This webinar will provide an overview of current evidence and concepts on social determinants of pain (including OFP), as well as future directions on the topic. Speakers will use examples of research from their own work as well as other supporting literature. Each speaker will present for ~20-30min, followed by a joint Q&A for ~30min, for a total of 90min.

Flavia P. Kapos, DDS MS PhD

Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Dr. Kapos is an assistant professor and American Board of Orofacial Pain diplomate. She completed her DDS at the University of São Paulo, MS and orofacial pain residency at the University of Minnesota, PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Washington, and postdoctoral fellowship at Seattle Children’s Research Institute.

As a pain epidemiologist and clinician-scientist, Dr. Kapos’ research aims to expand the effectiveness and equity of pain prevention and management strategies using population health and life course approaches. Her work bridges public health, biomedical and social sciences, to identify and address multilevel social determinants of chronic pain and pain inequities.

Linda Sangalli, DDS, MS, PhD

Dr. Linda Sangalli, DDS, MS, PhD, is a dentist as training (University of Brescia, Italy), with a specialization in Orthodontics and a Ph.D. in Technology for Health (Italy). After 10 years of working as a Specialist Orthodontist in private practices in Italy and United Kingdom, Dr. Sangalli achieved a Master’s in Orofacial Pain at the University of Kentucky (USA). She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine – Illinois where she is responsible of screening patients with orofacial pain and of the education of predoctoral dental students in orofacial pain.

Currently, her main research is focused on artificial intelligence at the service of oral health, especially orofacial pain and sleep education. For her program, she is leveraging virtual learning environments and telehealth technologies to address gaps in education and access to care. She is also interested in social determinants of orofacial pain and oral diseases, especially based on sex differences. For her research, she received funding from the ADEAGies Foundation, American Headache Society (AHS), the American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP), the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), and the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM). She also published several peer-reviewed scientific articles.