Dr. Amin Samadian, DDS
Dr. Amin Samadian is a dentist focused on the evaluation and conservative management of temporomandibular joint disorders, jaw pain, TMJ-related headaches, orofacial pain and sleep-related breathing concerns. He works with patients across New York through virtual consultations, with in-person care by appointment.
Training and credentials
He earned his dental degree at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. His postgraduate credentials are Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, Fellow of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain and Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists — each one issued by a body that publishes a searchable directory, so every claim on this page can be checked independently. He taught at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry from 2016 to 2020.
Where the focus comes from
His work sits at the intersection of three areas usually treated separately: the temporomandibular joint, the muscles and nerves of the face, and the airway during sleep. Holding credentials in both craniofacial pain and dental sleep medicine is uncommon, and it is the specific combination that matters here — it is what allows an appliance to be designed around a joint rather than in spite of it, and what makes an airway assessment part of a facial pain workup rather than a separate referral.
How he practises
Unhurried history-taking, hands-on examination, and a plain explanation of what appears to be going on in language you can repeat to someone else. Reversible treatment before irreversible treatment. Imaging where it changes the plan and not otherwise. A willingness to say what is uncertain, and to refer where a problem sits outside dental scope — which in this field is often, since headache disorders, neuropathic pain and the medical management of sleep apnea all belong with physicians.
Common questions
- How can I verify these credentials?
- Each awarding body maintains a public directory that can be searched directly, and that is the right way to check any clinician's claims — including these. His NPI record is also public.
- Does he still teach?
- He taught at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry from 2016 to 2020. That is a past appointment, and it is stated in the past tense deliberately.
- Will I see Dr. Samadian, or someone else?
- Consultations and treatment planning are with Dr. Samadian. Where care involves other disciplines — physical therapy, ENT assessment, sleep medicine — those are coordinated with the appropriate clinicians rather than delivered here.
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