Dr. Abigail L. Schmidt, DDS, MA
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
3001 Green Bay Rd North Chicago IL, 60064About
Dr. Abigail Schmidt is an orofacial pain specialist practicing in North Chicago, IL. Dr. Schmidt specializes in diagnosing and treating chronic pain of the head and neck to include myalgia, myofascial pain, temporomandibular joint disorders, facial neuropathies, and headache. Orofacial Pain specialists work closely with medical colleagues in the fields of neurology, rheumatology, and sleep medicine among others to treat patients with conditions that more often require long term management.
Education and Training
University of Michigan DDS 2011
Naval Postgrad Dental School MS 2018
Board Certification
American Board of Pain Medicine
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Get to know Orofacial Pain Specialist Dr. Abigail L. Schmidt, who serves the population of Illinois.
Dr. Schmidt is an Orofacial Pain Specialist currently practicing with his Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in Illinois. She has graduated with her Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree.
To earn a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree, students generally need a four-year undergraduate education. Afterward, they go to dental school for another four years of educational, clinical and dental laboratory training. After graduating with a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree, dentists have to pass rigorous examinations. In the United States, dentists must pass the National Board Dental Examinations, which is a national written exam. They also have to pass a state exam to be licensed to practice there. With such extensive education and examination requirements, patients can rest assured that any dentist with a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree is well qualified.
Orofacial Pain (OFP) is the specialty of dentistry that encompasses the diagnosis, management and treatment of pain disorders of the jaw, mouth, face and associated regions. The specialty of OFP is dedicated to the evidenced-based understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, etiology, prevention, and treatment of these disorders and improving access to interdisciplinary patient care. These disorders as they relate to orofacial pain include but are not limited to temporomandibular muscle and joint (TMJ) disorders, jaw movement disorders, neuropathic and neurovascular pain disorders, headache, and sleep disorders.
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