National Health Academy in association with Medskill organizes
International Orofacial Pain Congress
A 3-day webinar on recent advancements in the diagnosis and management of Orofacial Pain, on the occasion of TMJ Awareness Month.
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Important Dates
Last Date for Late Registration
December 21, 2025
Last Date for Regular Registration
December 10, 2025
Last Date for Early Bird Registration
November 30, 2025
Last Date for Abstract Submission
December 12, 2025
Last Date Acceptance & Notification
December 17, 2025
Certificates on portal
December 26, 2025
Paper Presentation Guidelines
The abstract can be submitted in Word format under two categories: ‐ Category Category A: Faculty/General Practitioner and Category B: Intern/JR/SR.
The presenter must highlight their names, designation, categories (A/B), department/super specialty, and the title of the paper on the top in the attachment Word doc and body text.
The abstract should arrive by 5 PM of 12th Dec 2025 to chairmaniopcon@gmail.com
Time of presentation‐ 8 min + 2 min for category A and 5 min + 2 min for category B.
INR 118/USD 2 shall be charged extra for issuing paper presentation certificates.
Message from the Organising Chairman
Dr Noorul Anwar
Organizing Chairman's Message IOPCON 2025
I am pleased to welcome you to the third International Orofacial Pain Congress (IOPCON 2025), to be held virtually from December 19–21, 2025. This year’s congress strengthens our commitment to advancing knowledge and clinical excellence in orofacial pain.
Orofacial pain is a complex and evolving specialty that requires a multidisciplinary approach, integrating dentistry, neuroscience, pain medicine, psychology, and allied health sciences. IOPCON 2025 aims to bring these perspectives together, offering a global platform for meaningful scientific exchange and collaborative learning.
We invite clinicians, academicians, researchers, and students worldwide to participate. Engaging with international experts will provide valuable insights into emerging trends, current research, and future directions in the field.
As we mark TMJ Awareness Month, let us unite to deepen our understanding of orofacial pain and contribute to the advancement of comprehensive, patient-centered care.
I look forward to welcoming you to IOPCON 2025 and to a stimulating, impactful academic experience.
Dr Noorul Anwar
CEO, Medskill
New Delhi, India
Message from the Organising Secretary
Dr. Sonal Yerpude
Organizing Secretary’s Message – IOPCON 2025
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 3rd International Orofacial Pain Congress (IOPCON 2025), being held virtually from 19–21 December 2025. This meeting reflects our shared commitment to continuous learning, clinical refinement, and scientific progress in orofacial pain.
As a multidisciplinary specialty involving dentistry, neuroscience, pain medicine, psychology, and allied sciences, advancement in orofacial pain depends on collaboration and open dialogue. IOPCON 2025 offers a global platform for exchanging ideas, discussing clinical experiences, and exploring evolving concepts in diagnosis and management.
We invite clinicians, academicians, researchers, and students to join this academic gathering and learn from respected international experts.
I look forward to your participation and to a meaningful scientific exchange.
Warm Regards,
Dr Sonal Yerpude
Conference Highlights
International Speakers
Experts from USA, UAE & India.
Domain Experts Sessions
Deep dives into specialized topics.
Panel Discussion
Interactive Q&A with top panelists.
E-Cetificates
Official certificate for all attendees.
Multidisciplinary Sessions:
- Pain Pathophysiology
- Pain Anatomy
- Pain Management Strategy
- DTR Technique
- PRP in Pain Management
- Ultrasound-guided intervention
- Nerve Stimulation Techniques
Who can Attend
- Pain Specialists
- Oral Physicians & Radiologists
- Oral Surgeons
- Academicians from Dental Schools
- General Practitioner
- SRs/JRs/Interns/UGs
Our Esteemed Speakers
Speakers & Panelists
Dr. Davis Thomas
Assoc. Clin Prof, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ, USA
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Dr V Rangarajan
Prosthodontist, Implantologist & Orofacial Pain specialist, Founder President, Indian Orofacial Pain Association (IOPA) Chennai, India
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Dr. Brijesh Chandwani
Connecticut & NY TMJ, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
Details →Dr. Tara Renton
Professor, Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Science, King’s College London, London, UK
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Dr Yaron Haviv
Department of Oral Medicine School of Dental Medicine Hebrew University-Hadassah Jerusalem, Israel
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Dr. Ramya R.
Associate Dean of Extension Activities, Prof & Head- Department of Oral Biology, Saveetha Dental college, Chennai
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Dr. Rajesh Raveendranathan
Chairman The Right Bite Craniofacial Pain Care Bangalore
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Dr. Vijay Bhaskar Bandikatla
Founder, Indo-British Advanced Pain Clinic, Hyderabad
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Dr. Sumit Gupta
Founder & Director Rak Dental Care & Implant Centre United Arab Emirates
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Dr Tatu Joy
Director, Dr Tatu’s TMJ Head n Nech Pain Care, Kochi
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Dr. Ruchika Sood
Founder & Consultant at Neocare Orofacial Pain Relief Center, Mumbai
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Dr. Sowmya Ananthan
Associate Professor & Assistant Program & Clinic Director, Center for Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, USA.
Details →Dr. Dhruv Bibra
Interventional Pain Physician , Delhi Pain Management Centre South Delhi, Delhi
Details →Dr. Pratibha Matche
Associate Professor, Deptt. of Anesthesiology, JSS Medical College, Mysore
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Dr. Saipriya Tewari
Principal Consultant and Unit Head - Pain and Palliative Care Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dwarka, New Delhi
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Dr. Manisha M Khorate
HOD, Deptt. of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Goa Dental College, Goa, India
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dr.kpmahesh@jssuni.edu.in
Associate Professor Deptt. of Oral Medicine & Radiology JSS Dental College & Hospital, Mysuru
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Dr. Ahana Ajayakumar
Fellow and Masters in TMD, Orofacial pain and Dental Sleep Medicine Diplomate American Board of Orofacial Pain (ABOP) Executive Committee Member - Indian Orofacial Pain Association
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Dr. J. Selvakumar
Orofacial Pain specialist, Chennai
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Dr Anu Vijayan
Professor Dept of Oral Medicine and Radiology Mar Baselios Dental College, Kerala
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Dr. Minal Chandra
Cofounder, Epione Center for Pain Relief & Beyond, Hyderabad
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Dr. Varun Kunte
Founder at Arthrose. TMJ Headaches, Orofacial Pain, Mumbai
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Dr. Avisnash Kshar
Professor and HOD, Department Of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Shri Vasantdada Patil Dental College (SVPDC), Sangali
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Dr. Dhivya Dilip Kumar,
Founder Dr. Dilip Dental Centre, Chennai
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Dr. Vijay Asrani
Founder at Heal Orofacial Pain & TMD Clinic, Ahmedabad
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Dr Ajay Nayak
Chief Maxillofacial Radiologist, INsight CBCT, Mumbai
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Dr. Tofiq Bohra
Founder, Maxillofacial Surgery, Mumbai
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Dr. Akshay Rathi
Director, OrthoTrain Mumbai
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Dr. Dipti Bhatnagar
Professor and head Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,Rayat Bahra Dental College and hospitals, Mohali,Punjab Consultant Oral Physician and Orofacial Pain Specialist, Bhatnagar's Orthodontic and Dental centre, Chandigarh and Karnal
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Dr. Rathin Das
Director of the Indian Academy of Aesthetic and Functional Rehabilitation and Professor of Practice at DYP college of dental sciences, Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
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Dr. Nilashri Sachin Kene
Fellowship in TMD, Orofacial Pain & Dental Sleep Medicine ( Roseman University, USA) Smylist physician (Budapest, Hungary) Owner of SMILEY DENTAL CLINIC , Bhiwandi, Mumbai
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Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma
Founder Director, Dr. Sanjeev’s Pain Clinic, Jaipur
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Dr. Ashvini Vadane
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Mumbai
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Dr Tanvee Sachin Somaiya
Director, DentAbode Dental Clinic Mulund, Mumbai
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Dr. Jyotsna Jain
Diplomat American Board of Orofacial Pain. Founder member of IOPA.
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Dr. S. Rajesh
Fellowship in OFP, TMD and DSM [USA] Associate Professor, Dept. of Prosthodontics. M.G.P.G.I.D.S., Puducherry
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Dr. Saurabh Shah
Dr. Shah's TMJ & Dental Clinic Mumbai
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Dr. Aparna Natarajan
Fellowship in OFP, TMD and DSM [USA] Associate Professor, Dept. of Prosthodontics. M.G.P.G.I.D.S., Puducherry
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Dr. Venkatesh Balaji Hange
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Reader M.I.D.S.R. Dental College, Latur, India
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Dr. S. Karpagavalli
Deputy MS & OFP Consultant SIMS Hospitals, Chennai Adjunct Professor, Dept of OMR, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra.
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Dr. Bhagyalakshmi Avinash
MAHE FAIMER Fellow I FACE Fellow Professor, Dept of Orthodontics, JSSDCH, JSS AHER Mysore, India
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Dr. Sonal Yerpude
Founder, Smiles Unlimited, Thane, Maharastra
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Dr. Noorul Anwar
CEO, Medskill New Delhi, India
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Dr. Durga Kshitish Kothuru
Periodontist and Oro Facial Pain Physician, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
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Dr. Shally Mahajan
Dental Laser and Implant centre, at Lucknow.
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Dr. Mythili Kalladka
Manipal Hospital, Mumbai
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Inaugral Address
By: Dr. Sonal Yerpude/ Dr. Noorul Anwar
Keynote Address
By: Dr. V. Rangarajan
Interprofessional management of oro facial pain- wearing many hats
By: Dr. Bhagyashree Avinash
Metabolic Dysregulation in Chronic Orofacial Pain
By: Dr. Ramya R.
"The Invisible Syndromes: Complex Orofacial Pain in the Modern Pain Clinic "
By: Dr. Ruchika Sood
Tooth be or not tooth be: Differential diagnosis of orofacial pain
By: Professor Tara Renton
TENS in orofacial pain - An Adjunctive therapy
By: Dr Anu Vijayan
Atypical Facial Pain
By: Dr. Saipriya Tewari
Diagnostic challenges in Burning mouth syndrome
By: Dr. Dipti Bhatnagar
Orofacial Pain and Sleep Disorders
By: Dr V. Rangarajan
Use of Low Dose Naltrexone for Trigeminal Neuropathy
By: Dr. Sowmya Ananthan
Upper Airway Assessment - The CBCT way
By: Dr Ajay Nayak
The Misbehaving Jaw That Wouldn’t Listen
By: Dr. Sumit Gupta
Beyond the Bite : Understanding Occlusion’s Role in TMD Management
By: Dr. Rathin Das
Botulinum Toxin Use for various types of chronic facial pain
By: Prof. Yaron Haviv
Decoding the triad; Muscle, TMJ and Teeth
By: Dr. Nilashri Kene
Targeting Facial pain with Radio-frequency Ablation
By: Dr. Sanjeev K Sharma
From TMD management to Restoration of Bite of patient with 7yrs follow up: A case Report.
By: Dr. Avinash Kshar
Role of EMG in TMJ practice
By: Dr. Varun Kunte
Wisdom of Wisdom Tooth Extraction
By: Dr. Ashvini Vadane
Cognitive behavioral therapy in Orofacial pain
By: Dr Manisha Khorate
Fibromyalgia: Struggle beyond Pain and Fatigue
By: Dr. Tanvee Somaiya
MRI in TMJ disorders- From Normal to Abnormal
By: Dr Vijay Asrani
Biopsychosocial Model for Understanding and Management of Orofacial Pain – My Perspective and Experience
By: Dr. K.P.Mahesh
TMD's the great imposter
By: Dr. Tatu Joy
Systemic Factors affecting TMJ/TMD pain
By: Dr. Davis Thomas
Masticatory muscle injections: analgesia, neuromodulation and more
By: Dr. Brijesh Chandwani
When Myofascial pain unmarks a Traumatic Neuroma : A Diagnostic Twist
By: Dr. Durga KshitishKothuru
Orofacial Pain & TMDs: A Clinical Overview
By: Dr. Jyotsna Jain
Orthodontics and TMD
By: Prof. Dr. Akshay Rathi
Trigeminal neuralgia and other facial neuralgias
By: Dr Mythili Kalladka
Neuromodulation in Facial Pain
By: Dr. Vijay Bhaskar Bandikatla
Facial Pain Relief- Mastering ultrasound guided peripheral trigeminal nerve blocks
By: Dr. Pratibha Matche
Comparison of efficacies of therapeutic ultrasound, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and trigger point injections in the management of myofascial pain
By: Dr. Karpagavalli S
Pain - Boon or Bane!!
By: Dr. Saurabh Shah
TM joint regenerative therapy
By: Dr. Minal Chandra
Advanced Facial Pain interventions
By: Dr. Dhruv Bibra
Temporal artery tales: when a pulse tells a story
By: Dr.S.Rajesh
"The Ninth nerve silent whispers: Unmasking Glossopharyngeal neuralgia "
By: Dr. N. Aparna
Fibromyalgia: Nuances in contemporary management
By: Dr. Ahana Ajayakumar
PBM for management of oral mucositis and TMJ
By: Dr. J. Selvakumar
Laser Photobiomodulation for Temporomandibular Disorders: Bridging Research and Real-World Practice
By: Dr Shally Mahajan
Autohaemotherapy For Treatment Of Recurrent Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation
By: Dr. Venkatesh Hange
The Airodontics© protocol
By: Dr. Rajesh Raveendranathan
Scientific Paper Presentation
By: Jury Member
Vote of Thanks
By: Dr. Sonal Yerpude or Dr. Noorul Anwar
Registration Details
Registration Date extended with fine Rs 100 INR in each category till 21st December
| Registration Type | Fees | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Early Bird Registration closed For Student | Rs 249 | November 30, 2025 |
| Early Bird Registration closed For Faculty | Rs 499 | November 30, 2025 |
| Early Bird Registration closed For Private Practitioners | Rs 500 | November 30, 2025 |
| Regular Registration For Student | Rs 349 | December 10, 2025 |
| Regular Registration For Faculty | Rs 599 | December 10, 2025 |
| Regular Registration For Private Practitioners | Rs 600 | December 10, 2025 |
| Regular Registration For International Student | USD 6.5$ (INR Rs 597 aproxx) | December 10, 2025 |
| Regular Registration For international Faculty/Private Practitioners | USD 12$ (INR Rs 1098 aproxx) | December 10, 2025 |
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