Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Warren Jesek

Name: Warren Foster Jesek, DDS, FAGD
Address: 3040 South Mt. Zion Road
Decatur, Illinois 62521-9771
Date of Birth: August 4, 1952
Place of Birth: Decatur, Illinois

Education

  • 1974 B.A. Millikin University, majored in Biology and Chemistry
  • 1975 Anatomy PhD graduate candidate, University of Nebraska at the Medical Center at Omaha
  • 1979 D.D.S. Loyola University School of Dentistry
  • 1991 F.A.G.D. Academy of General Dentistry

Continuing Education

  • 1986-Present The Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education
  • 1700 hours of Continuing Education Courses since graduation

Licensure and Certification

  • 1979 The American Dental Association Council on National Board Examinations
  • 1979 North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners
  • 1979 Illinois License Certification
  • 2003 Academy of General Dentistry approved PACE Program Provider

Awards and Honors

  • Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
  • Senior Honor's Program in Endodontics at Loyola
  • Junior Achievement Outstanding Consultant of East Central Illinois 2003

Hospital Appointments

  • 1980 - Present Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois


Professional Societies

  • American Dental Association
  • Illinois State Dental Society
  • Decatur District Dental Society
    • Membership Chairman
    • Peer Review Committee
    • Past President 1992
  • Chicago Dental Society
  • American Equilibration Society
  • L.D. Pankey Dental Foundation
  • Dawson Alumni Association

Committees

  • American Equilibration Society: Exhibit Committee Chairman, Scientific Investigation Committee member
  • Lakeland College Dental Hygiene Advisory Committee

Teaching Positions

  • Teaching Assistant - TMJ Dissection Course,L.D. Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education
  • Junior Achievement Consultant-Success Skills at Mt. Zion High School.

Presentations

  • “TMJ Update: Diagnosis and Treatment of Occlusomuscle/TMJ Disorders”
    Oakbrook, Illinois
    June 10, 2011
  • “Communication and the Dental Team”
    Decatur, Illinois
    May 6, 2011
  • “Comprehensive Dentistry and the Dental Team”
    Oak Brook, Illinois
    November 12, 2010
  • “Comprehensive Dentistry and the Dental Team”
    University at Sea
    Venice, Italy, October 18 and 22, 2010
  • "Dental Office Technology 2009
    McHenry County Dental Society
    Crystal Lake, Illinois, October 6, 2009
  • "Comprehensive Dentistry and the Dental Team
    University at Sea
    Seattle, Washington, August 30, 2009
  • Comprehensive Dentistry and the Dental Team
    University at Sea
    Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 25, 2009
  • Diagnosis and treatment of Occlusomuscle/ TMJ Disorders
    The Illini District Dental Society
    Illinois State Dental Society, April 15, 2009
  • "Diagnosis and treatment of Occlusomuscle/ TMJ Disorders
    Kankakee Dental Society
    Kankakee, Illinois, May 20, 2009
  • "Dentistry€s Role in the Treatment of Chronic Head and Neck Pain
    American Academy of Pain Management
    Nashville, Tennessee, September 11, 2008
  • "Achieving Excellence in Restorative Dentistry
    Indiana University School of Dentistry, Student ADA Program
    Indianapolis, Indiana, November 3, 2007
  • Creative Treatment Planning
    AGD Annual Meeting Capsule Clinic
    San Diego, California, June 30, 2007
  • Splint Design & Delivery: Occlusal Equilibration
    T.L. Gilmer Dental Society
    Quincy, Illinois, November 3, 2006
  • Achieving Excellence in Restorative Dentistry
    ADA New Dentist Conference
    Chicago, Illinois, June 24, 2005
  • TMJ/TMD Update
    Decatur District Dental Society
    Decatur, Illinois, March 1, 2005
  • "Occlusal TMD Splint Design and Delivery
    Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting
    Chicago, Illinois, February 20, 2004
  • "Raising the Standard for Splint Therapy
    American Equilibration Society
    Chicago, Illinois, February 18, 2004
  • Mandibular TMJ Splint Design and Delivery
    Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting table clinic
    Chicago, Illinois, March 1, 2003
  • Occlusal Splint Design and Delivery
    American Equilibration Society poster presentation
    Chicago, Illinois, February, 2003
  • Achieving Excellence in Restorative Dentistry
    Silvertree Hotel Snowmass Village
    Aspen, Colorado, January 29-31, 2003
  • Why and When Do Occlusal Splints Work?
    ADA Annual Meeting Table Clinic
    New Orleans, Louisiana, October 19, 2002
  • "Why and When Do Occlusal Splints Work?
    AGD Annual Meeting Capsule Clinic
    Honolulu, Hawaii, July 5, 2002
  • Splint Design and Delivery: Occlusal Equilibration
    Participation Course
    Eagle Creek Resort
    Findlay, Illinois, June 7 & 8, 2002
  • Where are the Condyles?
    Wyndham Drake Hotel
    Oak Brook, Illinois, May 3 & 4, 2002
  • Mandibular TMJ Splint Design and Delivery
    Thomas P Hinman Dental Meeting
    Atlanta, Georgia, March 23, 2002
  • Mandibular TMJ Splint Design and Delivery
    Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting table clinic
    Chicago, Illinois, February 23, 2002
  • Understanding Each Other
    Decatur Dental Hygiene Association
    Decatur, Illinois, October 10, 2001
  • Where are the Condyles?
    Yellowstone National Park, Old Faithful Conference Lodge
    Wyoming, August 16-18, 2001
  • Comprehensive Dentistry and the Dental Team
    Crown Plaza Hotel
    Springfield, Illinois, May 18, 2001
  • Reality in the Rockies € Where are the Condyles?
    Silvertree Hotel Snowmass Village
    Aspen, Colorado, March 12-16, 2001
  • Comprehensive Dentistry and the Dental Team
    Eagle Creek Resort
    Findlay, Illinois, September 16, 2000
  • What Do Occlusion and TMD Have to do with Each Other?
    Decatur District Dental Society
    Decatur, Illinois, March 7, 2000
  • The Complete Hygiene Exam
    Illinois Dental Hygiene Association Midwinter 2000
    Chicago, Illinois, February 25, 2000
  • The Complete Oral Health Examination
    Decatur Dental Hygienists Association
    Decatur, Illinois, May 11, 1999
  • Restoring the Severe Wear Patient
    Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting table clinic
    Chicago, Illinois, February 20, 1999
  • Reshape, Restore, Move or All Three
    Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting table clinic
    Chicago, Illinois, February 20, 1998
  • Equilibrate, Restore, or Both?
    American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics table clinic
    Chicago, Illinois, February 20, 1998
  • A Clinical Study of the Relationship Between TMD and Occlusion
    American Equilibration Society poster presentation
    Chicago, Illinois, February 18, 1998
  • "Treatment of TMD with Equilibration"
    Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting table clinic
    Chicago, Illinois, February 21, 1997
  • Temporomandibular Joint Examination with Definitive Diagnosis of Joint Condition
    American Equilibration Society poster presentation
    Chicago, Illinois, February 19, 1997
  • Occlusal Therapy
    Decatur District Dental Society table clinic
    Decatur, Illinois
  • Centric Relation and Bimanual Manipulation
    Decatur Implant Study Club
    Decatur, Illinois

Articles Written by Dr. Jesek

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