CONTINUING EDUCATION
During NASDAD's 83rd Annual Convention​

Sign up for the Continuing Education courses as an option with your NASDAD Convention Registration. 

    Oral Pathology and  Head and Neck Medicine

Our presenters will present separately and together
​in some creative ways to blend their specialties,
Oral Pathology (Grandhi) and Head and Neck Medicine (Shafik). 
  • Stress, Anxiety, and Depression with Attendant Mental and Physical Symptoms and How to Address these Symptoms
  • Hands-on Review of Oral Cancer, and Head and Neck Exams
  • ​A Fresh Approach to the Common Complaints of Dental Patients​​
  • ​Current Concepts and Treatments for TMD, Muscle Disfunction, and the More Common Oral Pathologies
  • Fixed Prosthodontics

Meet Our Continuing Education Speakers

Anupama Grandhi, BDS, DDS

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  • DDS degree, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, New York Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, NY
  • Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Dr. Anu Grandhi received her dental degree from R.V. Dental College, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, in Bangalore, India. After moving to the United States, she earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry. She decided to pursue her passion for oral pathology after working as a general dentist for three years in Cleveland, Ohio.

She completed a residency in oral and maxillofacial pathology at New York Presbyterian Queens. Since then, she has been a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and a fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. After relocating to northwest Minnesota, she established an oral pathology biopsy service and a clinical oral pathology practice at Sanford Health, and also practiced in Fargo, North Dakota.

In 2016, she joined Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. She participates in the medical center and faculty medical clinics' biopsy services and manages clinical oral pathology patients. Additionally, she teaches dental and dental hygiene students, as well as students in advanced dental education programs, and is actively involved in the oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program.

Adam Shafik, DDS

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  • DDS degree from University of Buffalo, NY
  • General Practice Residency at University of California at San Francisco, CA
  • Diplomate, American Board of Orofacial Pain
  • Assistant Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry


Dr. Shafik is an orofacial pain specialist. He is board certified and a diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain.

He grew up in Buffalo, New York and received his DDS degree from the University at Buffalo in 2018. He then completed his general practice residency at University of California at San Francisco, where he gained experience treating medically complex patients as well as patients with cancer of the head and neck. It was at UCSF that he developed a passion for treating patients with chronic pain.

He decided to pursue further training at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard School of Dental Medicine, where he completed his residency in Orofacial Pain. Dr. Shafik joined the Loma Linda SDM faculty in August 2021.

In his free time, he enjoys swimming, rock climbing, and playing hockey.​