Faculty

Jeffry R. Shaefer, DDS, MSC

Instructor, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY

University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

DDS

MSc

1970-1972

1973

1978

1990

1978-1980 General Dentist/Air Transportable Hospital Dentist, Yokota AFB, Japan

1980-1983 Flight Dentist/Air Transportable Hospital Dentist, Upper Heyford AFB, England, UK

1983-1985 Dental Infection Control/Radiology Officer, Plattsburg AFB, NY

1985-1987 General Dentistry Residency, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX

1987-1990 Base Dental Surgeon, Hessich Oldendorf Air Station, West Germany

1990-1994 Base Dental Surgeon/Deputy Hospital Commander, Soesterberg Air Base, Holland

1994-1996 TMJ and Orofacial Pain Fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

1996-1997 Chief TMD and Orofacial Pain Clinic, 81 st Dental Squadron, Keesler AFB, MS

1997- 1999 Commander Clinical Dentistry Flight, 81 st Dental Squadron, Keesler AFB, MS

1999-Present Active Staff, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

1999-Present Director of Pre-Doctoral Orofacial Pain, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

1999-Present Director of Pre-Doctoral Pain Control, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

1999-Present Director of the Post-Doctoral Orofacial Pain Program, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

1999-Present Director of Post Graduate Pharmacology Course, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

1999-Present Director of TMJ and Orofacial Pain Clinic, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

JR Shaefer, ES Duke, BK Norling. Glass Ionomer Bond Strength as Influenced by Time. J Dent Res, Abstract 201, Vol 66 Special Issue/Abstracts, 1987.
J Shaefer, D. Jackson, E Schiffman, K Hargreaves. Bradykinin Levels in Synovial Fluid of Subjects with and without Temporomandibular Joint Pain. J of Orofacial Pain, Abstract P36, Vol 10:2, Spring 1996.
J Shaefer, E Schiffman, D Jackson, J Swift, KM Hargreaves. The Effect of Arthrocentesis and Lavage in Subjects with Chronic TMJ Pain. J of Orofacial Pain, Abstract 18, Vol 11:2, 1997.
JR Shaefer, Dl Jackson, EL Schiffman, KM Hargreaves, JQ Swift, QN Anderson. TMJ Allodynia’s Association with Synovial Fluid IBK and Effusions. J Dent Res, Abstract 1264, Vol 76 Special Issue/Abstracts, 1997.
J Shaefer, E Schiffman. The Diagnostic Validity of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Disc Displacement with Reduction and Arthralgia. J of Orofacial Pain, Abstract 30, Vol 12:2, 1998.