Gremillion elected president of international society

A University of Florida professor has been elected to head the world’s largest organization for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) diagnosis and treatment.

College of Dentistry associate professor of orthodontics and director of the Parker E. Mahan Facial Pain Center, Henry A. Gremillion, D.D.S., M.A.G.D., was elected president of the American Equilibration Society in February.

Internationally recognized for his expertise in temporomandibular disorders and treatment of facial pain, Gremillion has been a member of the American Equilibration Society since 1985. The society is the world’s largest organization that addresses the diagnosis and treatment of dental occlusion diseases and TMJ and associated jaw and neck muscles.

Gremillion is an active member in more than 17 national and international associations and has received numerous national and international awards. A graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, Gremillion has a full-time UF faculty appointment in the department of orthodontics, an affiliate appointment with the department of prosthodontics, and is an associate faculty member of the prestigious L.D. Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education.