Oral Surgeon DAVID CEDENO M.D., D.D.S.
Meet Dr. Cedeno
Dr. David Cedeno is a surgical specialist in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery and dental implants. He was trained at some of the top health science institutions, hospitals and schools in the United States. He completed a General Surgery internship, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency and training in all phases of dental implant surgery at UCLA. Prior to his surgical training, Dr. Cedeno conducted biomedical research and was twice awarded undergraduate research fellowships at the University of California, San Francisco, the leading health science research institution in the country. He held a lecturer appointment in the department of biology at San Francisco State University, and is a published author.
Education
1997 – Present Private Practice – Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
1996 – 1997 Chief Resident, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, UCLA Medical Center
1995 – 1996 Resident General Surgery, UCLA Medical Center
1992 – 1994 UCLA School of Medicine – MD, 1994
1987 – 1991 UCSF School of Dentistry – Dentistry – DDS, 1991
1984 – 1986 San Francisco State University – Graduate Studies Molecular Biology
1981 – 1984 Humboldt State University – BA, Biology 1984
1979 – 1980 University of California, Berkeley
PUBLICATIONS
Cedeño, D and Stern, R
Stimulation of Hyaluronic Acid Synthesis in Fibroblasts by Co-cultivation with Human Breast Tumor Cell Lines J Cell Biol; 1986: 105(5), 101
(presented at annual meeting, American Society Cell Biology – 1986)
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
1985 Mitogens in demineralized bone matrix
1986 – 1987 Hyaluronic acid metabolism in breast cancer
1988 Antibody markers for squamous cell carcinoma
1989 – 1990 Hyaluronidase in wound healing
AWARDS RECEIVED
1986 UCSF Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship
1987 UCSF Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
1985 – 1986 Lecturer – Biology San Francisco State University
1988 Preceptor, Summer Enrichment Program UCSF School of Dentistry
Professional Affiliations
California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
California Dental Association
Los Angeles Dental Society
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
California Dental Society of Anesthesiology