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Dr. Rajesh Raveendranathan

Dr. Rajesh Raveendranathan

Visiting Consultant – TMJ & Dental Sleep Medicine

Speciality
Visiting Consultant – TMJ & Dental Sleep Medicine
Years in practice
25+
Departments
Orthodontics, Prosthodontics and Full-Mouth Rehabilitation
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Profile

About.

Dr. Rajesh Raveendranathan, known to patients as Dr. Raj, is a visiting consultant in TMJ disorders and dental sleep medicine at MID Dental Clinic in City Walk, Dubai. His work focuses on how the jaw joints, bite, muscles and airway function together.

He assesses and treats temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders and jaw pain, teeth grinding and clenching (bruxism), and snoring and sleep-disordered breathing with custom oral appliances, working alongside a sleep physician's diagnosis. He also provides neuromuscular and functional orthodontic care.

Born and raised in Bahrain, Dr. Raj graduated in dentistry from Rajas Dental College (Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University) in 1997. He trained in neuromuscular orthodontics at ICNOG in Italy in 2006, completed a residency in TMJ and dental sleep medicine at Tufts University in Boston in 2011, and received his Fellowship and Mastership from the International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics (ICCMO) in 2015. In 2018 he was awarded a PhD by École Supérieure Robert de Sorbonne for his thesis on sleep bruxism.

Alongside clinical practice he teaches internationally. He is International Secretary of ICCMO and founder president of its India Section, founded the Department of Neuromuscular Dentistry at Kantipur Dental College in Kathmandu, Nepal, and is the founding chairman of The Right Bite Sleep & TMJ Pain Care.

Qualifications

  • BDS – Bachelor of Dental Surgery (1997)Rajas Dental College, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, India
  • PhD – thesis on sleep bruxism (2018)École Supérieure Robert de Sorbonne, France
  • Diploma in Neuromuscular Orthodontics (2006)ICNOG – International College of Neuromuscular Orthodontics and Gnathology, Genoa, Italy
  • Residency in Dental Sleep Medicine – TMJ & Sleep Medicine (2011)Tufts University, Boston, USA
  • FICCMO & MICCMO – Fellow and Master (2015)International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics
  • Diplomate in OrthodonticsOrthodontic World Institute, Spain
  • FAACP – FellowAmerican Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP), USA

Memberships

  • International Secretary, International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics (ICCMO)
  • Founder President, ICCMO India Section
  • Board of Regents, ICCMO North America
  • Board Member, International Functional Orthodontics Association (IFUNA), Italy
  • Member, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM)
  • Central Council Member, Indian Dental Association (IDA)
  • Board Member & Reviewer, CRANIO: The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice
  • Board Member & Reviewer, JCalDent

What we treat

Treatments performed.

Common questions

Common questions.

Dr. Raj is a visiting consultant at MID Dental Clinic in City Walk, Dubai. He focuses on TMJ disorders and jaw pain, teeth grinding and clenching (bruxism), oral appliance therapy for snoring and sleep-disordered breathing, and neuromuscular orthodontics.

Neuromuscular dentistry looks at the bite together with the jaw muscles and joints, rather than the teeth alone. It uses measurements of muscle activity and jaw movement to help plan treatment for jaw pain and bite-related functional problems.

Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea are diagnosed by a physician, usually with a sleep study. When an oral appliance is suitable, a dentist trained in dental sleep medicine can make and adjust a custom device that holds the lower jaw forward during sleep. Dr. Raj provides this treatment alongside the diagnosing physician.

Dr. Raj sees patients at MID Dental Clinic in City Walk, Dubai, as a visiting consultant. Contact the clinic or use the online booking form to check his next available consultation days.

City Walk, Dubai

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Tuesday to Sunday, 12:00 to 20:00. Tell us what is bothering you and we will tell you, honestly, what it will take to fix it.

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