Objective: Multidisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration has been implicated in the effective treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The objectives of this study were to compare the education, awareness, and knowledge of Filipino dentists and physical therapists (PT) in terms of TMD. Methods: A 30-item structured online questionnaire was used on recruited PT and dentists from January 2019 to December 2019. Welch's t-test was used to compare the education, awareness, and knowledge of the health professionals. Brown-Forsythe and Welch ANOVA with Games-Howell post hoc was used to compare test scores across the knowledge components. Results: Of the 620 professionals, 46.67% dentists and 6.38% PT had trainings in TMD. Professionals with more years of experience and had TMD trainings in the past were more aware of TMD management. Both dentists and PT showed lowest knowledge in TMD pathophysiology. Discussion: This study showed high awareness but low education and knowledge of Filipino dentists and PT in TMD management. Improving the educational curriculum and refining the trainings given by the accredited professional organizations is suggested.
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