Flemington, NJ, January 15, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Gloria B. Gertzman, Ph.D., D.M.D, F.A.G.D., C.C.H.P.
of Flemington, New Jersey has been honored on the famous Reuters Billboard in Times Square in New
York City by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her
outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of dentistry.
Dr. Gertzman then served as Dental Director of Bridgeport Community Health Center in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, where she started a dental department and then opened a satellite dental department in
Stratford Community Health Center in Stratford, Connecticut. She practiced in and managed both dental
departments. From 2003 through 2005, Gloria was the dental director for Building Services 32BJ Health
Fund of New York City. During this time, she directed a staff of 80 people. She then served as Dental
Director for a family dental practice in New Jersey from 2005 through 2007.
In 2007, Dr. Gertzman opened her own private practice of family dentistry in Pennington, New Jersey.
She had 1800 patients of record at this practice through 2012. From 2012 through 2016, she served as
Dental Director for Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, New Jersey.
Since 2016, Gloria has been a consultant for dental practices in risk management and for dentists opening
new dental practices. In addition, she has been inserting comprehensive care dental practices into urgent
care medical facilities. In this capacity, Dr. Gertzman meets with the owners of the urgent care facilities,
architects, building contractors and town offices to ensure all aspects of the dental facility are in
compliance with local, state and federal laws.
Dr. Gertzman is a Certified Correctional Health Provider through the National Commission on
Correctional Health Care. She earned her B.A. in Education and Psychology from Brooklyn College in
Brooklyn, New York, her M.A. in Genetic Counseling, her Ph.D. in Human Genetics from Rutgers
University in New Brunswick, New Jersey and her D.M.D. from University of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey. She holds licenses to practice dentistry in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Gloria
was awarded a Fellowship from the Academy of General Dentistry in 1988.
Dr. Gertzman was honored with the American Dental Association Award for Recognition for Service in a
Foreign Country, when she volunteered to provide dental care to residents of a kibbutz in Israel in 1980.
In the mid 1980's, Gloria joined the organization Doctors Without Borders and traveled with other
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healthcare professionals to South America, where they treated people in an underserved area for a wide
variety of health problems. She was recognized as a Woman of Excellence-Industry Leader in 2018 by
the Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized. She has 14 publications to her name
and received a patent for a nipple for a baby with a cleft palate in 1986.
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Contact Information:
P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)
S. K. Koop
516-365-3222
Contact via Email
www.powerwoe.com
Ellen Gold
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