Who We Are
The Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Center is part of the Norris Dental Science Center that provides a wide range of oral health care services to patients, from routine checkups and cleanings to fitting braces and treating oral disease. The Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Center specializes in treating patients with oral disease and oral pain, including chronic headaches, teeth grinding, jaw disorders, and breathing issues.
At the OFPOM Clinic
Residents, under the supervision of our expert faculty, provide high-quality care at reduced rates. Since we are a teaching institution and care is delivered in an instructional environment, treatment times are sometimes longer than in a private practice setting. The clinic draws people from the entire Southern California metropolitan region, which contains more than 22 million people. Because of our position on the West Coast of the U.S., we have one of the most diverse populations in the world — for example, there are more than 127 languages spoken in the Los Angeles Unified School District alone.
Our Doctors
GLENN T. CLARK, DDS, MS
Associate Dean of Distance Education. Program Director of the Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Masters degree
MARIELA PADILLA, DDS, M.ED
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences & Dental Hygiene
PARISH SEDGHIZADEH, DDS, MS
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences & Dental Hygiene
ROBERTA DORNAN, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences & Dental Hygiene
MOHAMMAD KHALIFEH DDS, MS
Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Dentistry, Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences & Dental Hygiene
Gil Colmenar, DDS, MS
Adjunct Faculty
Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine, Division of Diagnostic Sciences.
DOUGLAS WALL, DDS
Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry, Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences & Dental Hygiene
JOULIANA DAVOUDI, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences & Dental Hygiene
ELHAM RADAN, DDS
Director, Radiology Clinic
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry. Dept. of Diagnostic Sciences, Anesthesia & Emergency Medicine
Residents
HEBA KHORSHID, DDS
MOHAMMAD M. KHOUZANI, DDS, MPH
JACK BOTROS, DDS
REKA JAYAPRAKASH , DDS
Staff
Claudia Soto
Clinical Office Manager
Cindy Medrano
Dental Treatment Coordinator