Three hours for your practice · monthly
A collegial afternoon run by the non-profit association Network for CMD & Scoliosis Switzerland with a single goal: afterwards, you should be able to decide within a few minutes in your own consultations whether the patient in front of you is a CMD patient — and when you should precisely not be thinking of CMD.
The course is held in German.
What this is about
In your consultations as in ours, we see patients with persistent head or facial pain, tinnitus, ear pressure and dizziness, stubborn neck and back problems or postural abnormalities, often with a long history and without any tangible findings.
Craniomandibular dysfunction (CMD) is one such interface. It lies between internal medicine, ENT, orthopaedics and dentistry, and is therefore easily overlooked in everyday practice. As a non-profit association, we would like to help close this gap for our shared patient group to some extent, with a practical, collegial CME session.
You can explicitly start with no prior knowledge at all. Your own cases are welcome.
General internal medicine (AIM): chronic head/facial pain and cases in which treatment options seem “exhausted”.
ENT (ORL): tinnitus, ear pressure and dizziness with unremarkable findings.
Orthopaedics: treatment-resistant neck/back problems, functional leg length discrepancy and posture along the jaw–spine axis.
The connection between the jaw system and posture, scoliosis or leg length discrepancy is predominantly a clinical hypothesis and is labelled as such in the course, not as a proven cause. We do not disparage other specialties or methods, we do not treat, and we promise no cure.
Who it is for
The series is aimed at general practitioners (AIM), ENT specialists (ORL) and orthopaedic specialists. Healthcare professionals from neurology, pain therapy, physiotherapy and dentistry are also welcome.
The structure
On the following Monday, you should be able to decide in your own consultations whether the patient in front of you is a CMD patient. Module 1 lasts three and a half hours, of which three hours are attendance time. Each module is self-contained. There is no set order and no prerequisite.
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Recognising CMD Prevalence in primary care, the three symptom clusters and the presentations you encounter every week |
| 14:45 – 15:30 | Differentiating Differential diagnoses, red flags and giant cell arteritis as the most important mimic |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Break and time for exchange |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | The brief screening Three questions, four manual tests, measuring mouth opening. You practise it in pairs on your neighbour |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Referring When, where to, and what belongs in a good referral. Plus your own cases |
The content of the further modules is set, the dates are not yet. You attend Module 1 without committing to the rest.
Palpation, functional testing of the temporomandibular joint, mobility tests. Documenting the history so that it stands up to billing. How to recognise when you need to refer.
Working with dentistry, physiotherapy, manual medicine and pain centres. Evidence-based approaches, the interfaces in the Swiss healthcare system and what your patients can do themselves.
Billing consultation, functional examination, counselling and referral. History forms and checklists in your practice software, time slots in your consultations.
Examination techniques on case studies, CMD check and palpation training. How to conduct the conversation when a patient brings five symptoms.
After the course
That is why two offers from the association are part of this afternoon. Both voluntary, both free of charge.
The association maintains a public directory of healthcare professionals with a focus on CMD, searchable by location and specialty. Anyone who has a suspicion after the course will find a point of contact within reach there.
And if you would like to see and care for CMD patients yourself, we will include you in the directory. Then colleagues and people affected will find their way to you. That is the purpose of the network: short paths between disciplines instead of an odyssey for the patient.
The concept is not finished. That is not a shortcoming, but the state of affairs in a field in which much is still hypothesis. We are looking for people who would like to contribute:
in the study group, which records and evaluates case histories in a structured way · in the further development of the curriculum for the upcoming courses · as a speaker in your own specialty.
Tell us at the end of the course or write to kontakt@cmd-skoliose-verein.ch. No obligation, no requirement other than interest.
Dates
Every date is the same course and self-contained. There is no sequence and no prerequisite. You come once, and afterwards you can screen.
| Date | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 22.10.2026 | 14:00–17:30 | first date |
| Thu 19.11.2026 | 14:00–17:30 | |
| Thu 10.12.2026 | 14:00–17:30 | last date before the holidays |
| Thu 21.01.2027 | 14:00–17:30 | |
| Thu 18.02.2027 | 14:00–17:30 | |
| Thu 18.03.2027 | 14:00–17:30 | |
| Thu 15.04.2027 | 14:00–17:30 | |
| Thu 20.05.2027 | 14:00–17:30 | |
| Thu 17.06.2027 | 14:00–17:30 | |
| July / August: summer break | ||
Dates are subject to change; the information in the registration documents is authoritative. Follow-up formats are in preparation. We are developing them further together with those who took part.
Venue & times
On the premises of the CMD-KLINIK, Wollerau (SZ).
The final venue will be communicated with the registration confirmation.
14:00 to 17:30, always on a Thursday. One break, no lunch — the afternoon fits into a practice day.
Practical, collegial and with time for questions. You are welcome to bring your own cases.
Recognition & organiser
SGOT: 3 Credits for this three-hour event.
In all other specialties, the event can be counted as extended continuing education (erweiterte Fortbildung).
Only what has been confirmed is listed. Applications to further specialist societies for the new three-hour format are under way and will only appear here once they have been confirmed.
The organiser is the non-profit association Network for CMD & Scoliosis Switzerland. The income goes to the association and serves its purpose: education, access and research.
The course content is balanced and non-promotional (CME independence).
Who teaches
President of the association
Introduction to craniomandibular dysfunction and the interdisciplinary connections.
GP & chiropractor · Neckertalpraxis
Medical-structural part: epidemiology, ENT evidence, red flags and differential diagnoses.
Physiotherapist · CMD focus · Physiomed Rottweil
Practical-functional part: screening exercise and the musculoskeletal jaw–spine axis.
You can register directly with a binding registration; the invoice follows separately, payable within 30 days. Or you can request the programme first: you will then receive a confirmation email, and only after you click on it will the documents be sent to you (double opt-in).
Places are limited. Responding early secures your reservation.