This 2.5 day workshop was organized by the International RDC/TMD Consortium Network and the Orofacial Pain Special Interest Group of the International Association for the Study of Pain. The planning committee was comprised of Richard Ohrbach (University at Buffalo, US), Thomas List (Malmö University, Sweden), Jean-Paul Goulet (Laval University, Canada), and Peter Svensson (University of Aarhus, Denmark).

Workshop participation was by invitation based on representation within the field, which included the Consortium Network, the Orofacial Pain Special Interest Group of the International Association for the Study of Pain, the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, the European Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders, and the International Headache Society; other disciplines included radiology, psychology, ontology, and patient advocacy.  Thirty-five individuals from 12 countries participated.

The workshop members were divided into workgroups that reviewed core literature describing the RDC/TMD properties, provided recommendations for revision, and suggested research directions.

The goals of this workshop were to (1) finalize the revision of the RDC/TMD into a Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) which would be more appropriate for routine clinical implementation, (2) provide a broad foundation for the further development of suitable diagnostic systems for not only TMD but also orofacial pain as well, and (3) provide research recommendations oriented towards improving our understanding of TMD and orofacial pain.

The Program and the Recommendations are available for download.  The executive summary was published as Ohrbach R, List T, Goulet J-P, Svensson P (2010) Recommendations from the International Consensus Workshop: convergence on an orofacial pain taxonomy.  Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 37:807-812.  A second paper regarding orofacial neuropathic pain is currently under review (April 2011).