The AAO Forum for Osteopathic Thought JOURNAL® Official Publication of the American Academy of Osteopathy Tradition Shapes the Future Volume 26 • Number 1 • March 2016 In the case study that starts on page 17, Karen Teten Snider, DO, FAAO, describes how osteopathic manipulative treatment provided immediate relief for a patient with acute dental pain. The American Academy of Osteopathy is your voice... in teaching, promoting, and researching the science, art, and philosophy of osteopathic medicine, with the goal of integrating osteopathic principles and osteopathic manipulative treatment in patient care. If you are not already a member of the American Academy of • networking opportunities with peers. Osteopathy (AAO), the AAO Membership Committee invites • discounts on books in the AAO’s online store. you to join the Academy as a 2015-16 member. The AAO is your • complimentary subscription to The AAO Journal, published professional organization. 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[email protected] www.academyofosteopathy.org The AAO Journal EDITORIAL Brian E. Kaufman, DO, FACOI, FACP ........Scientific editor View From the Pyramids ...............................................................5 Katherine A. Worden, DO, MS ..............Associate editor Brian E. Kaufman, DO, FACOI, FACP Raymond J. Hruby, DO, FAAODist ...Scientific editor emeritus Lauren Good ........................... Managing editor SPECIAL COMMUNICATION AAO Publications Committee Somatic Dysfunction: A Principled Approach Hollis H. King, DO, PhD, Raymond J. Hruby, DO, MS, to Diagnosis and the Selection of OMT Modalities ......................7 FAAO, chair FAAODist Raymond J. Hruby, DO, MS, FAAODist William J. Garrity, DO, Brian E. Kaufman, DO, vice chair FACOI, FACP CAse REPORT Claire M. Galin, DO Hallie J. Robbins, DO The Use of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Edward Keim Goering, DO Katherine A. Worden, DO, MS for Acute Dental Pain: A Case Report ........................................ 17 Stephen I. Goldman, DO, Richard G. Schuster, DO, Karen Teten Snider, DO, FAAO FAAO, FAOASM Board of Trustees’ liaison REGULAR FEATURes American Academy of Osteopathy AAO Calendar of Events ..............................................................4 Doris B. Newman, DO, FAAO ................... President Laura E. Griffin, DO, FAAO .................President-elect CME Certification of Home Study .............................................25 Sherri L. Quarles.................. Interim executive director Component Society Calendar of Events ......................................28 The AAO Journal is the official publication of the American Academy of Osteopathy. Issues are published 4 times a year. The AAO Journal is not responsible for statements made by any contributor. 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