OROFACIAL AND HEAD PAIN LEADERSHIP
- Chair: Amber Michelotti
Italy
- Chair Elect: Christopher Peck
Singapore - Secretary: Iacopo Cioffi
Canada - Treasurer: Ana Velly
Canada
OROFACIAL AND HEAD PAIN SOCIAL MEDIA
Orofacial and Head Pain Mission and Vision
The Orofacial and Head Pain Special Interest Group aims to:
- Provide a multidisciplinary forum for discussion and exchange regarding the research, educational, and clinical aspects of orofacial pain.
- Encourage research in the area, including multicenter studies, in order to enhance knowledge on the subject and advance the ability to alleviate pain in patients with orofacial pain.
- Critically examine and fine-tune, within and across the disciplines involved, the existing schemes for classification, diagnosis, and treatment of orofacial pain.
Orofacial and Head Pain Resources:
- International Classification of Orofacial Pain
- The International Classification for Headache Disorders – ICHD-3
- The Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders: DC-TMD | International RDC-TMD Consortium
- Expanding the Taxonomy of the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD)
Peck CC, Goulet JP, Lobbezoo F, Schiffman EL, Alstergren P, Anderson GC, de Leeuw R, Jensen R, Michelotti A, Ohrbach R, Petersson A, List T. J Oral Rehabil. 2014 Jan;41(1):2-23. - The National academies TMD: From Research Discoveries to Clinical Treatment
- Information on the Orofacial Pain Specialty in the United States
- 2014 Global Year Against Orofacial Pain