ANZAOP history
Dr Tom Wilkinson was appraoched as a member of the American Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders in 1986 to establish an Australasian Academy. The steering Committee consisted of Tom, Cos Maiolo and Lindsay Richards and the first meeting was held over lunch at Jolley's Boathouse in Adelaide.
The constitution was modeled on that of the American Academy.
Membership was extended to those practitioners who were involved in the practice of Craniomandibular Disorders. The inaugural members were invited to meet in Adelaide when Rudi Slavicek was presenting a national lecture series.
The Inaugural members were Tom Wilkinson, Cos Maiolo, Lindsay Richards, Alastair Goss, Iven Klineberg, Terry Walton, Kevin Joyce, Frank Maloney, Peter Reade, Jack Gershman, Peter Sutherland, John Armitage, David McNamara and Pat Henry.
The first meeting of the Academy was held in 1987 at the United Dental Hospital in Sydney. Tom Wilkinson was elected Inaugural President with Cos Maiolo as Secretary and Lindsay Richards as Treasurer. Annual meetings rotated between Melbourne and Sydney. Lynne Haysman was the first physiotherapist to become a member and became Secretary in 1995. Dennis Thornburn was the first New Zealand member.
Peter Reade was President from 1997 until 2000 and Iven Klineberg was President from 2001 to 2003. Jack Gerschman served as Secretary/Treasures from 1997 to 2003. Mina Borromeo was President from 2003 to 2005 with Rob Delcanho serving as Secretary/Treasurer.
The Academy increased in membership and many new members had a background in Orofacial Pain. In 2005 the Academy changed its name to the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Orofacial Pain. In that year the Academy hosted the 4th International Conference on Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders in Sydney.
Rob Delcanho has been President since 2006 with Margaret Duncan as Secretary /Treasurer. Lindy Holbrook takes on the role of Secretary/Treasurer in 2008.