The American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP) is pleased to congratulate the American Board of Orofacial Pain (ABOP) on receiving recognition from the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards (NCRDSCB) as the national certifying board for the specialty of orofacial pain.  Recognition was granted on March [...]

As I am sure you are aware, on April 3, 2020, the American Dental Association’s National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards (NCRDSCB) designated Orofacial Pain as a new specialty in dentistry. […]

For Immediate Release                                                                                                     AAOP Central Office 609-504-1311 aaopexec@aaop.org   Press Release: Orofacial Pain is Now the 12th ADA-Recognized Dental Specialty   Oceanville, NJ - April 24, 2020 On March 31, 2020, the American Academy of Orofacial Pain’s request to recognize orofacial pain as a dental specialty was [...]

A monumental report was released in March 2020 by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.  It was a consensus study report on the current state of temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain.  The study was sponsored by the office of the Director of The National Institute of Health and by The [...]