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We provide the following guidance for creating new translations of the DC/TMD protocol and of other instruments:

TITLE	DESCRIPTION
READ ME FIRST	Quick orientation and overview of Consortium principles and etiquette of the translation proceduresIguacu Falls, Brazil
Guidelines for Translation and Cultural Equivalency of Instruments	Core document for translators (revised May 11, 2013) and applicable to any instrument
Translation Agreement for complete DC/TMD	This document describes the scope of translation and the required process for the translation teams who wish to translate the full DC/TMD, in order for the translation to meet scientific standards and thereby be posted on the Consortium web site.
Translation and Adaptation of the DC/TMD	Provides translation and procedural guidance specific to the DC/TMD (revised September 29, 2017)
Summary Report Logs (zip file; general purpose)	Required for Consortium-approved translations; provide self-documentation of the translation process and for archival reference of a completed translation (revised May 11, 2013)
Tutorial for Using the Translation Logs	An annotated set of Translation Logs for a single instrument, illustrating how to use the Logs, common errors, and appropriate solutions to common problems.
Translation and Adaptation of the RDC/TMD	Relevant only to the RDC/TMD; posted here for archival purposes (revised Aug 4, 2007)

Additional support documents are available to Consortium members for the translation of the DC/TMD: Translation Log B for each DC/TMD instrument, and original source file (in English) for use in transferring the final translation to the administration instrument. See link below.

!! Note that for new translations to be posted on the Consortium web site, they must adhere to the standards as presented in the Guidelines and the translation process must be documented using the full set of Translation Logs.

For further information regarding new translations or questions, contact the Consortium committee.

Some of these documents are posted as MS Word files (.doc or .docx); the remainder of these documents are posted in PDF file format, which requires Adobe Reader (version 5.0 or higher), available free from Adobe.com or click on this icon.

Research protocols, materials, or reports from Consortium members are available per permission of the lead investigator.

STUDY	INVESTIGATOR & LOCATION
RDC/TMD Validation Project	Eric Schiffman (University of Minnesota); Richard Ohrbach (University at Buffalo); Edmond Truelove (University of Washington)
Impact Study	Eric Schiffman (University of Minnesota); Richard Ohrbach (University at Buffalo); Edmond Truelove (University of Washington)

Handbook of Symptom Research: Online interactive textbook on clinical symptom research; see especially the chapter on TMD treatment trials (posted 2006).
AADR TMD Policy Statement Revision: Summary recommendations for TMD evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment; approved by the AADR Council 3/3/2010 (posted February 2011).
TMJ MRI Calibration: This is a self-instructing calibration program of images of the TMJ from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In the end of the program a comparison is made of your diagnoses with expert opinions based on the article: Web-based calibration of observers using MRI of the temporomandibular joint. Hellén-Halme K, Hollender L, Janda M, Petersson A. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2012; 41, 656–661. (posted February 2014)

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