AboutSundance Dental Care
Welcome to Sundance Dental Care. We are delighted you discovered us and are here to support your oral health journey. Under the leadership of Dr. Schaffer, our team offers quality dental care with a comprehensive perspective on oral health. We prioritize listening to your needs, providing clear explanations, and tailoring care to your individual situation. Our calm and professional setting helps patients feel informed and comfortable throughout their visits.
Located at 2620 S 83rd Ave Ste 104 in Phoenix, AZ 85043, Sundance Dental Care is a neighborhood practice serving Phoenix and the surrounding areas. Patients from nearby communities regularly choose us for our consistent, patient-focused care. Dr. Schaffer and our staff are committed to open dialogue and careful attention to detail in every appointment. We aim to make dental care approachable and stress-free. Find out why patients in our community value our practice—reach us at (623) 687-2993 to book your visit.
Dr. Rebecca Schaffer
Dr. Schaffer (patients know her as Dr. Rebecca) is the owner and primary dentist at Sundance Dental Care. She is also an assistant professor at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ASDOH), where she teaches on treating people with special needs. In addition to being an expert general dentist, she is especially skilled at managing the connection between your mouth and body. She is also an expert at treating patients with medically complex conditions, which covers the spectrum of patients with diabetes, heart conditions, blood disorders, developmental and cognitive issues, neuromuscular diseases, and more. Regardless of your age, if you are under care for a medical condition, Dr. Schaffer is uniquely qualified to care for your dental needs.
Dr. Schaffer also takes a special interest in treating patients with facial pain or TMJ/TMD symptoms. Her professional focus is on promoting well-being and educating patients about the importance of maintaining a healthy mouth to maintain total body health, as well as improving interdisciplinary collaboration to improve health outcomes. Most importantly, Dr. Schaffer truly cares about her patients; it is evident in her work with special needs patients, her mission work and with each patient who comes into our office.
Dr. Schaffer has been practicing dentistry in the Valley since 2006 and has played an active role in improving patient access to quality care. In addition to her private practice and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Schaffer:
- Lectures internationally on bleeding disorders, improving communication and collaboration across dental and medical specialties, and various topics related to special care dentistry.
- Serves on the Maricopa County Ryan White Part A Quality Committee.
- Is the current North American delegate to the dental committee of the World Federation of Hemophilia and also works closely with the Arizona Hemophilia Association.
- Serves as chairperson of a liaison committee, Council of Dentistry for People with Disabilities, for the Special Care Dentistry Association.
- Co-authored dental guides for treating people with autism, including ones for dentists, parents and autism care providers, and helped develop and teach a three-day CE program for dental providers.
- Co-authored a chapter on quality management and improvement for healthcare centers for the National Network for Oral Health Access.
- Is a critical summary writer for the American Dental Association® (ADA) Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) website.
Prior to moving to Phoenix, Dr. Schaffer practiced dentistry in New Jersey. She received her DDS from Columbia University, College of Dental Medicine. After completing her residency at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, Dr. Schaffer maintained a mobile practice, caring for people who were homebound, hospitalized, residing in nursing homes or otherwise unable to seek traditional dental care.
She returned to academia after 10 years in practice, earning a postdoctoral fellowship in treating people with complex medical problems. After obtaining her fellowship, Dr. Schaffer continued to work with special needs populations, working in community health centers in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and directing the pediatric mobile dentistry unit for Columbia University, where she served as faculty.
She is a member of the American Dental Association, the Special Care Dentistry Association, the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry, and the American Dental Education Association.
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