Program Overview

Introduction to the Orofacial Pain Residency Program

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University/Hospital/Jefferson Health offers a two-year Orofacial Pain Residency program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). As an academic medical center within a regional healthcare system, the program is dedicated to maintaining excellence in patient care, providing quality clinical settings, serving as positive role models to health professional students, and developing improved methods of healthcare delivery in a cost-effective manner.

Program Mission and Objectives

The mission of the program is achieved through excellence and innovation, integrity and respect, and teamwork and communication. The program objectives emphasize developing expertise and leadership in orofacial pain, providing robust resident education, ensuring high-quality patient-centered care, advancing orofacial pain through research and scholarly activity, and achieving board certification in orofacial pain.

Program Details

• Program Length: 2 years
• Program Type: On Campus
• Degree Earned: Residency
• College: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Center City Campus

Clinical Training and Didactic Program

Clinical training is supplemented by a comprehensive didactic program, offering advanced training in orofacial pain and related conditions, including headache disorders, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), neurological disorders, and sleep breathing disorders. The program consists of clinical training with program faculty and elective rotations with Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Sleep Center, Headache Center, and other related departments throughout the healthcare system.

Program Goals

The program aims to:

• Develop expertise and leadership in orofacial pain
• Provide robust resident education
• Ensure high-quality, patient-centered care
• Advance orofacial pain through research and scholarly activity
• Achieve board certification in orofacial pain

Faculty and Current Residents

• Faculty: Includes instructors such as Ifrana Zaman, DDS
• Current Residents:
  • PGY-1: Roshni Shah, DDS, from New York University College of Dentistry
  • PGY-2: Manushi Patel, BDS, from Karnavati School of Dentistry, Gujarat, India

Accreditation Review

The Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Orofacial Pain Residency Program is scheduled for an accreditation review by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). The review process includes soliciting third-party comments from communities of interest to evaluate the program's compliance with CODA accreditation standards and policies.

Program Accreditation Standards

Comments must pertain only to the accreditation standards for orofacial pain or CODA's accreditation policies and procedures. The Commission on Dental Accreditation seeks feedback to ensure the quality and integrity of the educational program.

Conclusion

The Orofacial Pain Residency Program at Thomas Jefferson University/Hospital/Jefferson Health is a comprehensive program dedicated to providing advanced training in orofacial pain and related conditions. With a strong focus on clinical training, didactic education, and research, the program aims to develop experts in orofacial pain who can provide high-quality patient care and contribute to the advancement of the field.