AAOP Research Grant Application The AAOP Research Grants Committee welcomes applications for funding in 2021. Studies for which funds are sought should further the basic and/or clinical science of orofacial pain (especially non-odontogenic pain). The grant limit per study is $5000. Funds may be used for: Research materials Payments to [...]
The AAOP Mentoring Program Is Entering It's Third Year During the past 2 years this new service has assisted our members who are new to orofacial pain by matching them up with experienced providers. It is open to all AAOP members including students, researchers, physical therapists, etc., and any member [...]
Meet our Panel Dr. Crandall completed his dental training at Temple University School of Dentistry in 1974 and the General Practice Dental Residency at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont in 1975. In 1984 Dr. Crandall received a Certificate for completion of the extended program in the Diagnosis [...]
Dr. Eric Schiffman, DDS, MS, is a Professor and the Director of Clinical Research at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, as well as a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain. Dr. Schiffman has over 35 years of experience treating orofacial pain patients. He [...]
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 [...]