Thomas Sollecito, DMD, FDS RCS (Ed)

Dr. Sollecito graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine in 1989. He completed a general practice residency and a fellowship in oral medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. He is board certified by the American Board of Oral Medicine and the American Board of Special Care Dentistry. He is a Fellow in Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, USA Section. He is currently Professor and Chair of Oral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine and Professor of Oral Medicine in Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is also an Attending in Oral Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a University Associate at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Dr. Sollecito is an expert in oral mucosal diseases, facial pain as well as in the dental treatment of the medically complex patient. He is a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System’s Abramson Cancer Center. He is currently Section Editor, Oral Medicine for the Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry. He serves on the Council on Scientific Affairs of American Dental Association and is a Regional Dental Advisor, N.A. for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He is a Past President of the American Academy of Oral Medicine. His research interests include oral cancer and pre-cancer. Dr. Sollecito has authored numerous papers and chapters related to various topics in Oral Medicine.