The European Society of Temporomandibular Joint Surgeons was founded in 2009 in Rome, Italy upon the initiative of Piero Cascone (Italy) and Gerhard Undt (Austria) in close relationship with the American Association of Temporomandibular Joint Surgeons (ASTMJS). Nineteen European specialists and Louis Mercuri as representative of ASTMJS were the founding members at the constitutional meeting an April 18th, 2009.
| President | Dusan Hirjak |
| Past President | Nad Saeed |
| Incoming President | Salvatore Sembronio |
| Secretary | Jacinto Sanroman |
| Treasurer | Carrol Saridin |
| 2009 / 2010 | – Gerhard Undt |
| 2010 / 2011 | – Piero Cascone |
| 2011 / 2012 | – Lambert de Bont |
| 2012 / 2013 | – Andrew Sidebottom |
| 2013 / 2014 | – Florencio Monje |
| 2014 / 2015 | – Rudolf Reich |
| 2015 / 2016 | – Esben Aagaard |
| 2016 / 2017 | – Joel Ferri |
| 2017 / 2019 | – Andreas Neff |
| 2019 / 2022 | – Fred Spijkervet |
| 2022 / 2024 | – Nad Saeed |
