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April 17, 2025 40 mins

Meet Dr. Tony Urbanek, an oral-maxillofacial surgeon with a list of wild tales as long and varied as his accomplishments in the dental field.

  • How do you find a surgical laser in 1978 Tennessee?
  • What does a quarter of an airplane cost, and how much medical gear can you fit inside a whole one?
  • How do you establish a medical clinic in Jamaica?

You’ll be hard-pressed to find someone with more life-changing experiences and storytelling ability than Tony.

Listen all the way to the end for some valuable advice on dealing with difficult people, including patients!

 

Dr. Anthony P. Urbanek DDS, MS, MD

Tony is a double degree Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with his DDS and MS in Anatomy and Cell Biology from Indiana and his MD and internship/residency from Vanderbilt. While at Vanderbilt he held a research fellowship with the National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research focusing on laser induced intrauterine surgery creating animal models with facial growth anomalies. 

He has been in private practice in Nashville for the past 46 years focusing on the  most complex types of maxillofacial surgery.  

During his long career he founded charity medical clinics in both Haiti and Jamaica  and is proud to have 54 years as a private pilot prompting many “hold my beer” moments. 

Based on 10 years of research, he discovered the common denominator for TMJ/TMD and is now the president and CEO of TMJ Services which has developed a network of doctors dedicated to the non-surgical solution for this devastating  and very common disease. 

Tony’s greatest joy in life is spending time with his three grown children, six grandchildren, one great grandchild and his wife Ann. 

For more information and to connect with Dr. Urbanek, check out his social media profiles:

Instagram: @tmjservicesofbrentwood

Website: https://www.urbanektmj.com/ 

YouTube and TMD Demystified Podcast: @urbanektmjdevice

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