AAOP 45th Annual Meeting
From Precision Medicine
to Personalized Care
May 7-8, 2021 Virtual Meeting
Informational Sessions – Join the Zoom meeting of your choice
Afternoon Programs
Thank You for Joining Us!
These ON-DEMAND presentations will be available via the AAOP Online Learning Subscription
1.0 CE – From Molecules To The Clinic: Mechanisms of Photo Biomodulation Therapy for Pain Management – Praveen Arany, BDS, MDS, MMSc, PhD
1.0 CE – Telehealth in Orofacial Pain – Alireza “Ray” Besharati, DMD, DDS
.75 CE – Tinnitus Diagnosis and Comprehensive Management – Edward Wright, DDS, MS & Ken Grundfast, MD
1.0 CE – The Psychology of Chronic Pain – Donald Goodman
1.25 CE – Effective Billing Methods for Sleep and Craniofacial Pain – Randy Curran
1.25 CE – Medical Cannabis: Cannabinoid Pharmacology, Clinical Pain Science & Public Health Impact – Shana Babalonis, PhD
1.0 CE – Focus Orofacial Manual Therapy Assessment and Management of (Awake) Bruxism by Physical Therapy – Harry Von Piekartz, PhD, MSc, PT, MT
.75 CE – Nocturnal Hypoxemia is a Better Predictor of Adverse OSA Related Consequences – Glenn Clark, DDS
1.0 CE – Digital Splint Fabrication – Alex Vaughan
1.0 CE – Evaluation and Management of OSA in Pediatric Patients – Cristina Perez, DDS, MS
.75 CE- Phenotypical Characterization of Tension-Type Headache and Migraine –
Fernando Exposto, DDS, MSc, PhD
.75 CE Sleep and Pain: Practical Applications – Davis Thomas, BDS, DDS, MSD, MSc Med, MSc
1.25 CE – Hypermobility Syndromes – David Saperstein, DDS
1.25 CE – Management of Head and Neck Cancer Associated Pain – Khawaja Shehryar Nasir, BDS, MS
1.25 CE – Identifying the Red Flags of Orofacial Pain – Seena Patel, DMD, MPH
.75 CE – Dental Sleep Medicine in the Era of Precision Medicine and thoughts after 40 years of Clinical Research – Gilles Lavigne, DMD, MSc, PhD
.75 CE – Temporomandibular Disorders in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population – Cristina Perez, DDS, MS
.75 CE – Integrative Medicine: A Model for Individualize Care, Past and Future – Dharti Patel, DMD, ND, FDS RCS Ed, MSOM
.75 CE – Multi-Level Determinants of Pain – Flavia Kapos, DDS, MS
.75 CE – Which, What and When; Making Sense of Medication Management for Headache –
Mitchell Halter, PhD, MD
.75 CE – Relationship of the Cervical Spine to Temporomandibular Disorder: Examination and Treatment Considerations – Breanna Reynolds, PT, DPT, PhD, FAAOMPT
Dental Assistants & Auxiliary Course
1.0 CE – Sleep and Pain – Ivonne Hernandez, DDS, MS, Diplomate ABOP, ABDSM, Fellow AAOP
1.0 CE – Normal and Poor Sleep: Pathology and Comorbidities – John Dinan, DMD, MS, Diplomate ABOP
1.0 CE – SRBD: Screening and Diagnosis – Subha Giri, DDS, MS; Diplomate ABOP; Fellow AAOP
1.0 CE – Dental Sleep Patient: Interview, Exam, Treatment Options – Catalina Morarasu, DDS, PhD, MS, Diplomate ABOP, ABDSM, Fellow AAOP
1.0 CE – Oral Appliances for SRBD from A to Z – Mayoor Patel, DDS, MS, Diplomate ABOP, ABDSM, Fellow AAOP
1.0 CE – The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Orofacial Pain and Sleep Disorders – Antonio Romero, DDS, PhD, Diplomate ABOP, ABDSM, Fellow AAOP
1.0 CE -Medical Billing for Orofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine – Rose Nierman -Nierman Practice Management
1.0 CE – Clinical Examination for TMD and Orofacial Pain Patients – William Butcher, DDS, MS, Diplomate ABOP
1.0 CE – The Dental Assistant’s Role in the Self Care for TMD and Orofacial Pain Patients – Edward Wright, DDS, MS; Fellow AAOP; AAOP Past President
1.0 CE – Common Oral Lesions – Jaisri Thoppay, DDS, MBA, MS
1.0 CE – Headaches and Neuropathic Pain Disorders- Management – May Al-Kudhairy, BDS, DMSc, Diplomate ABOP, Fellow AAOP
1.0 CE – Physical Therapy Treatment for TMD and OFP with a Focus on At-Home Advice and Exercises –Shaun O’Connor, PT, DPT, Diplomat PTBCCT
Until We Meet Again… In Person!
See You There!
AAOP 2022 Scientific Meeting – April 28-May1, 2022 – Westin Waterfront – Boston, MA
AAOP 2023 Scientific Meeting – May 4-7, 2023 – Disney Grand Floridian Resort – Lake Buena Vista, FL

American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP) Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 1/1/2022 to 12/31/2024. Provider ID# 218197