Dr. Barron is a graduate of the University Of Tennessee College Of Dentistry, class of 1992. She graduated with honors, and received the American Association of Orthodontics’ award for interest in the growth and development of the craniofacial complex for that graduating class.
Previous to attending UT College of Dentistry, Dr. Barron received her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Medical Technology and had a ten-year career in a hospital medical laboratory.
Dr. Barron completed a two and one-half year continuing education program in orthodontics from the United States Dental Institute. She has treated patients with general orthodontics since 1994.
While attending further continuing education in general orthodontics, she became interested in the treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction known as TMD. Dr. Barron attended a mini-residency followed by an advanced residency for therapy and treatment of the temporomandibular joint through the TMJ and Sleep Therapy Centre. She has also obtained hundreds of hours of continuing education. In her treatment of patients with TMJ dysfunction, she found that many of these patients also suffered from Sleep Disordered Breathing or Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Dr. Barron understands the disorder from the patient's point of view because she, herself, suffered from TMJ dysfunction for many years with debilitating headaches, neck and back pain. Within her training to treat the dysfunction, Dr. Barron was diagnosed and treated successfully by Dr. Steven Olmos who is the founder of the TMJ and Sleep Therapy Centres nationally and internationally. Dr. Olmos is now her mentor and she is owner and director of the TMJ and Sleep Therapy Centre of Memphis.
Dr. Barron holds memberships in the following:
International Association of Orthodontics (IAO)
American Association of Functional Orthodontics (AAFO)
American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP)
American Academy of Pain Management (AAPM)
Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (ADSM)
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
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