Mark Mintline, DDS

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Department of Oral Medicine

Professional Biography

Dr. Mark Mintline is a board-certified oral pathologist and assistant professor of pathology, at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Mintline serves as an attending oral pathologist at Penn Medicine.

Previously, Dr. Mintline was an associate professor at Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU). At WesternU, he was the founding laboratory director of WesternU Health Oral Pathology Laboratory and a co-coordinator of the Advanced Oral Diagnosis Workgroup.

His academic and research interests include health equity, interprofessional care, and lesions of the oral cavity. Dr. Mintline is a recipient of the International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation Doctor of the Year Award and the California Dental Association Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Award for his contributions to clinical care, dental education, and increasing access to care through the Biopsies Save Lives and Oral Biopsies Lives programs.

Dr. Mintline received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S) degree from the UCLA School of Dentistry and completed his residency in oral and maxillofacial pathology at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and a fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.

Academic/hospital appointments

Assistant Professor of Pathology, Department of Oral Medicine, Penn Dental Medicine, 2026-

Attending, Section of Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology, Penn Medicine, 2026-

Professional affiliations

  • American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
  • American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • American Dental Education Association
  • American Dental Association
  • Pennsylvania Dental Association
  • Philadelphia County Dental Society
  • International College of Dentistry
  • Society of American Indian Dentists
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon
  • National Network for Oral Health Access
  • Pierre Fauchard Academy
  • American College of Dentists

Peer review journals and editorial boards

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology (OOOO), 2024-

Journal of the American Dental Association, 2024-

Honors / Credentials

2009   UC Davis, Graduated with Highest Honors

2009   UC Davis, Completed the Integration Studies Honors Program

2009   UC Davis, Completed the Davis Honors Challenge Program

2009   UC Davis, College of Biological Sciences Citation for Outstanding Performance

2013   Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA Venice Dental Center Award:

Excellence in General Dentistry and Clinical Care

2013   UCLA School of Dentistry, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Award

2013   UCLA School of Dentistry, AAOMP Dental Student Award

2013   Dental National Board Certification

2013   Dentist License, California Dental Board

2013   Drug Enforcement Administration Certification

2015   American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Waldron Award:

Best Resident Research Poster at Annual Meeting

2015   Fellow, American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

2016   University of Florida College of Dentistry, Spring Synergy First Place Oral Presentation: Excellence in MS/Resident Research Award

2016   Board Certification, American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

2019   Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist License, California Department of Public Health

2022   College of American Pathologists, Laboratory Inspector

2024   International College of Dentistry, Fellow

2024   International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation, Doctor of the Year Award

2025   Incisal Edge Magazine, 40 Under 40 Dentist Award

2025   California Dental Association Foundation, Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award

2025   Western University of Health Sciences, Office of the President (Institutional Award): Interprofessional Excellence Team Award (Biopsies Save Lives team)

2026   Pierre Fauchard Academy, Fellow

2026   Western University of Health Sciences, Faculty Senate, Distinguished Teacher Award

2026   Dentist License, Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry

2026   American College of Dentists, Fellow

2026   Prevent Cancer Foundation, Medical Advisory Board Member

Selected Publications

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Education

Residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, 2016

D.D.S., UCLA School of Dentistry, 2013

B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UC Davis, 2009