Program 18 & 19 September 2026

 

Friday, September 18th, 2026
Update on classifying orofacial pains & diagnostic

08.00-08.45 Registration

08.45-09.00 Welcome and organisational remarks 

09.00-10.00 "Fast, Thorough or Smart? Rethinking Diagnosis of TMD and Orofacial Pain" - Justin Durham (Newcastle, UK)

10.00-11.00 "The cervical spine in orofacial pain disorders" - César Fernández de las Peñas (Uni Rey Juan Carlos, SP) 

11.00-11.30 Coffee break & Poster session  

11.30-12.30 "Headaches in Orofacial Pain Practice" - Hedwig van der Meer (Amsterdam, NL)  

12.30-13.45 Lunch & Poster session

13.45-14.45 "Navigating orofacial neuropathic pain diagnosis" - Lene Baad-Hansen (Aarhus, DK)

14.45-15.45 "Painful conditions in Oral Medicine" - Nikolaos Nikitakis (Athens, Gr)

15.45-16.15 Coffee break & Poster session  

16.15-17.15 "Clinical care paths for patients with painful Craniomandibular disorders and other orofacial pains: a 20-years experience from the Orofacial Pain Clinic of the Athens Dental School" - Vasilis Psarras (Athens, GR)

17.15          Final remarks and closing of Day 1

19.30          Dinner (registration required)

 

Saturday, September 19th, 2026
Day 2: A further look at diagnostics: picturing orofacial pain and dysfunction

08.15-09.15  General Assembly of EAOPD members

09.15-10.15 "Dental & Maxillofacial Radiology" - Erwin Berkhout (Amsterdam, NL) 

10.15-11.15 "Dental-dedicated MRI: a novel imaging modality impacting the diagnosis of Orofacial pain and dysfunction" - Rubens Spin-Neto (Aarhus, DK)

11.15-11.45 Coffee break & Poster session  

11.45-12.45 "Masticatory muscle physiology: decoding diagnostic tools and leading research advances" - Nikos Giannakopoulos (Athens, GR) 

12.45-14.00 Lunch & Poster Session

14.00-15.00 "Different Diagnosis of Orofacial Pain: a Pratical Guide for the Clinician" - Michail Koutris (Amsterdam, NL)

15.00-15.15 Early Career Research Presentation

15.15-15.45 Coffee break & Poster session

15.45-16.45 "Seeing further: Biomarkers in orofacial Pain" - Malin Ernberg (Stockholm, SWE)

16.45 Announcement EAOPD 2026 & Best Poster Award

17.00 Closing of the meeting 

Please download the flyer with the program here