Join Us! 2021 AAOP VIRTUAL Sleep Conference Updates in management of Sleep Breathing Disorders (SBD) Saturday, November 6, 2021 Course Description: The basis of this conference is to review the current status of Sleep Medicine disorders with an emphasis on the role of the dentist in the [...]

Member Spotlight Dr. Robert Merill Dr. Merrill completed a Fellowship in Pain Management in the UCLA Pain Management Center in 1990 and was appointed a clinic director of the Orofacial Pain Clinic in 1991. He started private practice in Orofacial Pain in 1990 and began to develop [...]

2019-20 Class Fellows of the Academy Jonathan Michael Adams, DDS, BSc Abdulazziz Alrefai, BDS Chye Kiat Chionh, BDS, MSc Basilios Costaras, DDS Shuchi Dhadwal, DMD, BDS Preston Duffin, DDS, MS Akanksha Gupta, BDS, MS Mary Charles Haigler, DMD, MS Amy Hartsfield, DMD Kevin Huff, [...]

Telemedicine Utilization in Orofacial Pain As our world came to a halt at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals across the world relied on Telehealth as a mode to provide care and stay connected with their patients. Even though the telehealth technology [...]

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 [...]

FROM THE EDITOR: Dear All, I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these difficult times. It has been a very challenging time for everyone personally and professionally. However, one thing that has been very reassuring throughout the whole thing is our ability to adapt. As we [...]