AAOP 2021 Practicing Orofacial Pain Headache Sleep Care During Covid -Webinar
This panel reviews the effects of COVID 19 on orofacial pain patients and orofacial pain practices during the pandemic period. Our Hosts - Dr. Ghabi Kaspo has [...]
AAOP 2021 Dental Sleep Medicine in the Era of Precision Medicine – Gilles Lavigne
Gilles Lavigne, DMD, MSc, FRCD (oral med), PhD, is a full professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the ‘Université de Montréal’ and adjunct professor at the Faculty of [...]
AAOP 2021 Effective Billing Methods for Sleep and Craniofacial Pain – Randy Curran
Randy Curran is the founder and CEO of Pristine Medical Billing. During the past 11 years, Randy has helped over a thousand dental practices navigate the best way to use [...]
AAOP 2021 From Molecules To The Clinic: Mechanisms of Photo Biomodulation Therapy for Pain Management – Praveen Arany
Dr. Arany is trained as a dentist and an oral pathologist. He completed a joint PhD-Residency program at Harvard University as a Harvard Presidential Scholar. He has two certificates in [...]
AAOP 2021 Identifying the Red Flags of Orofacial Pain – Seena Patel
Dr. Seena Patel currently serves as the Associate Director of Oral Medicine and is an Associate Professor at the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health at A.T. Still University. [...]
AAOP 2021 Physical Therapy and TMD: What Patients Wish You Knew – Janey Prodoehl
Dr. Janey Prodoehl is a Professor and Assistant Program Director in the Physical Therapy Program at Midwestern University Downers Grove, Illinois. She completed her entry level physical therapy degree in [...]
AAOP 2021 Refractory Orofacial Pain – Tara Renton
Tara Renton (Specialist in Oral Surgery). She completed her dentistry at Guys (1984), Oral and Maxillofacial surgical training in Melbourne (1991), undertook a PhD in Trigeminal Nerve injury at KCL [...]
AAOP 2021 Temporomandibular Disorders in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population – Cristina Perez
Dr. Perez grew up in Columbus Ohio while her parents were studying at the Ohio Sate University. She received her dental degree (DDS) from the University of Concepcion, Chile, in [...]
AAOP 2021 Medical Cannabis: Cannabinoid Pharmacology, Clinical Pain Science & Public Health Impact – Babalonis
Shanna Babalonis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Science and Center for Drug and Alcohol Research in the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. [...]
AAOP 2021 Tinnitus Diagnosis and Comprehensive Management Part 2 – Edward Wright
Dr. Wright received his dental degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1977, completed a 1-year Advanced Clinical Dentistry Program in 1988, completed the University of Minnesota's 2-year TMJ and [...]
AAOP 2021 Phenotypical Characterization of Tension-Type Headache and Migraine – Exposto
Fernando Exposto is a Postdoctoral fellow and Clinical instructor at the Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function at Aarhus University, Denmark. He received his Dental Degree from ISCSEM in [...]
AAOP 2021 Management of Head and Neck Cancer Associated Pain – Nasir
Dr. Khawaja S. Nasir received his Bachelors in Oral Surgery (BDS) from the University of Health Sciences, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Pakistan. He completed a one-year residency program in [...]
AAOP 2021 The Psychology of Chronic Pain – Goodman
Dr. Goodman is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, certified Hypnotherapist, certified Biofeedback Technician and certified Disaster Mental Health Response Specialist. He is a graduate of the Chicago School of Psychology formally [...]
AAOP 2021 Nocturnal Hypoxemia is a Better Predictor of Adverse OSA Related Consequences – Clark
Dr. Glenn Clark is a currently full Professor in the Division of Diagnostic Sciences at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and Assistant Dean of Distance Education. He is [...]
AAOP 2021 Integrative Medicine: A Model for Individualize Care, Past and Future – Patel
Dr. Patel is both a Dentist and Naturopathic Physician. She completed her dental training at University of Pennsylvania and residency in OM/OFP at UMDNJ-University Hospital/NJ Dental School. She obtained her [...]
AAOP 2021 Expert Panel – Case Management – Panel
Course Synopsis The ambiguity of signs and symptoms and multi-factorial complexity often impact the clinician’s ability to elucidate, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with orofacial pain problems. This session offers [...]
AAOP 2021 Hypermobility Syndromes – Saperstein
Dr. Saperstein is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine. He completed a Neurology residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, followed by a Neuromuscular [...]
AAOP 2021 Myofascial Trigger Points and Chronic Pain: The Dynamic Role of Central Sensitization and Neurogenic Inflammation – Shah
Jay P. Shah, MD is a physiatrist and clinical investigator in the Rehabilitation Medicine Department at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. His interests include the pathophysiology of [...]
AAOP 2021 Sleep and Pain: Practical Applications – Thomas
Dr. Davis Thomas completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from India. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from New York University. In 1998, he went on [...]
AAOP 2021 Focus Orofacial Manual Therapy Assessment and Management of (Awake) Bruxism by Physical Therapy – Von Piekartz
Harry Von Piekartz is a Professor at the University of Applied Science in Osnabruck (Germany) and is study director of the Master of Science in Musculoskeletal Therapy. He is senior [...]
AAOP 2021 Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Update 2021 – Quan
Dr. Quan is a Senior Physician in the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the McGinnis Professor of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School. [...]
AAOP 2021 Approaches to Personalized Orofacial Pain Therapies-A Future Vision-A Tribute to William Maixner, 1952-2020 – Ohrbach
Richard Ohrbach is a Professor in the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo. Education includes DDS (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill), certificate in Pain [...]
AAOP 2021 Telehealth in Orofacial Pain – Besharati
Dr. Besharati - I earned a Doctorate of Dental Medicine from Tufts University School of Dentistry in Boston in 2005. I finished my graduate certificate in oral pathology and oral [...]
AAOP 2021 Why, What, Where, and When… Reviewing Medications for Treating Migraine – Halter
Dr. Halter initially received his PhD in Immunology, then his medical degree, pathology, psychiatry, and neurology residencies followed by an anesthesia pain fellowship from the University of Arizona. After completing [...]
AAOP 2021 Evaluation and Management of OSA in Pediatric Patients – Perez
Dr. Perez grew up in Columbus Ohio while her parents were studying at the Ohio Sate University. She received her dental degree (DDS) from the University of Concepcion, Chile, in [...]
AAOP 2021 Multi-Level Determinants of Pain – Kapos
Flavia P. Kapos, DDS MS is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and a PhD candidate in Epidemiology at University of Washington School of Public Health. She [...]
AAOP 2021 Management of the Orofacial Pain Speciality Practice – Fricton
James Fricton DDS, MS has 40 years of full-time experience in patient care, research, and teaching in the specialty of Orofacial Pain. He is a Professor Emeritus in the University [...]
AAOP 2021 How to Interpet Pulse Oximetry Screening for Sleep Disordered Breathing – Bender
Dr. Bender earned his Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas in1986 and practiced general and comprehensive restor-ative dentistry for 14 years. He then [...]
AAOP 2021 Management of Head and Neck Cancer Associated Pain – Nasir
Dr. Khawaja S. Nasir received his Bachelors in Oral Surgery (BDS) from the University of Health Sciences, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Pakistan. He completed a one-year residency program in [...]
AAOP 2021 Locked and Loaded: The Basics of Temporomandibular Disorders – Weber
Thomas Weber is an orofacial pain specialist in the U.S. Air Force. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Indiana University (2006) and then completed an Advanced Education [...]
AAOP 2021 Relationship of the Cervical Spine to Temporomandibular Disorder: Examination and Treatment Considerations – Reynolds
Dr. Reynolds is a Physical Therapist who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Bradley University (2001) and then completed a post-professional DPT, orthopaedic manual therapy residency, [...]
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