Cecile Feldman

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Cecile Arlene Feldman-Zohn
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (C'80 D'84 GD'85 WG'85)
Scientific career
InstitutionsRutgers School of Dental Medicine (1988 - present)

Cecile Arlene Feldman-Zohn is an American dental scientist who is a professor and Dean of the School of Dental Medicine at the Rutgers University. Her research considers dental informatics and health services research. She was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2020.[1]

Early life and education

Feldman was an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania.[2] During her second year, she decided she wanted to study dentistry and accelerated her course to complete in three years. She remained at the University for her dental degree, where she focused on patient care. She completed a Master of Business Administration in health care administration. As a dentistry student, she played piccolo in The University of Pennsylvania Band.[2]

Research and career

In 1988, Feldman joined the New Jersey Dental School (now Rutgers School of Dental Medicine).[3] She was made Director of Information Services in 1990 and Associate Dean for Planning in 1998.[citation needed]

Feldman works on dental informatics and the research of health services.[4] In 2001, Feldman was made Dean of the Rutgers School of Medicine.[3] She is on the Board of the Eastman Institute for Oral Health.[5] She has campaigned to bring better dental care to veterans.[6]

Feldman has researched how the combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen can be used as an alternative to opioids.[7] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Feldman started a clinical trial to understand the prevalence of COVID-19 amongst dental healthcare workers.[8] She switched the region's dental practice to a fully telemedicine service, and shifted their training to a digital curriculum.[2]

Selected publications

  • Feldman CA; Giniger M; Sanders M; Saporito R; Zohn HK; Perlman SP (December 1, 1997). "Special Olympics, special smiles: assessing the feasibility of epidemiologic data collection". Journal of the American Dental Association. 128 (12): 1687–1696. doi:10.14219/JADA.ARCHIVE.1997.0131. ISSN 0002-8177. PMID 9415766. Wikidata Q32162172.
  • Jeanette E DeCastro; David Bolger; Cecile A Feldman (December 1, 2005). "Clinical competence of graduates of community-based and traditional curricula". Journal of Dental Education. 69 (12): 1324–1331. ISSN 0022-0337. PMID 16352768. Wikidata Q81623723.
  • Jeanette E DeCastro; David Bolger; Cecile A Feldman (December 1, 2005). "Clinical competence of graduates of community-based and traditional curricula". Journal of Dental Education. 69 (12): 1324–1331. ISSN 0022-0337. PMID 16352768. Wikidata Q81623723.

References

  1. ^ "Twelve Rutgers Professors Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.rutgers.edu. January 24, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Dr. Cecile Feldman (C'80 D'84 GD'85 WG'85)". Penn Dental Medicine. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "CECILE A. FELDMAN, DMD, MBA". University Hospital. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Cecile A. Feldman | Rutgers School of Dental Medicine". sdm.rutgers.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Eastman Dental Foundation Board - Eastman Institute of Oral Health - University of Rochester Medical Center". www.urmc.rochester.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Feldman, Cecile A. (November 8, 2022). "Our veterans deserve better dental care". The Hill. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cecile A. Feldman Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | RSDM News". sdm.blogs.rutgers.edu. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  8. ^ DMD, Cecile A. Feldman (November 5, 2022). "Rutgers Pilot for Pragmatic Return to Effective Dental Infection Control Through Triage and Testing (PREDICT)- Dental Health Care Workers". Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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