooks, and international clinical education.
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Featured Lecture · 2026
In this Somnomed Academy webinar, Dr Joseph Ryan explores the complex relationship between bruxism, sleep-disordered breathing, and temporomandibular disorders — and how an integrated, multidisciplinary approach leads to better patient outcomes.
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Dr Ryan's research spans temporomandibular disorders, photobiomodulation therapy, and oral medicine — contributing to the evidence base that underpins clinical practice.
Authors: Joseph Ryan, Lee Na Chong, Robert Jared Dunn
Journal: Case Reports in Oncology (Case Rep Oncol)
2025 Mar 10;18(1):311–318. doi: 10.1159/000541966. eCollection 2025 Jan–Dec.
Authors: Joseph Ryan
Journal: Published literature review
February 2019
Textbooks
Textbook chapter contribution · February 2024
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Education
Dr Ryan regularly presents to medical and dental professionals on topics spanning photobiomodulation therapy, orofacial pain, TMD, and sleep medicine. Over 20 presentations across national and international conferences.
Somnomed Academy Webinar
A recorded lecture exploring the intersection of bruxism, sleep medicine, and TMD management — covering integrated clinical approaches for complex patients.
Wollongong Dental Group
Australian Society of Oral Health Therapy
Oral Medicine Academy of Australia
Dental Aid Sydney
Wollongong Dental Group, March 2024
Australian Dental Association
Presented in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association — Professional Development Meeting
Australian Chapter of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain — Chapter Meeting
Australian Chapter of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain — Chapter Meeting
Live Webinar
Australian Chapter of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, Melbourne
Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association — Professional Development Meeting, February 2017
International Association of Dental Research (IADR), San Francisco, USA — March 2017
Presented at the IADR in 2016 and at the San Francisco conference in March 2017.
Australian Chapter of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain — Chapter Meeting
Brain and Mind Institute, University of Sydney
Presented annually from 2015 through to 2019.
Brain and Mind Institute, University of Sydney
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