Dr. Bruce V. Freeman is a native of Toronto. He is an honours graduate of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto where he was recognized with numerous awards for his clinical and academic achievements. He then completed the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, New York. Dr. Freeman then returned to the University of Toronto where he received his Diploma in Orthodontics and taught in the undergraduate dental clinic. Subsequent to this he completed his Master’s of Science degree in the field of temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain.

Dr. Freeman is a staff clinician in the Facial Pain Unit within the department of Dentistry at Mount Sinai Hospital where he is responsible for the management of patients with complex facial pain disorders in addition to participating in the education of the hospital dental residents and specialty dental residents from the University of Toronto dental faculty. He also participates in research initiatives within the department which have yielded publications in the European Journal of Neuroscience, Pain, Brain Research and Neuroimage.

Dr. Freeman lectures on the topics of temporomandibular disorders and facial pain at the dental faculty and to various professional organizations. He also lectures extensively to the residents of orthodontic programs in Canada and the United States about orthodontics, in particular, the use of self-ligating orthodontic appliances.

Dr. Freeman is a member of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario in addition to the Ontario Association of Orthodontists, Canadian Association of Orthodontists and American Association of Orthodontists.

Dr. Freeman most recently sat on the board of Open Studio, a comprehensive artist-run centre for contemporary printmaking practice, providing multi-faceted services, programs and information to artists and the public alike. As a national organization, Open Studio offers affordable and equal access to printmaking facilities, programs and services for artists from across Canada and abroad. Dr. Freeman currently works with Venture Sinai, which helps fund investigators conducting research at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.