The Australian and New Zealand Academy of Orofacial Pain held its annual conference in Sydney on 13-14 September 2024. Ellie and Alex attended the two-day scientific meeting which had leading Australian and international speakers present up to date information on the diagnosis of orofacial pain including temporomandibular disorders, orofacial neuropathic pain, neuralgias, potential head injuries from heading in football (ie soccer) and sleep disorders. Ellie was an invited speaker and she presented on the “Differential diagnosis of orofacial neuropathic pain in primary health care.”

Ellie and Alex are members of The Australian and New Zealand Academy of Orofacial Pain (ANZAOP) which is the peak body in the field of Orofacial Pain in Australia and New Zealand. ANZAOP is dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge about Orofacial Pain and promoting evidence-based, person-centred care. It is a growing association of leading clinicians, researchers and academics that strives to provide access to information for both health practitioners and patients. ANZAOP also aspires to develop and advance training programmes in orofacial pain management at both graduate and undergraduate levels.

More information about ANZAOP can be found at https://anzaop.org/.

Some orofacial pain resources and links can be found at https://anzaop.org/public-resource/.

If needed you can also find an orofacial pain clinician at https://anzaop.org/find-a-clinician/.