Orofacial Pain Clinic

Orofacial Pain
707 Parnassus Ave., Room D1050
San Francisco, CA 94143-0755
(415) 476-8298
Fax: (415) 502-6489

Center for Orofacial Pain

The Orofacial Pain Center is in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery because the management is medical, and it is essential for patients to be managed conservatively before surgical interventions are considered. There is also a close relationship between the Center and pain research projects of Dr. Jon Levine and Dr. Robert Gear. This year the Center space is shared by the Hospital Dentistry GPR program under the direction of Dr. Sophia Saeed.

There are several levels of training occurring in the Center. Lectures are given to first and second year dental students on the subjects of functional anatomy and physiology of the masticatory system, jaw disorders and orofacial pain. Didactic lectures and clinical rotations are offered as elective courses to third and fourth year students, as well as clinic consultations in the pre-doctoral clinics. There is also an opportunity for students in the post-baccalaureate program and International Dental Student program to observe clinical activity and attend post-doctorate lectures on Orofacial Pain.

This Center functions primarily as a fee for service facility, although it has a few special medical contracts with Marin IPA, Hill Physician's Medical Group, and Kaiser Permanente Hospitals.

The faculty continue to collect data on patient treatment outcomes, alternative medicine treatment approaches, and the efficacy of a structured self-management program for chronic myofascial pain patients. The faculty is also an international resource for the development of Orofacial Pain Centers and state of the art multidisciplinary management.

Salaried Faculty:

Charles McNeillDDS

Professor Emeritus of Clinical Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Part-Time Faculty

Email: charles.mcneill@ucsf.edu
Phone: 415-476-8298
Fax: 415-502-6489
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Clinical Interests:

orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders

Brief Biography:

Dr. Charles McNeill is a Professor Emeritus and the Director of the Center for Orofacial Pain at the University of California, San Francisco . He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists. He is a member and former President of both the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and American Academy of Orofacial Pain and is a past-editor of the Journal of Orofacial Pain. He has authored many articles, abstracts and book chapters, edited four books and lectured extensively on the subjects of TMD, orofacial pain and occlusion. Dr. McNeill formerly maintained a private practice in Walnut Creek, California for 27 years and presently maintains a private orofacial pain practice at UCSF.

DDS 60 UCSF

Patricia A. RuddPT

Assistant Clinical Professor
Full-Time Faculty

Email: patricia.rudd@ucsf.edu
Phone: 415-502-7362
Fax: 415-502-6489

Clinical Interests:

physical therapy for temporomandibular disorders

Brief Biography:

Patricia A. Rudd, P.T., Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, is the supervisor of Physical Therapy clinical and educational services for the Center for Orofacial Pain at the University of California, San Francisco. Ms. Rudd has authored several articles on Temporomandibular Disorders and Self-Care, has been a reviewer for the Journal of Orofacial Pain, and has lectured nationally and internationally on Dental Ergonomics, Orofacial Pain, and the association between Orofacial Pain and Cervical Disorders. She formerly maintained a private physical therapy practice for 12 years in downtown San Francisco where she primarily treated patients with temporomandibular, cervical and upper extremity disorders. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in physical therapy.

BS (PT) 79 U Pennsylvania