Rana Almudamgha, BDS
Specialty: Orofacial Pain
Rana Almudamgha, BDS, is assistant professor of orofacial pain in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at LSUSD. She serves as program director of the Advanced Education Program in Orofacial Pain and as director of the Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain Clinic. At LSU School of Dentistry, she provides orofacial pain counselling to patients and teaches predoctoral and post-doctoral dental students in the field of orofacial pain. Prior to assuming this position, Dr. Almudamgha served as a gratis faculty member at LSUHSC New Orleans. As a military spouse, she brings broad and international experience to the dental school.
Dr. Almudamgha holds a bachelor of dental surgery from the University of Baghdad, College of Dentistry. Leveraging her lifelong passion for dentistry and holistic patient care, she completed the Advanced Education Program in Orofacial Pain at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester in 2019. Before arriving in the United States, Dr. Almudamgha completed a general practice residency in Iraq and then worked as a general practitioner in private practice in Amman, Jordan.
Dr. Almudamgha is certified by the American Board of Orofacial Pain and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain. She is a member of the American Dental Association, the American Dental Education Association and the Louisiana Dental Association.
She works one day a week in Dental Faculty Practice to diagnose and manage patients with complex chronic orofacial pain disorders of the jaw, mouth, head, and neck and face.
Education
University of Baghdad, Baghdad College of Dentistry – Dental Degree, 2003
Additional Training or Experience
Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq -- General Practice Residency, 2005
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY -- Certificate of Advanced Education in Orofacial Pain, 2019