Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Sam Beavers is both nationally and internationally recognized in the field of neuromuscular dentistry. He has contributed to the advancement of dentistry as a practitioner, educator, lecturer and writer by encouraging conservative treatment involving myofunctional modalities and demonstrating its role in comprehensive dental care.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Sam Beavers received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in general dentistry from the University of Tennessee School of Dentistry in 1971, He has accumulated over one thousand post graduate hours with an emphasis on temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD), pain management, orthodontics and integrative medicine.
Prior to his dental school education and training, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree and graduated in 1968 from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Following his internship with Tennessee Public Health he went on to finish an internship at the Myofunctional Institute in Coral Gables, Florida and acquired advanced education from the Capital University of Integrative Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Beavers has over 37 years of experience with the past 20 years dedicated solely to TMD Therapy, Orthodontics and Reconstructive Dentistry.
EDUCATION AND TEACHING
A strong believer in continuing education, he has focused his advanced training in the areas of musculoskeletal disorders, head, neck & facial pain disorders (TMD), restorative problems, orthodontics and jaw orthopedics. With his background, knowledge, experience and skill he focuses his talents on providing his patients with the most up to date care. He is a former adjunct clinical instructor in the department of Otolaryngology at the University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences. His teachings and lectures focus on the neuromuscular approach to dental care and the oral systemic connection.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Dr. Beavers is a member of numerous professional groups, some of which are the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, International Association of Orthodontics, International Association of Gnathological Orthopedics, Institute of Myofunctional Therapy, and the American Dental Association.
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Dr. Beavers has earned numerous appointments and awards from professional organizations. He has served as the Chair of Education and as an Executive Board Member for the International Association of Orthodontics. He is a former professor at the Capital University of Integrative Medicine in Washington, D.C and has served on the board of directors for Hampton Dental Research.
He is an active member of many organizations, written numerous articles and gives lectures and presentations to other dental and medical professionals on a regular basis. He has served as an expert witness for (legal) TMJ/orthodontic related cases.
TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY
Dr. Beavers focuses on addressing the source of the patient’s problem as opposed to simply treating the patient’s symptoms. He has over 20 years of experience treating patients suffering from craniomandibular dysfunction and craniofacial pain.
In treating his patients, he implements all facets of dentistry including periodontics, fixed and removable prosthetics, cosmetic/aesthetic dentistry, gnathologics, functional orthodontics, as well as craniomandibular orthopedics. He has experience in treating the complex restorative/orthopedic cases and has fabricated appliances for compromised cancer related cases. Limiting his abilities to any one of these areas of dentistry would prevent him from taking a broader perspective in treating each case comprehensively; therefore, Dr. Beavers chooses to remain a “general dentist” and refrains from specializing in any particular area of dentistry.