Pandemic Fails to Slow American Board of Orofacial Pain Examination The COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected the process for the 2020 examination cycle. Despite numerous obstacles, ABOP successfully completed both the written and oral examinations. Upon the news that AAOP was considering postponement of the [...]
Injections in the TMJ by Non-Oral Surgeons Larry Lockerman DDS, FAAOP, Diplomate ABOP and AADSM. He has been treating face pain, TMJ disorders and Obstructive Sleep Apnea since the early 1980’s. He has been a member of the medical staff of Rehabilitation Hospitals and [...]
Member Spotlight Interview with AAOP Member Dr. James Fricton How did you get interested in the field of Orofacial Pain? I was introduced to the field of pain management in 1971 when I injured my back with disabling pain. At that time, [...]
President’s Message: I’d like to wish all our AAOP members a wonderful Holiday Season with as many family and friends as is safely possible! I’m hoping that your practices are doing ok; we know that because dentists are having below a 1% positive Covid testing rate that the [...]
I think AAOP’s important role is that we do fund research--small research grants to the residents to help support benchtop and clinical research. AAOP also has speakers from the medical field; sometimes it's PhDs and pharmacology. It really does draw on a lot of the research that's being [...]
Headaches The producers of this video are: Dr. Mary Charles Haigler Dr. Patricia BoettnerHeadaches are a common disorder; they lead to absence of work. It can be primary or secondary in nature and we'll talk about this a little bit more in just one second. [...]
Trigeminal Neuralgia (and other trigeminal neuropathic pain) Our AAOP Mentorship Program is open to all AAOP members including students, researchers, physical therapists, etc., and any member can choose to be a mentor, mentee, or both – we all have plenty to learn and plenty to [...]
Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality for Orofacial Pain A (Human) Brainstorm On How They Are Revolutionizing Pain Research, Education, And Treatment Dr. Alex DaSilva will discuss the new frontiers in artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) for headache and orofacial pain. During the [...]
What an Awesome Time to Become AAOP President Or is it? With the pandemic, our ways of business, practice and education are in crisis. People are calling the year of 2020 a cursed year; the worst ever. But for us in the world of OFP that [...]
Somatic Symptom Disorders, Somatization and Facial Pain Dr. Kulich will review assessment and management strategies for the complex patient who presents marked somatic overconcern, often sees multiple healthcare providers, and commonly experiences only transient improvement with treatment. Recent research on assessment and management is reviewed, including data to [...]
AAOP Central Office
3270 19th ST NW, Suite 109;
Rochester MN 55901
Contact:
Phone: 507-810-4599
Email: [email protected]
AAOP Office
3270 19th ST NW, Suite 109;
Rochester MN 55901
Contact:
Phone: 507-810-4599
Email: [email protected]
