Overview
Dr. Maya Youness, DDS, is an assistant professor at Columbia University's College of Dental Medicine in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with a specialty in Orofacial Pain. Dr. Youness is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain and completed her residency training in Orofacial Pain at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and holds degrees in Neuroscience and Spanish from the University of Michigan.
In addition to her administrative and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Youness' clinical expertise includes diagnosis and treatment of chronic orofacial pain conditions including temporomandibular disorders (TMD), trigeminal neuralgia and neuropathies, and headaches. She also provides treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliances. Dr. Youness hopes to spread awareness of chronic pain among the dental profession: she has published research on chronic postsurgical temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain, authored multiple textbook chapters, and presented at a number of conferences and continuing education courses on chronic pain topics including rheumatological disorders, pain management during pregnancy, persistent post-surgical pain, and migraine management.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Apnea
- Snoring
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ)
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine (Orofacial Pain) at CUIMC
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Gender
- Female
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Columbia Employee Dental Plan
- Dental PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- Dental PPO
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
DentaQuest
- DentaQuest
ElderServe
- Special Needs
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
Medicare
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia Employee Dental Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- Dental Services
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Board Certifications
- Orofacial Pain