Originally Published on 4/24/2020On 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 Recognition of Dental Specialties. The American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP), founded in 1975, is the professional membership organization representing the specialty of Orofacial Pain and [...]
Specialty recognition for the field of orofacial pain has always been a goal of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP). The American Board of Orofacial Pain (ABOP) has recently achieved specialty recognition through the American Board of Dental Specialties (dentalspecialties.org). For 23 years, as a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain, I have been the only doctor in private practice in the state of Mississippi to have earned board certification in the field of orofacial pain [...]
Selecting the right doctor to properly diagnose and treat your jaw-related pain can be challenging, but it does not have to be. There is at least one study demonstrating that 70% of dental patients really do not understand the quality of care that they are receiving. To compound the problem, we live in a world of “slick” advertising. To avoid being a victim of such unscrupulous tactics, try to get it right the first time. No one enjoys paying for these services multiple times before [...]
