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Steven D. Bender, DDS

Steven D. Bender
Steven D. Bender, DDS

Clinical Associate Professor

Director of the Clinical Center for Facial Pain and Sleep Medicine

Contact

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
3302 Gaston Ave.
Dallas, TX 75246
benderdds@tamu.edu
Phone: 214.828.8432
Fax: 214.874.4504

Biography

Dr. Bender is a Clinical Associate Professor in the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Texas A&M College of Dentistry in Dallas Texas and serves as the director of the Clinical Center for Facial Pain and Sleep Medicine, Texas A&M Health, Dallas, TX. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and has earned Fellowships in the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, the American Headache Society, the International Academy of Oral Oncology and the American College of Dentists. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas in 1986 and practiced general and restorative dentistry in Plano, TX. From 1998-2000, he studied orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders at the Parker E Mahan Facial Pain Center at the University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville Florida.

From 2000-2015, Dr. Bender maintained a private practice limited to orofacial pain and sleep disorders before becoming a full-time faculty member at the College of Dentistry in 2016. He is a past president of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain as well as the Fourth District Dental Society of Texas and the Dallas Academy of General Dentistry. In addition, he has served as a consultant for the United States Army.

Education and Post-Graduate Training

  • Bachelor of Science, Biology and Preprofessional Studies, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 1977-1981
  • Doctor of Dental Surgery, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 1982–1986
  • Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders, The University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida 1998-2000

Employment History:

  • 2016 – present, Director, Clinical Center for Facial Pain and Sleep Medicine, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX
  • 2016 – present, Graduate Committee Faculty, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
  • 2016 – present, course director, Pros 642 (Advanced TMD and Occlusal Concepts and TX.) Graduate Prosthodontics Residency Program, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas TX
  • 2000 – 2015, facial pain and sleep medicine practice, Plano, TX
  • 1990 – 2000, comprehensive restorative and TMD dental practice, Plano, TX
  • 1986 – 1990, general dentistry practice, Mesquite, TX

Research Interests

  • Migraine and other headache disorders
  • Anatomy of the head and neck
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
  • Sleep bruxism

National Service/Recognition/Awards

  • 2006 Fellow – International Academy of Oral Oncology
  • 2006 Fellow – American Academy of Orofacial Pain
  • 2011 Texas Dentist of the Year Nominee; Dallas Academy of General Dentistry
  • 2011 Fellow – American Headache Society
  • 2014 Fellow – American College of Dentists
  • 2015 American Headache Society Members Choice Award, Best Paper Published in Headache
  • 2018 Diplomate – American Board of Orofacial Pain
  • 2019 Faculty Member Induction: Omicron Kappa Upsilon
  • 2019 Dallas County Dental Society Faculty Award

Professional Certifications

  • Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain

Teaching Interests

  • 2001 – 2003, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Restorative Sciences - Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX
  • 2003 – 2005, Adjunct Professor - Parker College of Chiropractic, Dallas, TX
  • 2003 – 2005, 2011– 2015, Adjunct Professor, Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency Program - Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX
  • 2013-2015, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontics Stomatology Center, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX
  • 2016-2020, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX
  • 2020-present, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX

Memberships

  • American Academy of Orofacial Pain (President 2015-2016, Council Chair 2016-2017)
  • American College of Dentists (Fellow 2014)
  • American Dental Association
  • American Headache Society (Fellow 2011)
  • Dallas Academy of General Dentistry (Board of Directors 2003-2006, President 2005- 2006)
  • Dallas County Dental Society, (Peer Review Committee 2005-2008)
  • International Academy of Oral Oncology (Fellow 2006)
  • International Association for the Study of Pain
  • International Headache Society
  • North Texas Dental Society (Board of Directors 2011-2015, President 2014-2015)
  • Oral Examiner, American Board of Orofacial Pain (2021-present)
  • Texas Academy of General Dentistry (Delegate 2005)
  • Texas Dental Association

Representative Publications

  • Bender S.D., “Occipital Nerve Block for Cervicogenic Headache”, Practical Pain Management, Sept./Oct. (2004), 48- 50
  • Bender S.D., “Cervicogenic Headache”, The Texas Dental Journal, March (2006), 266-270
  • Editorial Review Board and Contributor: Picket FA, Tere’zhalmy GT, Dental Drug Reference. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006
  • Bender S.D., “Neuron-glia Signaling in the Trigeminal Ganglion”, Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, (2008), Feb; 48(2): 299-300
  • Bender S.D., “Primary and Secondary Red Ear Syndrome: Implications for Treatment”, Cephalalgia, (2007), Nov; 27(11): 1286-7
  • Bender S.D., “The NTI Appliance for TMD and Headache Therapy”, Tex Dental Journal, (2007), April; 124(4): 357-8
  • Bender S.D., “Occlusion, Function and Parafunction: Understanding the Dynamics of a Healthy Stomatognathic System”, PennWell Dental Group (2009)
  • Blumenfeld A, Bender SD, Glassman B, Malizia D., “Bruxism, temporomandibular dysfunction,
  • tension type headache, and migraine: a comment”. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. (2011) Nov;51(10):1549-50
  • Bender S.D., “Topical review: cluster headache and sleep-related breathing disorders”. Journal of Orofacial Pain, Volume 25, Issue 4 (2011), 291-297
  • Blumenfeld A, Bender SD, Glassman B, Pinto A. “Patterns of use for an enhanced nociceptive trigeminal inhibitory splint”. Inside Dentistry, (2011) Dec. Vol 7(11): 46-54 
  • Bender S.D., “Oral Appliance Therapy for Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders”. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, (2012) 23: 72-78
  • Bender, Steven D. "An unusual case of hypnic headache ameliorated utilizing a mandibular advancement oral appliance." Sleep and Breathing3 (2012): 599-602.
  • Bender S.D. “Sleep Bruxism: A Topical Review”. The Journal of the Greater Houston Dental Society, May (2012): 10-14.                                                                                      
  • Bender, S. D. "Temporomandibular Disorders, Facial Pain and Headaches." Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pains1 (2012): 22-25.
  • Bender, S.D. "Introduction to the Southern Headache Society." Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pains1 (2012): 3-3.                         
  • Bender, S.D.” Headache, Temporomandibular Disorders, and Bruxism: Uncovering Connections”. Practical Neurology. January/February (2013) 21-24
  • Blumenfeld A, Ashkenazi A, Napchan U, Bender SD, Klein BC, Berliner R, Ailani J, Schim J, Friedman DI, Charleston L 4th, Young WB, Robertson CE, Dodick DW, Silberstein SD, Robbins MS. “Expert Consensus Recommendations for the Performance of Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Headaches - A Narrative Review.” Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. (2013) March 53(3):437-46             
  • Bender, S.D. “Oral Appliance Therapy for Sleep Breathing Disorders”. The Journal of the Greater Houston Dental Society, (2013): 25-29
  • Bender, S.D. "Orofacial Pain and Headache: A Review and Look at the Commonalities." Current Pain and Headache Reports (2014) 18(3): 1-6
  • Robbins MS, Kuruvilla D, Blumenfeld A, Charleston L, Sorrell M, Robertson CE, Grosberg BM, Bender SD, Napchan U, Ashkenazi A. “Trigger point injections for headache disorders: Consensus methodology and narrative review”. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. (2014) 54: 1441-1459
  • Bender, S.D. “Temporomandibular Disorders and Headache: It’s All In Your Head (Brain)” The Journal of the Greater Houston Dental Society, (2015): 29-35
  • Bender, Steven D. "Sleep Bruxism and Sleep‐Disordered Breathing." Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry1 (2016): 67-71.
  • Bender, Steven D. "Assessment of the Orofacial Pain Patient." Dental Clinics4 (2018): 525-532.
  • Bender, Steven D. "Burning Mouth Syndrome." Dental Clinics 4 (2018): 585-596.
  • Stinson, C,Bellinger, LL, Puri, J, Ahuja, N, Bender, SD, Kramer, PR.  Estrogenic effects on temporomandibular disorder and pain. J Appl Behav Res. 2019; e12164. 
  • Shu H, Liu S, Tang Y, Schmidt BL, Dolan JC, Bellinger LL, Kramer PR, Bender SD, Tao F. A Pre-Existing Myogenic Temporomandibular Disorder Increases Trigeminal Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Enhances Nitroglycerin-Induced Hypersensitivity in Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2020 Jan;21(11):4049.
  • Guest Editor, Orofacial Pain, Dental Clinics, Volume 64, Issue 4, October 2018

Book Chapters

  • Kraus S.L., Bender S.D., Prodoehl J. (2018) Muscle-Based Conditions. In: Gremillion H., Klasser G. (eds) Temporomandibular Disorders. Springer, Cham
  • Contributor/section editor in: de Leeuw, R., Klasser, G.D., editors. Orofacial Pain: Guidelines for Assessment, Diagnosis and Management. Sixth ed. 2018, Quintessence Publishing USA: Hanover Park, IL.
  • Di Giosia M, Bender S, Castroflorio T, Bargellini A. Sleep Bruxism. In: Milano F, Gracco A, Di Giosia M. Editors. Dental Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. A practical Manual. 2020 Edra Publishing US. Chapter 9: 213-231. ISBN:978-1-7351497-2-1