Dr. Seena Patel is an oral medicine and orofacial pain dentist. She currently serves as the Director of Oral Medicine and is an Associate Professor at A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH), Mesa, Arizona. She is also an associate at Southwest Orofacial Group in Phoenix, AZ, limiting her practice to orofacial pain, oral medicine, and dental sleep medicine.
Dr. Patel is a Diplomate of both the American Board of Orofacial Pain and the American Board of Oral Medicine. She simultaneously earned her dental and master’s in public health degrees from ATSU-ASDOH, and thereafter, completed her residency in both orofacial pain and oral medicine at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California.
Dr. Patel’s educational and research interests include myofascial pain, neuropathic pain, oral mucosal diseases, management of obstructive sleep apnea with mandibular advancement devices, and the dental management of patients undergoing head and neck cancer therapy. She is passionate about helping her patients, and enjoys speaking at medical and dental conferences, teaching, and research. She is well-published and has been involved in several research projects.
Dr. Patel maintains her membership in the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, American Academy of Oral Medicine, Arizona Dental Association, American Dental Association, and American Dental Education Association.