New Horizons in Orofacial Pain:
Artificial Intelligence and Beyond

April 29 – May 2, 2027 | Nashville, TN

Thursday, April 29, 2027 – Pre-Conference Courses

Pre-Conference Courses require separate registration from the main meeting.

Ultrasound-Guided Injections for the TMJ

Two sessions: 8:30am – 12:00pm & 1:00pm – 4:30pm | Offsite
Course Chairs: Ricardo Tesch, Aurelio Alonso

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Interdisciplinary Approach to Implementing BBTi for Sleep Medicine

1:00pm – 4:00pm
Course Chair: Ian Boggero

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Practical Botulinum Toxin Therapy for TMD and Neuropathic Pain

9:00am – 4:00pm
Course Chair: Donald Nixdorf

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Beyond the Bite: Advancing the Intersection of Orofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine Through Evidence-Based Evaluation and Clinical Strategies

9:00am – 4:00pm
Course Chair: Katie Phillips

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Mastering Medical Diagnosis in Orofacial Pain

9:00am – 4:00pm
Course Chair: Davis Thomas

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Caring for Patients with Hypermobility: An Interdisciplinary Dental and PT Approach

9:00am – 4:00pm
Course Chairs: Patricia Stott, Linda Bluestein

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Friday, April 30, 2027 – Main Meeting

Opening Remarks

8:00am – 8:30am

From Data to Decision: How AI is Shaping the Future of Orofacial Pain

8:30am – 9:15am

The Intersection of Orofacial Pain and Systemic Neurologic Disease

9:15am – 10:00am

Question and Answer Session

10:00am – 10:15am

Coffee Break

10:15am – 10:30am

Innovations in Multimodal TMD Imaging Data Integration and Sharing

10:30am – 11:15am

Predictability and Outcomes in Trigeminal Nerve Injury and Repair

11:15am – 12:00pm

Question and Answer Session

12:00pm – 12:15pm

Lunch Sessions TBA

12:30pm – 1:15pm

Track A: Basic Science

1:30pm – 2:15pm
Trigeminal Somatosensation in the TMJ and Associated Disorders

2:15pm – 3:00pm
How Glymphatic Function Impacts Pain

Track B: Pharmacotherapeutics

1:30pm – 2:15pm
From Research to Clinic: Psychedelics as Emerging Therapies for Pain

2:15pm – 3:00pm
Understanding New Generation Pain Medications: Efficacy and Affordability

Coffee Break

3:00pm – 3:15pm

How to Use the Bruxism Clinical Questionnaire

3:15pm – 4:00pm

Chronic Post-Treatment Pain Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

4:00pm – 4:45pm

Question and Answer Session

4:45pm – 5:00pm

President's Reception

6:00pm – 9:00pm

Saturday, May 1, 2027

Why is Healthcare Disjointed? A Panel of Patient Organizations

8:30am – 9:15am

Alternative Treatments of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

9:15am – 10:00am

Question and Answer Session

10:00am – 10:15am

Poster Session

10:15am – 11:15am

The IMPACT of Virtual Reality as a New Frontier in Pain Management

11:15am – 12:00pm

Question and Answer Session

12:00pm – 12:15pm

Lunch Sessions TBA

12:30pm – 1:15pm

Track A: Dental Sleep Medicine

1:30pm – 2:15pm
Brief Behavioral Interventions for Insomnia

2:15pm – 3:00pm
Pediatric Sleep Medicine for the Orofacial Pain Clinician

Track B: Physical Therapy for Orofacial Pain

1:30pm – 2:15pm
Building the Therapeutic Alliance in Orofacial Pain

2:15pm – 3:00pm
Visualizing the TMJ: The Role of Diagnostic Ultrasound

When It's Not Just TMD: Recognizing Serious TMJ Pathology

3:15pm – 4:00pm

PRP and Injectable Options for TMJ Arthrocentesis and Arthroscopy

4:00pm – 4:45pm

Question and Answer Session

4:45pm – 5:00pm

Sunday, May 2, 2027

Oral Abstract Presentations and Abstract Awards

8:30am – 10:00am

Question and Answer Session

10:00am – 10:15am

Pearls and Pitfalls in Chemodenervation

10:15am – 11:00am

Virtual Reality in Orofacial Pain

11:00am – 11:45am

Question and Answer Session

11:45am – 12:00pm

Closing Remarks

12:00pm – 12:15pm