occlusionconnections.com · The Complete Body of Work
Two decades of clinical writing, teaching, and evidence — every page of it, gathered in one room and shelved by subject. Browse as a doctor, as a patient, or simply as the curious.
429 pages · 21 collections · 24 archive trails
New on the ShelvesLegacy Statement – Dr. Clayton A. Chan, DDS · The Rut, and the Way Out · THE OC GNM DENTISTRY MANIFESTO
For the Doctor · The Clinical Body of Work
The complete OC Masterclass pathway — Levels 1–9, 4B, the Ortho track, orthotic fabrication, and K7 technical training.
Start Here — The Training Pathway
The Foundation Series — Levels 1–4B
The Mastery Series — Levels 5–9
The Ortho Track & Technical Training
Seminars & Special Weeks
Logistics — Dates, Registration & Policies
Fellowship, Mastership, and Diplomate — the merit-based honors, their requirements, and the doctors who have earned them.
What Gneuromuscular dentistry is, how it differs, and the principles that govern it.
What GNM Is
The Neuromuscular Foundation
The Optimized Bite & Myocentric
Physiologic Principles
Choosing Your Dentist
The occlusal plane, vertical dimension, bite registration, and the science of a stable bite.
Foundations & the Great Debates
Muscles, Nerves & the Physiologic Bite
The Occlusal Plane
Vertical Dimension
Bite Registration & Records
Micro-Occlusion & Contact Quality
When Bites Fail
The CR question examined — its history, its limits, and what measurement adds.
K7 jaw tracking, EMG, ESG, and low-frequency TENS — what each records and why it matters.
Start Here — The K7 Question
Jaw Tracking (CMS)
Electromyography (EMG)
Electrosonography (ESG)
The J5 Dental TENS
Clinical Cautions & Special Situations
Validity, Reliability & the Record
The published evidence, the criticisms answered, and the standards of proof OC holds itself to.
The Evidence, Organized
The Scientific Method & Standards
Answering the Critics
The Profession, Examined
Diagnostic thinking across the four challenging case categories that define complex TMD practice.
The Four Categories
Diagnostic Thinking & Protocols
Stability, Structures & Signs
The Confusion in the Field
Phase I stabilization, the anatomical GNM orthotic, and the management protocols behind lasting results.
Start Here — The GNM Treatment Approach
The Anatomical GNM Orthotic — Not a Splint
When Appliances Fail
Managing the Course of Treatment
The Whole-Body Team
Beyond the Orthotic — Medications, Surgery & Cautions
Why restorations fail, where full-mouth rehabilitation starts, and the occlusal foundation beneath esthetics.
The orthopedic perspective — moving and developing the cranio-mandibular system, not just the teeth.
Head posture, the cervical chain, airway claims examined — occlusion in the context of the whole body.
The Airway Question
Dr. Garry’s Upper Airway Series
The Cervical Chain & Posture
The Whole Person
Documented cases and the words of the doctors and patients who lived them.
Documented Cases
In Their Own Words — Patient Testimonials
For the Patient
Finding a GNM-trained dentist, and what every TMD patient should know before choosing one.
Plain-language answers about TMJ dysfunction, symptoms, treatment, and what to expect.
Understanding TMJ
The Symptoms, Explained
Diagnosis & Imaging
Treatment & What to Expect
About Occlusion Connections
The center, its founder, the published record, and the lectures carried around the world.
The story, the teachers honored, and the record of what OC has built.
Dr. Chan — The Personal Record
Dr. James F. Garry — Mentor
The OC Family
Accounts set down for the record — the proceedings and experiences most of the profession leaves unwritten.
Why OC exists — the beliefs, the calling, and the standards behind the teaching.
The OC Vision
Science, Natural Law & Design
Faith, Calling & the Walk
The gatherings 2013–2018 — speakers, partners, and the community they built.
The laboratory side of GNM — communication and craftsmanship.
The Archive Trails · Where the Writing Began
Before this website, the writing lived on a constellation of topic blogs — kept online as the archive record of two decades of clinical thinking. Start with Dr. Chan’s Blog Notes — the curated reading index, here on this site. The trails below open in a new tab.
The Community Trails
TMJ, Occlusion & Pain
Instrumentation Abstracts
The NMD Facts Series
Airway, Posture & Anatomy
Orthodontics & Appliances
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