Memberships & Organizations : American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons American Dental Association International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons American Society of Temporomandibular Joint Surgeons International Study Group for the Advancement of TMJ Arthroscopy American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons American Dental Society of Anesthesiology

New England Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Massachusetts Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Massachusetts Dental Society Merrimack Valley Dental Society

Board Certification:

Diplomate: American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1972 Diplomate: American Academy of Pain Management, 1991

Education:

Classical High School, Providence, Rhode Island, 1954–1958 Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1958–1961 Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, 1961–1965 D.M.D. Degree (cum Laude) Internship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT 1965–1966 Didactic Year in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, 1968–1969 Residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT 1969–1970

Armed Service:

U.S. Army (active duty) 1966–1968, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (Population 60,000) Duties: Oral and maxillofacial surgery (including 5 months as the Post Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon)

Hospital Staff Appointments:

Saints Medical Center, Lowell, MA

Past Positions Held:

Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, Lowell, MA 01852 1984–1988 Director, TMJ/Facial Pain Clinic, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, Boston MA 02118 1990-1994 Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, Boston MA 02118, 1990-2000 Director, TMJ/Facial Pain Clinic, Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital, Salem NH 03079, 1989–1999 Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saints Memorial Medical Center, Lowell, MA & Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, MA 1995–1999

Author of Textbook:

Tarro, A.W. TMJ Arthroscopy: A Diagnostic and Surgical Atlas J.B. Lippincott Publishing Company, Philadelphia, 1993. A 198 page text and atlas with 257 illustrations (225 in full color).

Contributing Author of Textbooks:

Arthroscopy of the Temporomandibular Joint Edited by the Thomas, M. and Bronstein, S., W.B. Saunders Co., Orlando, 1991. Contributed by Allen W. Tarro, D.M.D.: Arthroscopic Procedures to Increase Disc Mobility and Disc Stabilizing Techniques A Color Atlas of Otorhinolaryngology Edited by Dr. Michael Hawke, Martin Dunitz Ltd., London, 1994. Contributed by Allen W. Tarro, D.M.D.: The section on the temporomandibular joint (with nine color photographs) Proceedings of the 3rd Mediterranean Congress of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Nice, France 1995) Edited by Dr. P.N. Bocholgyros, Monduzzu Editore, Bologna Italy, 1995 Contributed by Allen W. Tarro, D.M.D.: "Advanced TMJ Anthroscopic Techniques with the Holmium: YAG Laser" Surgical Treatment of TMJ Diseases Edited by Dr. F. Monje, Madrid, Spain 2006 Contributed by Allen W. Tarro, DMD: "TMJ Arthroscopic Laser Surgery" and "TMJ Arthroscopic Disc Suturing"

Other Publications:

Article- Anthroscopic Diagnosis and Surgery of the Temporomandibular Joint Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, April 1988 Article- Anthroscopic Treatment of Anterior Disc Displacement: A Preliminary Report Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, April 1989 Article- Instrument Breakage Associated with Arthroscopy of the Temporomandibular Joint: Report of a Case Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, April 1989 Article- TMJ Arthroscopic Diagnosis and Surgery: Clinical Experience with 152 Procedures Over a 2 1/2 Year Period The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, April 1991 Article- The Treatment of TMJ Disorders: A Current Update The Journal of the Massachusettes Dental Society, September 1991 Article- A Fully Visualized, Anthroscopic Disc Suturing Technique Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, April 1994

Appointment:

By the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1997–2001, to serve on the committee on Parameters of Care and Outcomes Assessment as a member of the subcommittee on Temporomandibular Joint Surgery

Some of Dr. Tarro's Teaching Experiences:

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Member of faculty for TMJ arthroscopy courses and workshops. January, 1989 to June 1989 Purpan University Hospital Center, Toulouse, France Taught two day course on "Surgical Arthroscopy of the TMJ". Course attended by 57 maxillofacial surgeons from France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, and Japan. April 2 & 3, 1990 University Medical Center, Toulouse, France Taught two day course and directed a hands-on surgical workshop course on "Arthroscopic Surgery of the TMJ". Course attended by surgeons from France, Italy, and Spain. May 6 & 7, 1991 University of Illinois at Chicago Member of faculty for the course and workshop on TMJ arthroscopy. Directed the advanced group of doctors in the laboratory. May 23–25, 1991, September 22–24, 1991, & May 15–17, 1992 The London Hospital Medical College, London, England Taught six hour lecture course. Course attended by maxillofacial surgeons from the United Kingdom. October 10, 1991 The Royal London Hospital, London, England Performed TMJ arthroscopic surgery (two joints). Surgery transmitted to the lecture hall with 35 doctors via closed-circuit live video from the operating room. October 11, 1991 S. Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy Taught six hour lecture course. Course attended by 32 maxillofacial surgeons from Italy. October 18, 1991. Performed TMJ arthroscopic surgery (two joints). Surgery transmitted to the lecture hall with 32 doctors via closed-circuit live video from the operating room. October 19, 1991 Instituto Stomatologico Italiano, Milan, Italy Taught six hour lecture course. Course attended by 27 maxillofacial surgeons from Italy. April 22,1993. Performed TMJ arthroscopic surgery (two joints). Surgery transmitted to the lecture hall with 27 doctors via closed-circuit live video from the operating room. April 23,1993 University of Rome, The Graduate Medical School, Rome, Italy "TMJ Diagnosis & Treatment and TMJ Arthroscopy", a two hour lecture presented to 82 maxillofacial surgeons. Rome, Italy, April 29,1993 Valle Giula Hospital, Rome, Italy Surgical Teaching Presentation. Performed TMJ arthroscopic surgery on two patients (3 joints) for 12 Maxillofacial surgeons. Rome, Italy, May 30, 1995 Lecture and Surgical Demonstration Presented to the Spanish Society of Cranio-Mandibular Dysfunction and the Catalan Society of Odonto-Stomatology at the 5th Annual Meeting in Spain. Performed TMJ arthroscopic surgery on 5 temporomandibular joints in 3 patients at the Hospital General de Catalunya Surgery. Transmitted to the lecture hall for 85 doctors via closed-circuit video from the operating room. Barcelona, Spain, June 9 & 10, 1994. "Advanced TMJ Arthroscopic Techniques with the Holmium: YAG Laser" Presented to the 3rd Mediterranean Congress of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Nice, France, June 7, 1995 "Advanced Techniques in TMJ Arthroscopy Including the Use of the Holmium Laser" A two hour Surgical Roundtable Clinic presented at the combined annual meeting of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the Canadian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Toronto, Canada, September 12, 1995. 2nd International Course on Surgical Treatment of the TMJ Presented 7 lectures on TMJ arthrocentesis and arthroscopic surgery to 115 maxillofacial surgeons from Spain, Italy, Portugal, England, and the United States. Vigo, Spain, November 15 & 16, 1996 Lectures "TMJ Arthrocentesis and Diagnostic TMJ Arthroscopy" and "Advanced TMJ Arthroscopic Laser Surgery" Presented at the Royal London School of Medicine as a part of the course on Current Management of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder. London, England, November 14, 2000. Dr. Tarro has lectured extensively throughout the United States and Europe. He has given presentations at the annual meetings of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons from 1990 to 1999, 2003 and 2005.

Interests:

Besides oral and maxillofacial surgery with a strong emphasis on diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders, Dr. Tarro has interests in photography, travel and ancient Egyptian history.