Reid Friesen

About

Dr. Reid Friesen, BMSc, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C), is an Oral Medicine specialist certified by the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. He completed his dental training at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry in 2014, where he excelled academically, earning the Gold Medal in Dentistry for achieving the highest overall standing in his class. Following his graduation, Dr. Friesen pursued specialized training in Oral Medicine at the same institution, culminating in a Master’s degree in Medical Sciences in 2018.

Currently, Dr. Friesen serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta. He plays a pivotal role in the academic and clinical development of graduate students in Oral Medicine, as well as undergraduate students in dentistry and dental hygiene. His expertise encompasses a broad range of conditions, with a clinical emphasis on the management of orofacial pain and temporomandibular joint dysfunction, oral mucosal diseases, and dental sleep medicine. Dr. Reid Friesen oversees the TMD/Orofacial Pain Clinic/Sleep-Disordered Breathing Clinic, which includes the comprehensive Multidisciplinary Orofacial Pain Clinic. This role highlights his expertise and leadership in the field, coordinating a team approach to complex orofacial pain conditions.

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Research

Dr. Friesen's research spans various aspects of orofacial pain and TMD, with collaborations across the fields of dentistry and medicine. His work primarily concentrates on the management of chronic refractory masticatory myalgia and the development of innovative strategies for diagnosing, predicting, and managing chronic facial pain.

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Teaching

Dr. Friesen is actively involved in educating both graduate and undergraduate students in dental and dental hygiene programs. His teaching focuses on oral medicine, encompassing critical topics such as soft tissue pathology, developmental anomalies, orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders, as well as the dental management of sleep-disordered breathing. 

DENT 521 - Temporomandibular Disorders, Orofacial Pain and Sleep-Disordered Breathing Clinics II

Clinical education and experience is obtained through supervised management of patients presenting with temporomandibular disorders, orofacial pain and/or sleep-disordered breathing. Prerequisite: DENT 520.

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DENT 621 - Temporomandibular Disorders, Orofacial Pain and Sleep-Disordered Breathing Clinics V

Second term for the second year applied clinical program in which clinical education and experience is obtained through supervised management of patients presenting with temporomandibular disorders and/or other orofacial pains. Prerequisite: DENT 620.

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DENT 721 - Temporomandibular Disorders, Orofacial Pain and Sleep-Disordered Breathing Clinics VIII

Third year applied clinical program in which clinical education and experience is obtained through supervised management of patients presenting with temporomandibular disorders, orofacial pains and/or sleep-disordered breathing. Prerequisite: DENT 720.

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OBIOL 305B - Pathology

Introduction to the principles of pathology with consideration of the more common diseases affecting the human body. Visual differentiation between normal and abnormal tissues; the physiological and pathological changes which affect the teeth, their supporting structures and the oral mucosa, including oral manifestations of selected systemic disturbances.

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Browse more courses taught by Reid Friesen

Ahammad Kandari, Beena A. T. Pravin Devaprasad, Patricia Hernandez-Rivera, Ivonne A. Hernandez, Reid Friesen

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2024 May; 10.1016/j.oooo.2024.02.024

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Sara Sang, Nazila Ameli, Fabiana T. Almeida, Reid Friesen

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 2024 April; 10.1016/j.jcms.2024.04.006

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AADOCR/CADR. 2022 March;

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Wu M, Almeida FT, Friesen R

Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache . 2021 December; 35 (4):332-345 10.11607/ofph.2953

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Ivonne A Hernández 1, Reid Friesen 1, Tim McGaw 1, Liran Levin 2

Clin Adv Periodontics. 2021 November; 10.1002/cap.10189

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Yuxin Shen, Minn N. Yoon, Silvia Ortiz, Reid Friesen, Hollis Lai

Dentistry Journal. 2021 August; 10.3390/dj9080094

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Shen, Y.; Yoon, M.N.; Ortiz, S.; Friesen, R.; Lai, H.

Dentistry Journal. 2021 August; 10.3390/dj9080094

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Viegas-Costa L.C., Friesen R., Flores-Mir C., McGaw T.

Clinical Rheumatology. 2021 June; 10.1007/s10067-021-05813-5

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American Academy of Oral Medicine. 2021 April;

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American Academy of Oral Medicine. 2021 April;

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