Occlusion Connections

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Master Your Occlusion. Transform Your Dentistry

“Empowering dentists to deliver high‑value care—even in turbulent times”.

Practical, patient-centered training for the next generation of dentists.

“Hear from dentists whose practices and confidence were transformed through OC’s GNM training.”

“Join the next generation of dentists transforming their practice through OC.”

Empowering dentists to deliver high-value care—even in turbulent times. Are you ready to elevate your dentistry and master the nuances of occlusion and TMD? Occlusion Connections isn’t just another course—it’s a game-changing experience designed for dentists who want precision, predictability, stability and lasting results in their treatments. REGISTER NOW

🔹 Master the Art of Occlusion – Gain deep insights into TMJ function, vertical dimension adjustments, and advanced bite correction techniques.
🔹 Enhance Patient Outcomes – Help your patients achieve stability, comfort, and long-term oral health with cutting-edge methodologies.
🔹 Learn from the Best – Join renowned experts who challenge conventional approaches and push the boundaries of occlusal science.
🔹 Build a Competitive Edge – Differentiate yourself in the field with skills that directly impact clinical success and patient satisfaction. Learn how to resolve patient grinding/bruxing and clenching problems. Learn how to properly reposition and reduced displaced disc as well as resolve TM joint paining problems without ignoring them. Learn how to become and expert in occlusion without confusion.

MASTERCLASS Courses Are Filling! Secure your spot today and take your expertise to the next level.

“At Occlusion Connections, we believe that precision, insight, and technology can transform patient care. By combining objective occlusal analysis with proven clinical protocols, we empower doctors to see beyond symptoms, treat with confidence, and achieve outcomes that redefine comfort and function. Join us in shaping the future of occlusion-driven dentistry — where every bite is measured, every patient is understood, and every clinician excels.”

“In today’s turbulent times, we empower dentists to deliver high-value care that endures—anchored in clarity, stewardship, and legacy.”

MASTERCLASS Hands-On OCCLUSION and TMD COURSES with DR. CLAYTON A. CHAN

GNM Occlusion is the Foundation to Advanced Dentistry

“Master the Bite. Manage the System. Deliver Results.”

Occlusion Connections offers the most comprehensive occlusion and TMD training in the world—built on our 9+3 Gneuromuscular (G+NM) curriculum.
Every dentist must learn how to find the Optimized Bite and manage it with precision—especially when patients present with pain, joint derangement, or muscle dysfunction.

Stable results don’t come from guesswork. They come from mastering physiologic principles, objective diagnostics, and bite management protocols that restore confidence to care. That’s what OC delivers—clarity, skill, and a path to predictable success.

Learn how to find Physiologic Vertical, AP, Frontal/Lateral, Pitch, Yaw and Roll dimensions without manually manipulating the jaw to some acquired position, guessing or assuming things are correct, when you know its not. GUESSING the Bite is never good enough!
Learn how to find the “Unstrained” and “Physiologic” position based on technology that scientifically and objectively measures.

“Where clarity meets confidence—and every bite tells the truth.”

This is where dentists come when traditional teachings fall short.

At Occlusion Connections, we teach clinicians how to resolve restorative dilemmas, treat TMD at the next level, and master the principles of physiologic occlusion.
We reset the thinking process—training dentists to become true physicians of the mouth. Experts.
We build confidence through clarity.
Our answers are rooted in bio-physiologic principles and protocols of homeostasis—because stability isn’t optional, it’s essential.
OC’s teachings are systematic, detailed, and comprehensive.
Our methods are grounded in objective diagnostics and measured outcomes—delivering logical clinical answers that today’s dentistry often overlooks.
Whether you’re restoring, aligning, or treating dysfunction, OC equips you to do it with precision, purpose, and predictable results.

Don’t waste time in your career. Make the Occlusal Connection—and become the expert your patients deserve.

OC Masterclass Invitation

Dentists around the world are recognizing the gaps in their gnathologic and neuromuscular education.
The OC Masterclass is designed for the top 10%—clinicians who are serious about finding real answers beyond the limitations of classic CR (centric relation) and NM (neuromuscular) approaches.

Led by Dr. Clayton Chan, OC Masterclass training reveals the missing keys to dental occlusion and TMD—concepts not taught in today’s dental schools. Dentists come to learn GNM occlusion not just to expand their knowledge, but to stretch their clinical wings and master restorative, prosthetic/implant, orthodontic, and TMD protocols with precision and purpose.

OC offers the most comprehensive continuum Masterclass occlusion and TMD education in the world:
Levels 1–9 in GNM Occlusion, plus Ortho/Orthopedics 1–3, and the most advanced clinical training in K7 instrumentation.

This is where clarity meets confidence.
Where objective diagnostics replace guesswork.
Where dentists become physicians of the mouth—experts in restoring harmony, stability, and lasting results.

THIS IS WHAT IS MISSING IN YOUR OCCLUSION UNDERSTANDING!

OCCLUSION SHOULD NOT BE MYSTERIOUS: PITCH >>> YAW >>> ROLL >>> VERTICAL >>> ANTERO-POSTERIOR >>> FRONTAL/LATERAL LOCATION. True Centric Relation (CR) is the Optimized Bite. It is ““UNSTRAINED PHYSIOLOGIC” MANDIBULAR POSITION according to newest CR definition (GPT, May 2017). Any scientific method is based on objective measurements to validate quality of resting modes, functional modes and joint sound quality of health. Determining an optimized mandibular to maxillary arch position first is key to all treatment involving restorative, prosthetic, implant, orthodontic and TMD. Are you an 80-85% dentist or are you a 10-15%er?

Clinicians know that OC teachings make sense—both gnathologically and neuromuscularly.

Dentists from all backgrounds, whether early in their careers or seasoned in practice, come to OC to refine their diagnostic and technical skills. They’re searching for the missing pieces—answers that traditional education has overlooked.
Through objective physiologic measurement and data-driven protocols, Dr. Chan’s teachings illuminate what many still do not know in the realm of dental occlusion and TMD.
This is where fragmented concepts become unified. Where clarity replaces confusion. Where dentists evolve into true physicians of the mouth.

Dentists come to OC to learn the clinical GNM principles, protocols, and methods taught by Dr. Clayton Chan—grounded in objective diagnostics not found anywhere else. They discover the critical differences between muscle health and dysfunction, and how unstable muscle activity affects restorative, implant, and orthodontic outcomes. Mastering “micro-occlusal” adjustment skills based on stable muscle awareness is key to treating complex occlusal and TMD cases with confidence and precision.

“From Burnout to Breakthrough—Discover What Dentistry Forgot.”

Experienced clinicians recognize that unresolved problems persist in their dental practice—often leading to frustration and burnout. Through Dr. Clayton Chan’s scientifically tested GNM protocols, grounded in objective diagnostics and decades of clinical insight, dentists from around the world discover the missing answers to questions that traditional education has left unanswered. These teachings restore clarity, confidence, and purpose—bringing to light what has been absent in dental occlusion and TMD training for years.

TESTIMONIALS/SEEING the BIGGER PICTURE

THE COURSE WAS DEFINITELY AN EYE OPENER!

“Amazing Paradigm Shift”. “The connection between the optimal bite and how it effects the rest of the body is what impressed me. This is the real occlusion.” “I now realize the optimized bite not only gives you stability intra-orally, but also stability physiologically.” “Every part of this course was DEFINITELY and eye opener.” “The small course setting allowed for much more open discourse.” – Comments from Level 1 Course Attendees

I WISH I TOOK THIS COURSE EARLY ON . . .

“Dr. Chan was very clear, easy to understand and easily approachable and helpful.” “This is a simple tool but a life changer for the patient.” “I wish I had taken this course early on. This must be made part of every dental school curriculum. Dr. Chan is an exceptional teacher!!” “He was very thrilled and professional and easy to understand.” “This course help me apply the teachings directly to our diagnosis and treatment planning.” – Comments from Level 1 Course Attendees

SEEING THE BIGGER PICTURE

“Having attended level one this weekend really makes me appreciate the sequencing of your curriculum. As has been said many times on the forum, and after originally jumping in at level five because I made some wrong assumptions about what might be presented in the more “
beginner courses ” I truly appreciate the sequence of transitioning from one tooth dentistry to whole mouth dentistry. As one matures as a dentist one continually seeks answers. Mine were all about occlusion. If your information had of been as readily available as its is today through OC, my journey would have been more self satisfying and stress free because your work provides so much more of the bigger picture than any dental school can. I wholeheartedly advise anyone who is early in this
journey to partake in your curriculum. It will make them so much more confident in their daily practices and. The patients really appreciate knowing what is going on in their mouths and bodies. ” No one has ever explained that to me before. ” – Marke Pedersen, BSc, D.D.S., Chairman of Pacific Dental Conference, Vancouver/Vernon, B.C. Canada (K7 owner, NM experienced)

HIGHLY RECOMMEND: YOU WON’T REGRET

“I encourage every dentist who has some or no occlusion background should take Occlusion connection courses. I have taken 8 +2 courses with Dr.Clayton Chan and no doubt it has transformed my dental career and allowed me to practice advanced dentistry with high confidence. Honestly speaking, I have used and applied OC or GNM concept taught by Dr. Chan, in everything I do in dentistry from restorative, ortho, TMJ treatment to full mouth rehab with crowns or AOX prosthesis. Highly recommend his courses and I can reassure you won’t regret. I really got hooked and addicted to his teaching at the beginning and it did take me two straight years to complete his 8+2 courses. Thanks Dr. Chan for your unique OC GNM teaching!!!” – Cory N. Nguyen, D.D.S., Dallas, TX (K7 owner, OC Levels 8+2).

9+3 CONTINUUM GNM MASTER CLASS COURSE SCHEDULE

MASTER THE PHYSIOLOGY OF DENTAL OCCLUSION

Gneuromuscular (GNM) concepts go beyond the basics and classic neuromuscular fundamentals. They take the clinician into a realm where long-standing questions in dentistry finally find clinical answers.
GNM equips the treating dentist with the confidence, clarity, and expert skills missing in today’s occlusal education. At its core is a mastery of the diagnostic examination process—because effective treatment planning begins with precise, physiologic records and bite registration at optimal relationship.
At Occlusion Connections, our teachings are proven, specific, detailed, and grounded in scientific and physiologic truth. This is what G+NM is all about: restoring clarity to diagnosis, confidence to care, and harmony to the entire system.

“If you don’t see the problem, you can’t diagnose it. If you don’t diagnose it, you can’t treat it. Diagnosis is the foundation of effective treatment planning—and the key to patient success.”

FOUNDATIONAL HANDS-ON COURSES BY CLAYTON A. CHAN

TREASURES THAT SHOULD BE CHERISHED

“Our chest is full of little treasures that should not only be cherished, but fully appreciated for they are keys to unlocking the mystery of WHY people don’t respond to so many other medical modalities and professional treatments. Understanding WHY canine rise and what happens after the canine is done (or WHY even some people have limited range of motion and can’t move past their canines, WHY condyle/disc relationships cannot be ignored, but must be reduced) – these are critical pieces of the TMJ-NM puzzle. What are the dentists biggest challenges?”

Do we attribute our failures to something other than what we are doing and blaming airway, or psychological issues, or . . . something else?” – Lawrence M. Stanleigh BSc MSc DDS, Calgary, AB (OC Levels 1-8, K7 owner)

MICRO OCCLUSION IS THE HALLMARK OF GNM

“Micro Occlusion is the hallmark of GNM”. Too often this is not worked out in detail in other teachings. The missing “DOT dentistry” isn’t appreciated enough. There is a lack of emphasis to truly allow the teeth to come into contact into a terminal end point without torque and tension. There is so much talk on finding the trajectory which is important but too little on the end point Micro-Occlusion.” – Dr. Jerry Lim, BDS (Singapore), FRACDS (Australia) , (OC Levels 1-7, K7 owner)

“From Guesswork to Precision—Learn Objective, Measured Protocols.”

OC HAS INCREASED MY SUCCESS LEVEL

“As you know, my practice is limited to TMD and Sleep Dentistry. I’m basically a bite doctor. In addition to my local office, I work with a group of prosthodontists. Taking your curriculum has increased the success level of my patient care significantly. My patients, my referring doctors, and the doctors I work with at Ozark Prosthodontics all thank you for what you have allowed me to do for them. It’s made it worth making those trips to Las Vegas. I think you know how much I hate leaving my little farm here in rural Arkansas, so that’s saying a lot.” – Stephen C. Fisher, D.D.S., Clarksville, AR (OC Levels 1-8, Ortho 1-2, K7 owner)

DID WE OBJECTIVELY MEASURE AND ANALYZE?

“Often we seek to get our patients “NORMAL, out of pain and comfortable. We stop at that point in our treatment. Did we objectively measure and analyze what the physiology of our finished treatment? Did we measure clinically the QUALITY OF THE FUNCTION and the QUALITY OF RESTING ABILITY of our CASES to prove we achieved our NM Goals Objectively?” – Brad Hester, D.M.D., Bend, OR (OC Levels 1-8, Ortho 1-2, K7 owner)