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Orofacial Pain Residency

College

  • Center City Campus
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Degree Earned

  • Residency

Program Length

2 years

Program Type

  • On Campus
Resident Salary & Benefits

Leadership

Marlind Alan Stiles, DDS
  • Director, Orofacial Pain Residency Program
  • Associate Professor

Program Information

Joanna Schultz
Education Coordinator

Contact

Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dentistry

909 Walnut Street
Clinical Office Building, Third Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals /Jefferson Health offers a two-year Orofacial Pain Residency program which is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).  As an academic medical center, within a regional healthcare system, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (Center City, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Methodist Hospital), which is encompassed in Jefferson Health (Center City, Abington, Northeast Philadelphia, New Jersey, Magee Rehabilitation Services, Philadelphia University, Einstein) 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.  This mission is achieved through:

  • Excellence and innovation
  • Integrity and respect
  • Teamwork and communication

Clinical training is supplemented by a comprehensive didactic program.  This program offers advanced training in orofacial pain and related conditions including headache disorders, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), neurological disorders (neuralgias, neuropathies, atypical facial pain, etc.) and sleep breathing disorders.   Our program consists of clinical training with program faculty and elective rotations with Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Sleep Center, Headache Center and other related departments throughout our healthcare system.  The Orofacial Pain Residency program mirrors our institutions’ commitment to learning and discovery that will be evident to health professional students and researchers as they experience the opportunities made available to cultivate their professional and personal growth. 

Teaching opportunities at our health system are also available.

Faculty

Current Resident

Manushi Patel, BDS

Dental College:
Karnavati School of Dentistry

From Gujarat, India

Accreditation Review

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Orofacial Pain Residency Program is scheduled for an accreditation review by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) with a site visit on March 17, 2026. As part of this process, we are soliciting third-party comments from our communities of interest, including faculty, students, program administrators, dental-related organizations, patients, and consumers.

Purpose: The Commission on Dental Accreditation seeks feedback to evaluate our program’s compliance with CODA accreditation standards and policies. Your comments will help ensure the quality and integrity of our educational program.

Deadline for Comments: All comments must be received by the Commission no later than January 16th, 2026. Comments received after this date will not be considered for the upcoming site visit and may be treated as complaints.

Comment Guidelines: Comments must pertain only to the accreditation standards for orofacial pain or CODA’s accreditation policies and procedures.

Signed or unsigned comments are accepted. Names and signatures will be removed by CODA before comments are shared with our program to ensure anonymity.

Comments must be submitted via email to the appropriate CODA staff. Please do not send comments via U.S. Postal Service.

Accessing Accreditation Standards: To review the accreditation standards for TJUH Orofacial Pain Residency Program or CODA’s policy on third-party comments, please contact the Commission at 1-800-232-6108 or via email.

We value your input and encourage you to provide constructive feedback to support our accreditation process. Thank you for your participation.

Commission on Dental Accreditation 
1-800-621-8099, extension 4653
coda@ada.org