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AAOP 46th Scientific Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday, April 28, 2022, to Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location

Westin Boston Waterfront
AAOP/Boston Westin Hotel Reservations
425 Summer Street
Boston, MA  02210
USA
(617) 532-4600

Event Contact(s)

Kenneth S Cleveland
609-504-1311 (p)

Category

Annual Scientific Meeting

Registration Info

Registration is temporarily unavailable
Payment in Full In Advance Or At Event
The AAOP Scientific Meeting prohibits the marketing or promotion of commercial products and/or services in conjunction with CE activities. Commercial Products and literature are to be confined to the exhibit hall and are not permitted in the lecture hall. Due to the professional nature of this meeting children are not permitted in either the lecture hall, exhibit hall or poster viewing areas. Business casual attire is appropriate for this meeting.

About this event

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46th SCIENTIFIC MEETING

April 28 - May 1, 2022
ADVANCE REGISTRATION FOR AAOP 2022 IS NOW CLOSED
REGISTRATION WILL REOPEN ON SITE AT THE BOSTON WESTIN ON APRIL 27th

   AAOP 2022 Registration Brochure

Westin Waterfront, Boston, MA

As a registrant for the AAOP 2022 annual meeting you will also receive a one (1) year subscription to the AAOP CE Learning Portal

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OVERVIEW


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Pre-Conference Workshops – (Additional Registration Required)

Thursday, April 28, 2022

9:00 AM-4:00 PM

I.  Orofacial Pain and TMD: A Foundation for Diagnosis and Management– Jeffrey Okeson, DMD

II. How  Strong is The Evidence You Use in Clinical Practice? Moderator: Corine Visscher, PT, MSc, PhD, CCTT

Morning: Critical Appraisal of Literature (Lecture and Workshop) – Corine Visscher, PT, MSc, PhD, CCTT

Afternoon: Evidence-Based PT Strategies for Headache and TMD (Lecture and Workshop) Hedwig van der Meer, PT MSc, PhD © 

Afternoon: Measuring Physical and Emotional Health: The Missing Pieces for Comprehensive Pain Management (Lecture and Workshop)- Garrett Naze, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, PhD ©

IIILunch Time Pre-Conference: Complementary and Alternative Approaches in Orofacial Pain and Sleep Management – Paul Durham, MS, PhD

IV.  Procedural and Non-Interventional Management in Orofacial Pain and Headache – Donald Tanenbaum, DDS, MPH, Shruti Handa, DMD, BDS, James Hawkins, DDS, MS, and Matthew Lark, DDS, MAGD

 

AAOP Council Meeting                                                                         

 

MAIN PROGRAM

Friday, April 29, 2022

7:00– 8:00 am 

Breakfast Sessions – (Additional Registration Required)

Breakfast Session 1Key Points in the Neurological Examination for the Headache and Orofacial Pain Patient -  Jan Hoffmann, MD, PhD

Breakfast Session 2 – The Mind-Body Connection: Understanding the Relaxation Response in the Management of the OFP Patient – Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH

Breakfast Session 3 – Understanding the Polysomnogram-  John Dobrowski, MD

 

7:30-8:00 am                              

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors                                      

 

8:00-5:00 pm

Dental Assistants & Auxiliary Course         

Catalina Morarasu, DDS, PhD, MS

                                                                                      

8:00-8:30 am Welcome Remarks and Meeting Opening & Presentation of New Fellows & Introduction of New Members                   

 

PLENARY SESSIONS:

 

Session 1: Future of Pain Medicine

 

8:30-9:15 am – Plenary 1

The Specialty of Orofacial Pain: An Evolutionary Journey-   Jeffrey Okeson, DMD, & Richard Ohrbach, DDS, PhD

                        

9:15 am-10:00 am – Plenary 2 

Diagnostic Pearls and Pitfalls in Orofacial Pain: Grand Rounds – Glenn Clark, DDS

 

10:00-10:15 am Break with Exhibitors & Posters

 

10:15 – 11:00am– Plenary 3  

Evidence-Based Advancements in TMD Management-  Gary Klasser, DMD

 

11:00-11:15 pm

Panel Discussion

 

11:15-12:00 pm – Plenary 4

 The Importance of The Nervous System-Digestive System Connection in OFP – Paul Durham, MS,  PhD

 

12:00-1:15 pm

Lunch on Your Own  

or;

Lunch & Learns (Additional Registration Required)                                              

Lunch & Learn 1 –Key Points to the ENT Examination for a Patient with Sleep Apnea-  Noah Sigel, MD

Lunch & Learn 2 – TMD Cases: Expert Panel Discussion-  Moderator, Jeffrey  Mannheimer, PT, PhD, CODN, CCTT

Panelists: Charles Carlson, PhD, ABPP, Jeffrey Crandall, DDS and Shaun O’Connnor, PT, DPT, CCTT

Lunch & Learn 3- Imaging and Clinical Diagnosis of TMJ Osteoarthritis, Arthritis and Ankylosis – Annika Rosen, DDS

 

12:00-1:15 pm

Residents & Recent Grads Luncheon

  

1:15-2:00 pm – Plenary 5

The Brain Circuitry Supporting Pain Catastrophizing in Chronic Pain: A Functional MRI Approach-  Vitaly Napadow, PhD

 

2:00-2:30 pm – Plenary 6

Trainee Forum

 

Panel Discussion 2:30 pm- 2:45 pm

   

2:45-3:00 pm

Break with Exhibitors & Posters

 

Session 2A: Temporomandibular Disorders: New Insights in Interventional Therapies

    

3:00-3:45 Plenary 7

Management of the ICR vs JRA in The Pediatric and Adult Patient-  Leonard Kaban, MD, DMD

 

3:45-4:30 Plenary 8

Platelet-Rich Plasma and Stem Cell Therapy in The Management of TMD- 

Antonia Teruel Castellon, DMD, MS, PhD

 

4:30-5:15 Plenary 9

Minimally Invasive TMJ Arthroscopic Surgery--  

Joseph McCain, DMD

 

5:15—5:30 pm

Panel Discussion                                              

 

5:30 -5:45 pm

AAOP General Membership Meeting                            

 

5:45-6:-00 pm

New Members and Fellows Orientation                                                             

 

6:15-9:30 pm

Presidents Reception

 

Saturday, April 30, 2022

7:00-8:00 am

Breakfast Sessions – (Additional Registration Required)

Breakfast Session 4Nutrition Guidelines for the Patient with TMD/OFP-Paul Durham, MS, PhD

Breakfast Session 5 – Billing/Practice Management -  Sherwin Arman, DMD, MPH       

Breakfast Session 6 – Cervicogenic Headache: Examination, Diagnosis and Management -  Michael Karegeannes, PT, MHSc, LAT, MTC, CFC, CCTT, CMTPT

 

7:30-8:00 am                                                                              

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors & Posters

 

8:00-5:00 pm

Dental Assistants & Auxiliary Course

 

Session 2B: Temporomandibular Disorders: New Insights in Interventional Therapies 

 

8:00-8:45 am  - Plenary 10

Psychosocial Assessment in Clinical Practice– Corine Visscher, PT, MSc, PhD, CCTT

 

8:45-9:30 am  - Plenary 11

Clinical Reasoning and Decision Making in The Management of Patients with Myofascial Pain– Michelle Finnegan, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, CMTPT, CCTT, FAAOMPT

 

9:30-9:45 am 

Panel Discussion

 

9:45-10:00 am

Break with Exhibitors & Posters

 

Session 3: Headache Disorders: New Insights in Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management

 

10:00-10:45 am – Plenary 12

Migraine Pathophysiology and New Pharmacological Approaches in Headache Medicine– Andy Charles, MD, FAHS

 

10:45-11:30am – Plenary 13

Co-Morbidity of Migraine and Temporomandibular Disorders: From the Clinical Side to The Bench- Simon Akerman, PhD, FAHS

 

11:30-12:15 – Plenary 14
Headache Management in The Orofacial Pain Setting
 – Marcela Romero Reyes, DDS. PhD, FAHS     

            

12:15-1:30 pm

Lunch on Your Own 

Or

Lunch and Learns (Additional Registration Required)

Lunch & Learn 4 – Management of the Symptomatic TMJ Post-Surgical Patient – David Keith, BDS, DMD

Lunch & Learn 5 – Better Together: Dry Needling and Pain Neuroscience Education In Orofacial Pain Michelle Finnegan, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, CMTPT, CCTT, FAAOMPT

Lunch & Learn 6 – Clinical Insights for the Treatment Planning of the Patient with TMD and Orofacial Pain -   Mariela Padilla, DDS, M.Ed

 

1:30-2:15 pm – Plenary 15

Red flags and Diagnostic Pearls and Pitfalls in Headache Disorders: Clinical Case-Based Session-  Jan Hoffmann, MD, PhD

 

2:15-2:30 pm – Panel Discussion

 

Session 4: Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain: New Insights in Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management

 

2:30-3:15 pm – Plenary 16

Understanding Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain: Persistent Non-Odontogenic Tooth Pain -  Donald Nixdorf, DDS, MS

 

3:15-3:30 pm

Break with Exhibitors & Posters

 

3:30-4:15 pm – Plenary 17

Current Pharmacological and Interventional Approaches for the Management of Trigeminal Neuralgia and other Cranial Neuralgias– Paul Mathew, MD, FAHS

 

4:15-5:00 pm – Plenary 18

Neurosurgical Management of Trigeminal Neuralgia -  Jeffrey Schweitzer, MD

 

 5:00-5:15 pm – Panel Discussion

 

Sunday, May 1, 2022

8:00am-8:30am

Continental Breakfast                                                                                                                              

8:30-9:00 am

AAOP Poster Winners                           

 

Session 5: Sleep: New Insights in Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management.

9:00-9:45 am – Plenary 19

Sleep Deficiency and Chronic Pain: Potential Underlying Mechanisms and Clinical Implications-  Monika Haack, PhD

 

9:45-10:30 am – Plenary 20

Sleep Pathophysiology and the Role of Orthognathic Surgery in the Treatment of Sleep Apnea -  Edward Lahey, MD, DDS, OMFS

 

10:30-11:15 am – Plenary 21

Phenotyping for OSA and Role of Hypoglossal Stimulation -  Phillip Huyett, MD, MGH

 

11:15-12:00 pm – Plenary 22

Diagnostic Pearls and Pitfalls in Dental Sleep Medicine: Clinical Case-Based Session– Amrittej Virk, BDS,  DMD

 

12:00-12:15pm 

Panel Discussion

 

12:15 pm – 12:30pm

Closing Remarks and Preview of 2023 Program

                                                                        

  


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American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP)  
Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.   
1/1/2022 to 12/31/2024.   
Provider ID# 218197 

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Total credit educational hours being offered at this conference are 27.75 (including core conference, preconference workshops, breakfast forums & lunch sessions). The core conference offers 17.5 CE hours. Each preconference offers an additional 6 CE hours, each breakfast forum provides 1 CE hour and each Lunch and Learn provides 1 CE hours. Each attendee should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the education. Workshops, breakfast & lunch sessions all require additional registration.

Activities/Items (Click the down-arrow to view details)
Main Conference Program
Preconference I: Orofacial Pain and TMD: A Foundation for Diagnosis and Management
Pre-Conference II: How Strong is The Evidence you Use in Clinical Practice?
Pre-Conference III: Complementary and Alternative Approaches in Orofacial Pain and Sleep Management
Pre-Conference IV: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injections in Orofacial Pain and Headache
Breakfast Forum #1: Key Points in the Neurological Examination for The Headache and Orofacial Pain P
Breakfast Forum #2: The Mind-Body Connection: Understanding the Relaxation Response in the Managemen
Breakfast Forum #3: Understanding the Polysomnogram
Breakfast Forum #4: Nutrition Guidelines for The Patient with a TMD/OFP
Breakfast Forum #5:Billing/Practice Management
Breakfast Forum #6: Cervicogenic Headache: Examination, Diagnosis and Management
Lunch & Learn #1: Key Points to the ENT Examination for a Patient with Sleep Apnea
Lunch & Learn #2: TMD Cases: Expert Panel Discussion
Lunch & Learn #3: Imaging and Clinical Diagnosis of TMJ Osteoarthritis, Arthritis and Ankylosis
Lunch & Learn #4: Management of the Symptomatic TMJ Post-Surgical Patient
Lunch & Learn #5: Better Together: Dry Needling and Pain Neuroscience Education In Orofacial Pain
Lunch & Learn #6: Clinical Insights for The Treatment Planning of The Patient with TMD and Orofacial
Dental Assistant/Auxiliary Course
Guest Registration