James Hawkins, DDS, MS
James M Hawkins, DDS, MS, Lieutenant Commander, Navy

Name: James M Hawkins, DDS, MS, Lieutenant Commander, Navy
Research Interests:
Chronic orofacial pain management
Nutrition and pain
Education
• M.S., Oral Biology, USUHS 2015
• D.D.S., Ohio State 2010
• B.A., Health Science, Denison University 2005
Biography
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Orofacial Pain Residency Program Director (2019-Pres)
- Board of Directors, American Board of Orofacial Pain (2020-Pres)
- Board of Directors, American Board of Dental Specialties (2020-Pres)
- Faculty Senator, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (2019-Pres)
- American Academy of Orofacial Pain Resident & Academic Training Committee Co-chair (2017-Pres)
- American Board of Orofacial Pain Oral Examiner (2018-Pres)
- Institutional Review Board primary voting member (2016-2018)
- Long-term Opioid Therapy Quality Team (2016-Pres)
- Dental Faculty Development Liaison (2017-2018)
- International College of Dentists 1st runner-up, Naval Postgraduate Dental School Research Symposium (2015)
Bibliography
- Schmidt, J.E. & Hawkins, J.M., (2019). Orofacial Pain. In Malkovich-Fong, A. (Ed.), Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions for Chronic Pain: An Evidence-Based Guide: Routledge Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8153-7082-6.
- Hawkins, J. M. Hargitai, I. A., Ehrlich. D. A. (2017). Muscles: Normal Function of the Masticatory System. In H. A. Gremillion and G.A. Klasser (Ed.), Temporomandibular Disorders – A Translational Approach from Basic Science to Clinical Applicability. Springer.
- Hargitai, I. A., Hawkins, J. M., Ehrlich. D. A. (2017). Temporomandibular Joint: Normal Function of the Masticatory System. In H. A. Gremillion and G.A. Klasser (Ed.), Temporomandibular Disorders – A Translational Approach from Basic Science to Clinical Applicability. Springer.
- Hawkins, J. M., Schmidt, J. E., Hargitai, I. A., Johnson, J. F., Howard, R. S., & Bertrand, P. M. (2016). Multimodal Assessment of Body Pain in Orofacial Pain Patients. Pain Medicine, 17(5), 961-969.
- Hawkins, J. M., Branch, M. A. (2011). Sleep Apnea: A Primer for Dentists, Naval Postgraduate Dental School Clinical Update, 33(4).