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Sleep Medicine The Dentists Role
Sleep Medicine: The Dentist’s Role The importance of Sleep Medicine (SM) in the profession of dentistry has many potential opportunities. Sleep Medicine is a broad area that involves a wide variety of sleep disorders, many of which do not directly involve the dentist. It is important that anyone involved [...]
Official Press Release
For Immediate Release AAOP Central Office 609-504-1311 aaopexec@aaop.org Press Release: Orofacial Pain is Now the 12th ADA-Recognized Dental Specialty Oceanville, NJ - April 24, 2020 On March 31, 2020, the American Academy of Orofacial Pain’s request to recognize orofacial pain as a dental specialty was [...]
A Dental Specialty!
Orofacial Pain is Now the 12th ADA-Recognized Dental Specialty On March 31, 2020, the American Academy of Orofacial Pain’s request to recognize orofacial pain as a dental specialty was granted by the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards based on compliance with the Requirements for [...]
Message from the 2019 Program Committee
The scientific committee of the American Academy of orofacial pain is honored to share with you its 43rd scientific session: Optimizing Assessment and Management of Orofacial Pain. This conference at the beautiful Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, May 2-5, 2019, in San Diego California will focus on recognizing clinical [...]
News Report from National Academy of Sciences
A monumental report was released in March 2020 by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. It was a consensus study report on the current state of temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain. The study was sponsored by the office of the Director of The National Institute of Health and by The [...]