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AAOP 48th Scientific Meeting

When:
Thursday, May 9, 2024 to Sunday, May 12, 2024
Where:
Talking Stick Resort
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9800 E. Talking Stick Way
Scottsdale, AZ  85256

480-850-7777
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Allan O'Bryan
Category:
Annual Scientific Meeting
Registration is required
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.
Registration cancellations will be accepted until Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Activities/Items    (Click the down-arrow to the left of the activity/item to view the details)
Main Conference Program
Preconference 1: Introductory Course to Orofacial Pain
Pre-Conference 2: Sleep Medicine
Pre-Conference 3: Physical Therapy, The Neuroscience of Pain
Pre-Conference 4: Orofacial Pain Private Practice
Lunch & Learn Friday #1: Lunch Session Residents / Recent Graduates / Students
Lunch & Learn Friday #2: Onabotulinum Toxin Injections for Pain Management
Lunch & Learn Friday #3: Headache Procedures
Lunch & Learn Friday #4: Techniques for Cervical Spine
Lunch & Learn Saturday #1: Conquering Coding and Insurance Challenges in Dental Sleep Medicine
Lunch & Learn Saturday #2: Clinical Tools for Managing Tinnitus & Dizziness
Lunch & Learn Saturday #3: Acupuncture in Orofacial Pain - Demonstration
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48th SCIENTIFIC MEETING

"Management of Orofacial Pain: Weighing the Evidence"


Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, AZ - May 9-12, 2024



Preliminary Agenda

Friday, May 10, 2024


8:00 am – 8:15 am Intro remarks Outgoing President Welcome Remarks, Meeting opening, Presentation of new Fellows/new members/new CCTTs
8:15 am – 9:00 am Keynote Evidence-based Dentistry and Critical Thinking
9:00 am – 9:05 am Tribute to Dr. Gary Klasser
9:05 am – 9:50 am Plenary The Human Pain Experience: Clinical Insights from Pain Neuroscience Education
9:50 am – 10:05 am Panel Discussion


10:05 am – 10:30 am Break


10:30 am – 11:15 am Plenary Sleep Bruxism: Assessment & Comorbidities

11:15 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent 1A Mechanisms of Orofacial Pain Referral
11:15 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent 1B Ergonomics in Craniofacial Pain Management: A Practical Guide to Enhance Patient Care
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm Q&A for each concurrent session


12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Session Residents / Recent Graduates / Students Luncheon
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch & Learn Onabotulinum Toxin Injections for Pain Management
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch & Learn Headache Procedures

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Concurrent 2A Manual Techniques for the Cervical Spine in Orofacial Pain
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Concurrent 2B Practical Application of Trigger Point Injections and Dry Needling in the Management of Orofacial Pain: Similarities and Differences *preregistration required max=30

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Fundraising Fundraising

2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Concurrent 3A Optimizing Sleep Apnea Management: Dentristry’s Role in Personalized Care through the Identification of Endotypes
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Concurrent 3B Practical Application of Trigger Point Injections and Dry Needling in the Management of Orofacial Pain: Similarities and Differences *preregistration required max=30

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Break

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Debate 1 Do We Understand the Nature of Myofasical Trigger Points?
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm Panel Discussion

Saturday, May 11, 2024

8:00 am – 8:45 am Plenary Tinnitus & Dizziness Demystified: A Roadmap for Dentists and Orofacial Pain Therapists
8:45 am – 9:30 am Plenary Updates in Headache Medicine


9:30 am – 10:00 am Break


10:00 am – 10:45 am Plenary Understanding the TMJ through Radiographic Imaging
10:45 am – 11:30 am Plenary Gender Differences in Chronic Pain
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Panel Discussion


12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch & Learn Conquering Coding and Insurance Challenges in Dental Sleep Medicine
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch & Learn Clinical Tools for Managing Tinnitus & Dizziness
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch & Learn Acupuncture in Orofacial Pain – Demonstration


1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Debate 2 Is Botulinum Toxin Effective for TMD?
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Plenary Best Practices on Management of Orofacial Pain in Pediatric Patients
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Panel Discussion


3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Break

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Plenary Within the Burning Mouth Syndrome Realm
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm Plenary Behavioral Interventions for Insomnia in Chronic Orofacial Pain Patients
5:30 pm – 5:45 pm Panel Discussion

Sunday, May 12, 2024

9:00 am – 9:30 am - AAOP Researcher Award: Telerehabilitation is effective and non-inferior for individuals with TMD
9:30 am – 10:15 am - Oral Abstract Presentations
9:30 am – 9:45 am - Migraine and Headache Attributed to Temporomandibular Disorders: A Prospective Case-Control Study
9:45 am – 10:00 am - Low Dose Naltrexone as a Novel Therapeutic Agent for Post-Traumatic Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain: A Retrospective Case Series
10:00 am – 10:15 am - Development of a Machine-Learning-Based Screening Model for Detecting TMJ MRI Abnormalities Using TMJ Tomographic Imaging
10:15 am – 10:30 am - Poster Awards
10:30 am – 11:45 am - Showdown at the Evidence Corral: What does the science say about popular TMD treatments?
11:45 am – 12:00 pm - Panel Discussion
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm - Closing Remarks and 2025 Preview



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American Academy of Orofacial Pain is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.  ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. American Academy of Orofacial Pain designates this activity for 26.0 hours of continuing education credits.  
Each attendee should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the education.