Cindy Kleiman, RDH, BS 8114 E. Wingshadow Road Scottsdale AZ 85255-6449 (480) 342-9655 FAX (623) 974-0132 E-mail: JCKleiman@cox.net EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Bachelor of Science in Education - West Chester University, Pennsylvania Certificate of Dental Hygiene - U. of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Certificate of Dental Assisting - Phoenix College
Certified CPR Instructor PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005- Oral Health Advisor: For critical care nursing units on the prevention of present Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
1996- Oral Care Consultant and Speaker
present Educational presentations to healthcare providers, particularly in the dental and nursing fields.
1996- Adjunct Faculty: Emergency Medicine Instructor 2008 Phoenix College, Department of Dental Programs 2002- Kivel Nursing Center
present Volunteer Dental Hygienist
2001 Adjunct Faculty: Clinical Patient Management
Rio Salado College,Department of Dental Assisting 1987- Coordinator, Office of Oral Health Homebound Program 1996 Arizona Department of Health Services/Phoenix College
Clinical dental hygiene care of medically compromised patients utilizing portable dental equipment in private and nursing homes; instructor for dental hygiene and assisting students in this non-traditional setting 1980- Coordinator, Dental Health
1986 Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona Founder of the department
Provided clinical and bedside oral hygiene care for patients with head injury, spinal cord injury and stroke; conducted in-service education for hospital staff; fabrication of mouthsticks for spinal cord injured patients 1978- Coordinator, Dental Health
1980 Moss Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Same duties as previous entry
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities American Dental Hygienists' Association
Arizona State Dental Hygienists' Association Central Arizona Dental Hygienists' Society Editorial Board, RDH Magazine
PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles
V. Prendergast, C. Kleiman et al, “Oral Health, Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, and Intracranial Pressure in Intubated Patients in a Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit”, American Journal of Critical Care, 2009:18:368-376
C. Kleiman, “Against All Odds”, RDH, Sept. 2007, 68-70, 153.
C.S. Kleiman, “Oral Care: An Integral Part of Residents’ Total Care”, CNA Today, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2004).
C. Kleiman, “Mary”, RDH, Vol. 23, No. 5, 58-62,98 (2003).
J.R. Gurenlian, C. Kleiman, “Cerebrovascular Accident”, Access, Vol. 16, No. 6, 40-47 (2002).
Cited in "Career Expansion - Dental Hygiene Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories", Access, Vol. 11, No. 6, 22-27 (1997).
C.S. Kleiman, P. Tadano, "Maximum Independence for the SCI Patient", RDH, Vol. 3, No. 1, 15-19,22 (1983).
C.S. Kleiman, "Assisting the Stroke Patient", The Dental Assistant, Vol. 50, No. 3, 22-23 (1981).
C.S. Kleiman, J.N. Zafron, G.M. Zayon, "Dental Care for the Stroke Patient", Dental Hygiene, Vol. 54, No. 5, 237-239 (1980).
Profiled in “Change of Heart”, RDH, Vol. 20, No. 8, 38-42 (2000). Profiled in “Working”, Access, April 2006, 6-8.
Profiled in “Career Options”, Hygienetown, Vol. 3, No. 5, June 2007, 10-13. Profiled in “Finding a Collaborative Link - Treating Periodontal and Respiratory Diseases”, Access, April 2009, 16-18
Texts and Manuals
Dental Care Training Program for the Homebound, Phoenix College, 1987, rev. 1994 - Co-author
Head Injury Education Manual for Patients and Families,
Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1985 -Chapter contributor
I. Woodall et al, Comprehensive Dental Hygiene Care, C.V. Mosby Co., 1980 -Chapter contributor
PROFESSIONAL HONORS
1984 ASDHA Unique Access to Care Award 1990 Outstanding Phoenix College Alumni Award 1996 ASDHA Unique Access to Care Award 1996 Arizona Dental Public Health Award
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS "Oral Care for the Medically Complex Patient”
1990 AZ State Dental Assn. Convention
1995 Central AZ Dental Hygienists' Society
1998 Phoenix College Dental Assisting
1998 to 2006 Phoenix College Dental Hygiene
1999 California Dental Hygiene Assn.
1999 National Oral Health Primary Care Conference
2000 Sacramento Valley Dental Hygiene Component
2000 Stanford University
2000 Ferris State University, Michigan
2001 American Dental Hygienists’ Assn. - Dist. 7 - Wisconsin
2001 High Desert Dental Hyg. Society - Albuquerque
2001 ACC Consultants - Albuquerque
2002 S. Nevada Dental Hygiene Society
2002 San Fernando Valley Dental Assistants’ Society
2002 Pasadena City College
2002 San Gabriel Dental Hygiene Assn.
2003 S. Arizona Dental Hygiene Society
2003 San Gabriel Dental Assisting Assn.
2003 Santa Barbara Dental Hygiene Association
2003 to 2006 Rio Salado College
2003, 2008 Nebraska Dental Hygiene Assn.
2003 Nevada Dental Hygiene Assn.
2003 RDH Under One Roof - Chicago
2003 Oklahoma Dental Hygiene Association
2004 UMKC Dental Alumni Convention
2004 California Dental Association
2004 Zurich, Switzerland Dental Hygiene Society
2004 Professional Learning Services - Connecticut
2004 Vermont Dental Hygiene Association
2004 American Dental Hygiene Assoc. - Dallas
2004 Wyoming Dental Hygiene Association
2004 South Caroline Dental Hygiene Association
2004, 2005 Buffalo/Niagara Dental Meeting
2005 Mid-Hudson (NY) Dental Hygiene Assn.
2005 City of New York Dental Hygiene Assn.
2005 Professional Learning Services - Connecticut
2005 Oregon Dental Hygiene Association
2006 Center for Health Professions, Phoenix
2006 Leventhal Dental, Scranton PA
2006 Texas Dental Hygiene Association
2007 Yankee Dental Congress
2007 Omega Seminars - Temple TX
2007 RDH Health Services - Troy, Michigan
2007 Concord Dental Seminars - Concord NH
2007 Concord Dental Seminars - Portsmouth NH
2007 RDH Health Services - Kalamazoo MI
2007 Creighton Dental School, Omaha NE
2008 Cleveland Dental Hygiene Association
2008 Tyler Community College - Tyler TX
2008 Southern AZ Dental Hygienists’ Society - Tucson
2008 Westmoreland County Comm. College - Youngwood PA
2009 IUPUI - Indianapolis IN
2009 Montana Dental Hygiene Association
“Oral Health & Ventilator Associated Pneumonia - Critical Care Nursing”
2005 Amer. Assoc of Critical Care Nurses, Sacramento 2006 Amer. Assoc. of Critical Care Nursing, Anaheim
2006 Greater Milwaukee Critical Care Nursing
2007 International Federation of Dental Hygiene - Toronto 2007 Workshop on Inpatient Care - Okayama, Japan 2007 University Dental and Nursing Schools, Sapporo, Japan
2007 Tokyo Dental College, Japan
2008 Central Arizona Dental Hygiene Assn
2008 Int’l Conference on Chronic Ventilated Patients - Tel Aviv, Israel 2009 Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kobe, Okinawa, Sapporo, Japan 2009 World Federation of Neuroscience Nurses - Toronto
2009 RDH Under One Roof - Las Vegas
“Medical Histories, Medical Emergencies”
2002, 2003, 2007 Phoenix College
2004 UMKC Dental Alumni Convention
2004 East Valley Dental Hygiene Society
2004, 2005 Buffalo/Niagara Dental Meeting
2005 Mid-Hudson (NY) Dental Hygiene Assn.
2005 City of New York Dental Hygiene Assn.
2005 Professional Learning Services - Connecticut
2005 AzDA Fall Conference, Prescott AZ
2005 Oregon Dental Hygiene Association
2006 Western Regional Dental Convention, Phoenix
2006 Yuma AZ Dental Society
2006 Texas Dental Hygiene Association
2006 Wausau Wisconsin
2007 Yankee Dental Congress
2007 Omega Seminars - Temple TX
2007 Concord Dental Seminars - Concord NH
2007 Concord Dental Seminars - Portsmouth NH
2008 East Valley Dental Hygiene Assn - Tempe AZ
2008 Tyler Community College - Tyler TX
2008 S. Jersey Dental Hygiene Association
2008 Westmoreland County Comm. College - Youngwood PA 2008 Northern Component NJ Dental Hygiene Assn. 2008 Comprehensive Care Continuum - Glendale AZ 2009 Howard County Dental Hygienists’ Assoc. - Baltimore
2009 Yankee Dental Congress
“Xerostomia, Causes and Treatment”
2000 to 2008 Rio Salado College
2000 to 2008 Phoenix College
2003 Fresno City College
2006 Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health
"Oral Care in a Hospital Setting"
1996 Good Samaritan Medical Center
1996 American Transitional Hospital
1996 Phoenix Baptist Hospital
1997 Del Webb Hospital
"Oral Hygiene: So Easy It Must Be Magic"
1995 Signature Home Health Care
1997 Olsten Home Health Care
1997 Lifecare Center
1997 Hearthstone of Mesa
1997 Plaza Del Rio Nursing Home
1997 Integrated Health Systems Homecare
1997 Mesa Christian Nursing Home
1997 Inservice Directors Education Assoc. - Statewide Seminar
1997 IHS Homecare
1998 Monterrey Nursing Home
1998 Hearthstone of Sun City
1999 Renaissance Care Center
1999, 2000 Friendship Village Nursing Home
1999 Pueblo Norte Nursing Home
2000 Inn at the Amethyst
2001 New Mexico Health Care Association
2001 West Chester Care Center
2002 Nat. Assn. for Geriatric Nursing Assistants
2005 Foundation for Senior Living, Phoenix AZ
"The Occupational Therapist and Oral Hygiene"
1997, 2001 Good Samaritan Rehab
1998,1999, 2000 AZ School of Health Sciences
1999 AZ OT Assoc. Annual State Conference
1999 Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
1999 Yavapai County Health Dept.
2001 Arcadia Therapy
2001 Louisiana Occupational Therapy Assn.
2001 Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Assn.
“Senior Citizen Seminar”
1998 Madison Meadows Independent Center
1998 John C. Lincoln Hospital
1998 Hancox Senior Center
1998 Shadow Mountain Senior Center
1998,1999 Deer Valley Senior Center
1999 Guadalupe Senior Center
2000 Pueblo Norte Retirement Village
2001 Friendship Village
"Oral Assessments and Care"
1997 Desert Samaritan Care Center
1997 Columbia Home Health Care
1997 Sun Health Care Center
1997 Glendale Care Center
1997 Life Care Center of South Mountain
1997 Mi Casa Care Center
1997 Colter Village Care Center
1997 Village Green Healthcare
1998 Phoenix Southward Care Center
1998 Scottsdale Southward Care Center
1998 Arizona State Home Health Association
