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There’s no question that when patients have problems with TMJ or occlusal issues causing pain, collaboration between medical doctors and dentists is imperative. Henry Gremillion, who is setting up the medical/dental arm of the Dawson Center curriculum, was the past director of the Facial Pain Center at University of Florida. He has some invaluable resources and knowledge about how ENTs, neurologists, and psychologists can assist a dentist in an interdisciplinary approach to deal with pain. When a physician or dentist focuses on his limited area of expertise, the patient can suffer. Some patients have many problems wrapped up in a set of symptoms. As we treat more complex problems, aligning ourselves with a good team that includes physicians will help the patient. I believe that this practice will become the norm rather than the exception in the future.