Wed., Nov. 5, 2025
4:30-5:30pm (1 CE hr / Lecture)
Room 101-B
Speaker: Melissa Rayhill, MD, FAHS, FAAN

Recommended for: Everyone

This session will review the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management of primary headache disorders like migraine and cluster headache with a focus on applications to dental practice. We will also review how comorbid temporomandibular joint disorders may influence these complex neurological conditions.

Melissa Rayhill, MD, FAHS, FAAN graduated cum laude from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine (SUNY) where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society and Gold Humanism Honor Society. She completed her Internship and Residency at Boston University Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts where she served as Chief Resident. She completed a Fellowship in Headache Medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program at the John R. Graham Headache Center. After her training, she joined the Department of Neurology at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine. Dr. Rayhill was named a Fellow of the American Headache Society and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. She served as an Associate Editor for the journal Headache. She founded the Women in Neurology section of the New York State Neurological Society, and currently serves as the society’s President-Elect. Dr. Rayhill is the Program Director for the Adult Neurology Residency Training Program at the University at Buffalo (SUNY).

Dr. Rayhill (or an immediate family member) is not associated with, employed by, nor consults for any manufacturer, supplier, or retailer of dental instruments or materials.

The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, Office of Alumni Relations and Professional Engagement designates this activity for 1 continuing education credit.