Dr. Rebecca Schaffer is a board-certified Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain (ABOP), a credential held by a select group of dentists nationwide. She earned her D.D.S. from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and then pursued specialized post-doctoral training through a General Practice Residency at Hackensack University Medical Center and an Infectious Disease Fellowship at Rutgers College of Dental Medicine. This hospital-based and fellowship-level education gives Dr. Schaffer a medical-dental foundation that extends well beyond standard dental school training. She practices at Southwest Orofacial Group in Phoenix, AZ, devoting her clinical work to diagnosing and managing conditions affecting the jaw, facial muscles, and related pain pathways. Her ABOP board certification, active since 2020 under Certification Number ABOP1540, confirms she has satisfied the profession's most rigorous standards for orofacial pain expertise. Patients who have cycled through multiple providers without a clear diagnosis often find that Dr. Schaffer's combination of specialty board certification and medical-center training is the clinical resource they have been missing.

Specialties

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Orofacial PainPrimary
Diagnosis and management of chronic facial and oral pain disorders

Education & Training

Residency at Hackensack University Medical Center, New Jersey
Postdoctoral Fellowship in treating people with complex medical problems
DDS from Columbia University, College of Dental Medicine

Credential: DDS

NPI registered: 12/12/2006

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Areas of Focus

General dentistrySpecial needs dentistryMedically complex conditions (diabetes, heart conditions, blood disorders, developmental and cognitive issues, neuromuscular diseases)Facial painTMJ/TMD symptomsBleeding disordersAutism spectrum disordersCare for homebound and hospitalized patients

Professional Memberships

American Dental Association
Special Care Dentistry Association
American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry
American Dental Education Association

Beyond the Office

Assistant professor at Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ASDOH), teaching special needs dentistry

Lectures internationally on bleeding disorders and special care dentistry

Serves on Maricopa County Ryan White Part A Quality Committee

North American delegate to dental committee of World Federation of Hemophilia

Works with Arizona Hemophilia Association

Chairperson of Council of Dentistry for People with Disabilities (Special Care Dentistry Association)

Co-authored dental guides for treating people with autism

Co-authored chapter on quality management for National Network for Oral Health Access

Critical summary writer for ADA Evidence-Based Dentistry website

Previously directed pediatric mobile dentistry unit for Columbia University

Patients know her as Dr. Rebecca

Has mission work focused on helping underserved populations

Previously maintained a mobile dental practice caring for homebound, hospitalized, and nursing home patients in New Jersey

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