AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OROFACIAL PAIN • 36TH SCIENTIFIC MEETING
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2012 Annual Scientific Meeting Registration & Hotel Information
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012
ABOP Board Exams
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm – AAOP Leadership Training Session (open to all AAOP members)
9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Preconference Workshop #4
Intramuscular Manual Therapy Workshop, Part 3: Review and Certification (Day One)
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012
AAOP Committee Meetings
AAOP Council Meeting
9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Preconference Workshops #1-4
1. Head and Neck Anatomy: Clinical Application with Dissection
2. Self-Regulation as Foundational Treatment for Orofacial Pain
3. Sleep Medicine: Introduction and Update
4. Intramuscular Manual Therapy Workshop, Part 3: Review and Certification (Day Two)
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012
7:00 – 7:50 am Breakfast Forums
1. The Headache Pipeline: What Drugs and Devices You Can Expect to See in the Next Five Years
Alan Rapoport, MD
Viennese Ballroom
2. Integrative Acupuncture and Stress Release Meditation for Orofacial Pain Management
Mao Ni, PhD
Promenade Ballroom
7:30 am – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast for all attendees
8:00 am – 8:10am
Welcome Remarks
Jeffrey Crandall, DDS
Maureen Lang, DDS, MS
8:10 am – 8:20 am
New Member Introduction
Steven D. Bender, DDS
8:20 am - 8:30 am
Program Tribute to Donald Primack
Jennifer Bassiur, DDS
8:30 am - 9:00 am
KEYNOTE: The Ethical Obligations of Best Practices
Kevin Reid, DMD, MS, MA
Huntington Ballroom
PLENARY SESSIONS: PAIN AND PHYSIOLOGY
9:00 am - 9:45 am
New Frontiers in the Pathophysiology of Myofascial Pain: Enter the Matrix
Jay Shah, MD
Huntington Ballroom
9:45 am – 10:15 pm – Break with Exhibitors and Poster Viewing
10:15 am - 11:00 am
Neuro-Musculoskeletal pain and Sensitization: Applying Objective Findings to Elucidate Pain Mechanisms (Title Change)
Jay Shah, MD
Huntington Ballroom
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Nasal Fluid Dynamics: Structure-Function Interactions and the Implications for Dental Sleep Medicine
Jeffrey Hammersley, MD
Huntington Ballroom
11:45 am – 12:00 pm Panel Discussion
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own)
or
Lunch and Learn
Headache Case Presentations and Discussion
Alan Rapoport, MD
Viennese Ballroom
PLENARY SESSIONS: CURRENT CONCEPTS OF TMJ SURGICAL TREATMENTS
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Current Concepts in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory and Degenerative Temporomandibular Disorders
Howard Israel, DDS
Huntington Ballroom
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Arthrocentesis: A Technique for Treating Adhesive Disc Disorders
Stephen Shall, DDS
Huntington Ballroom
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Advances in Minimally Invasive Arthroscopic Surgery of the Temporomandibular Joint
Howard Israel, DDS
Huntington Ballroom
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Break with Exhibitors and Posters Viewing
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Surgical Management of Common TMJ Conditions that Cause Facial Pain
Larry Wolford, DMD
Huntington Ballroom
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Total Joint Replacement of the TMJ
Paul Danielson, DMD
Huntington Ballroom
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm Panel Discussion
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm – Annual AAOP Membership and Business Meeting
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm – New Member and Fellow Orientation
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm – AAOP New Member Reception – Lobby Lounge
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012
7:00 am – 7:50 am Breakfast Forums
3. Advances in Basic and Clinical Sciences of Migraine
Andrew Charles, MD
Viennese Ballroom
4. Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Autonomic Nervous System Dysregulation
Istvan Hargitai, DDS, MS
Promenade Ballroom
7:30 am – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast for all attendees
7:55 am – 8:00am
Overview and Introductions
Jeffrey Crandall, DDS
Maureen Lang, DDS, MS
8:00 am – 8:15 am
Presentation of Academy Fellow Certificates and PT Board Certificates
Jeffrey Crandall, DDS
Jeff Mannheimer, PT, PhD
Huntington Ballroom
PLENARY SESSIONS: CURRENT CONCEPTS IN NEUROPATHIC PAIN
8:15 am - 9:00 am
Glia as the "Bad Guys:" Clinical Implications of Glial Dysregulation of Pain and Opioid Actions
Linda Watkins, PhD
Huntington Ballroom
9:00 am - 9:45 am
Multidisciplinary Management of Neuropathic Pain
Steven Graff-Radford, DDS
Huntington Ballroom
9:45 am - 10:30 am
Neurosurgical Procedures for Head and Face Pain
Wouter Schievink, MD
Huntington Ballroom
10:30 am – 11:00 pm – Break with Exhibitors and Poster Viewing
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Pain Management Injections for Orofacial Pain
Christopher Zarembinski, MD
Huntington Ballroom
11:45 am – 12:00 pm Panel Discussion
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own)
or
Lunch and Learn
Headache Case Presentations and Discussion
Andrew Charles, MD
Viennese Ballroom
PLENARY SESSIONS: CLINCIAL INFORMATION AND TECHNIQUES
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Use of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injections for Orofacial Pain
Jeffrey Okeson, DMD
Huntington Ballroom
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Persistent Pain after Dental Procedures
Robert Delcanho, BDSC, MS
Huntington Ballroom
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Break with Exhibitors and Poster Viewing
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Could Airway Explain…
Jeffrey Rouse, DDS
Huntington Ballroom
4:15 am – 4:30 pm Panel Discussion
6:30 – 8:30 pm President’s Reception The Lobby Lounge
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012
7:30 – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast for all attendees
7:55 am – 8:00am
Overview and Introductions
Jeffrey Crandall, DDS
Maureen Lang, DDS, MS
8:00 am – 8:45 am
Sleep Bruxism: It is What it is, Or is it?
Steven Bender, DDS
Huntington Ballroom
8:45 – 9:30 AM
CBCT Assessment of the Orofacial Complex
Sotirios Tetradis, DDS, PhD
Huntington Ballroom
9:45 am - 10:30 am
How Physical Therapy Can Accelerate the Healing Process of TMD Patients
Jennifer Hobson, PT, DPT, MTC, CFC, CMTPT
Huntington Ballroom
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
The Art and Science of Differential Diagnosis: Orofacial Pain as a Thinking Sport (Interactive)
Gary Heir, DMD
Huntington Ballroom
FRIDAY, MAY 4 – SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Dental Assistant and Auxiliary Program
Catalina Morarasu, DDS, PhD, MS
Georgian Ballroom