Dolphine Oda BDS, MS

Dolphine Oda is a Professor of Oral Pathology in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Oda is on the medical staff of the University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center. Although Dr. Oda’s main commitment is to patient care through the biopsy service in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, teaching is her passion.

To date, she has been honored with 27 teaching awards including a highly prestigious University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Oda has 69 papers published in refereed journals and publishes a popular monthly column called Case of the Month. Dr. Oda is a diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, and she holds a Washington dental license. She is also a member of the American Dental Association, Washington State Dental Association, Seattle King County Dental Society, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, the International Association of Oral Pathologists, the United States/Canadian Academy of Pathology and the Pacific Northwest Pathologists.