41st SCIENTIFIC MEETING
Talking Stick Resort-Scottsdale, AZ
For full information on this meeting, hotel accommodations and to register online please visit www.aaop.org
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OVERVIEW
AAOP 2017
The Evolving World of Orofacial Pain
Thursday, May 4, 2017
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
I. Comprehensive Review in Orofacial Pain – Gary Heir, DMD, et al
II. Headache 101 – David Dodick, MD, et al
III. Dental Sleep Medicine 101 – Dennis Bailey, DDS, et al
IV. Physical Therapy for Orofacial Pain – Cervical Muscle Pathology and Rehabilitation for Patients with Orofacial Pain - Eveline Erni, PT, CMA, MA, CCTT, C0DN, Patricia Rudd, DPT, CCTT (Course Coordinators)
AAOP Committee Meetings
AAOP Council Meeting
MAIN PROGRAM
Friday, May 5, 2017
7:00– 8:00 am
Breakfast sessions – (Additional Registration Required)
Breakfast Session 1 Dental Management of Occlusal Dysesthesias - Henry Gremillion, DDS, MAGD
Breakfast Session 2 The Business of OFP – Joseph R. Cohen, DDS
7:30-8:00 am
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00-5:00 pm
Dental Assistants & Auxilliary Course
Catalina S. Morarasu, DDS, PhD, MS – Program Coordinator
8:15-8:25 am
Welcome Remarks
Gary Klasser, DMD, AAOP President; Jennifer Bassiur, DDS, 2017 Program Chair
8:25-8:45 am
Presentation of New Fellows & Introduction of New Members – AAOP Membership Chair
PLENARY SESSIONS:
8:45-10:15 am – Plenary 1
Keynote Presentation: - Emerging Role of Epigenetics in Understanding Orofacial Pain and Treatment Strategies - Roger Cady, MD & Paul Durham, PhD
10:15-10:45 am Break with Exhibitors & Posters
10:45 am-12:00 pm – Plenary 2
Clinical Management of the TMD Patient – Jeffrey Okeson, DMD
12:00-12:15 pm
Panel Discussion
12:15-1:45 pm
Lunch on Your Own
or;
Lunch & Learn 1 - (Additional Registration Required)
Managing the Patient who Self-Medicates (NSAIDS caffeine, antiHist, EtOH, Cannabis, Opiods)– Steven Scrivani, DDS, DMedSc
or
Lunch & Learn 2
Living with Pain From A Patient’s Perspectives – Patient Speaker and Moderator TBD
Residents & Recent Grads Luncheon
1:45 – 2:30 – Plenary 3
The Association Between Nutrition and OFP – Riva Touger-Decker, PhD, RN, CDN, FADA
2:30-3:15 pm – Plenary 4
Treating TMD in the Presence of OSA– Dennis Bailey, DDS
3:15-3:45 pm
Break with Exhibitors & Posters
3:45-4:45 pm – Plenary 5
The Bidirectional Relationship of Sleep and Pain – Gilles LaVigne, DMD, PhD
4:45—5:00 pm
Panel Discussion
5:00 -5:45 pm
AAOP General Membership Meeting
5:45-6:00 pm
New Members and Fellow Orientation
6:00-9:00 pm
Presidents Reception
Saturday, May 6, 2017
7:00-8:00 am
Breakfast Sessions – (Additional Registration Required)
Breakfast Session 3 – Physical Self-Regulation and the OFP Patient – Charles Carlson, PhD
Breakfast Session 4 – Mandibular Repositioning Devices and Side Effects – Andrew Smith, DDS
7:30-8:00 am
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors & Posters
8:00-8:30 am
Welcome Remarks and Awards – Gary Klasser, DMD, AAOP President
8:30-9:15 am – Plenary 6
Management of Trigeminal Nerve Injury/Post-Traumatic Neuropathies – Eli Eliav, DMD, PhD
9:15-10:00 am – Plenary 7
Why Patients Become Chronic Pain Patients – Roger Cady, MD
10:00 -10:30 am
Break with Exhibitors & Posters
10:30-11:15 am – Plenary 8
Red Flags with Headache as a Chief Complaint – David Dodick, MD
11:15 am-12:00 pm – Plenary 9
Watch Out for Zebras! Some Pains May be Life Threatening – Parish Sedghizadeh, DDS, PhD
12:00-12:30 pm
Panel Discussion
12:30-2:00 pm
Lunch on Your Own
or
Lunch & Learn 3 - (Additional Registration Required)
Bell’s Palsy & Other Facial Paralysis Conditions – Todd Henkelmann, PT, MS, CCTT
or
Lunch & Learn 4
Chronic Pain as a Global Problem Presented by IASP SIG in OFP – IASP Speaker
2:00-2:45 pm – Plenary 10
Orofacial and Cervical Dystonia; Evidence Based Indications for Movement Reeducation– Nancy Byl, PT, PhD
2:45-3:30 pm – Plenary 11
The Fascinating New World of Tissue Engineering in the Oral Cavity and TMJ's – Alireza Moshaverinia, DDS, PhD
3:30-4:00 pm
Break with Exhibitors & Posters
4:00-4:45 pm – Plenary 12
Idiopathic Condylar Resorption/Progressive Condylar Resorption: Recognition and Understanding – Henry Gremillion, DDS, MAGD
4:30-5:00 pm
Panel Discussion
Sunday, May 7, 2017
8:00am-8:30am
Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00 am
AAOP Sponsored Research Presenter 1
AAOP Sponsored Research Presenter 2
Plenary Sessions:
9:00-9:45 am – Plenary 13
Placebo and Pain - Luana Colloca, MD, PhD
9:45-10:30 am – Plenary 14
Radiographic Imaging in OFP: See The Whole Picture – Sotirios Tetradis, DDS, PhD
10:30-11:15 am – Plenary 15
TMJ Degenerative Joint Disease– Saravanan Ram, DDS, MS
11:15 am-12:00 pm – Plenary 16
Osteonecrosis of the Jaw and OFP – Parish Sedghizadeh, DDS, PhD
11:45 pm
Closing Remarks
The American Academy of Orofacial Pain is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing dental education programs of this program provider are accepted by AGD for Fellowship/Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry, or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from 1/1/2015 – 12/31/2018. Provider Number: 218197.

Total credit educational hours being offered at this conference are 26.75 (including core conference, preconference workshops, breakfast forums & lunch sessions). The core conference offers 15.75 CE hours. Each preconference offers an additional 6 CE hours, each breakfast forum provides 1 CE hour and each Lunch and Learn provides 1.5 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.