Cindy L. Marek, BS Pharm, PharmD
Emeritus Professor of Oral Pathology, Radiology, & Medicine
Primary Office
Current Positions
- Emeritus Professor of Oral Pathology, Radiology, & Medicine, Oral Pathology, Radiology, & Medicine
- Emeritus Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science
Education
- PharmD in Pharmacy, The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City, Iowa
- BS Pharmacy in Pharmacy, The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City, Iowa
Licenses & Certifications
- Certification Extemporaneous Compounding for Pain Management, American College of Apothecaries, Tennessee
Selected Awards & Honors
- Fellow American College of Apothecaries, American College of Apothecaries, Bartlett, Tennessee
- Associate Fellow American College of Apothecaries, American College of Apothecaries, Bartlett, Tennessee
- Omicron Kappa Upsilon Mu Chapter Honorary Member, Omicron Kappa Upsilon Mu Chapter, Iowa City, Iowa
- National P.E.O. Scholar Award, P.E.O. International Sisterhood, Des Moines, Iowa
- Iowa Pharmacists Association Leadership Award, Iowa Pharmacists Association & Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, Galena, Illinois
- Forensic Examiner, American Board of Forensic Examiners, Houston, Texas
Professional Memberships
- American College of Apothecaries (ACA)
- American Dental Association (ADA)
- American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
- American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA)
- Iowa Pharmacists Association (IPA)
Selected Publications
- Getch, S., Kennedy, E. N. & Marek, C. L. (In Press). Patients with Anxiety, Fear or Phobia of Dental Care. In Nesbit, S. P. & Stefanac, S. J. (Eds.) Treatment Planning in Dentistry 4th Edition. (4) St Louis, MO: Mosby.
- Storbeck, T. L., Qian, F. L., Marek, C. L., Caplan, D. L. & Marchini, L. L. (2021). Dose-dependent association between xerostomia and number of medications among older adults. Special Care in Dentistry/Wiley (October 2021) 1-7. DOI: 10.1111/scd.12662. PMID: 34644409.
- Marek, C. L. (In Press). A commentary on: Dental Implant Procedures in Immunosuppressed Organ Transplant Patients: A Systematic Review. Elsevier.
- Marek, C. L. & Steward-Tharp, S. (2021). Review: Duration of effect of Biotene spray in patients with symptomatic dry mouth: A pilot study. PracticeUpdate.com, Elsevier.
- Marek, C. L. & Hellstein, J. W. (2019). More on Etoricoxib. In Glick, M. (Eds.) Journal of the American Dental Association. (Vols. 150). (9), pp. 735-736. Iowa City: Elsevier. PMID: 31439201.
- Hellstein, J. W. & Marek, C. L. (2019). Candidiasis: Red and white manifestations in the oral cavity. Head Neck Path/Springer Nature 13 (1) 25-32. PMID: 30693459.
- Marek, C. L. & Timmons, S. R. (2019). Antimicrobial therapy (Chapter 9) in Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adulthood. In Wells, M. H., Townsend, J. A., Mabry, T. R., Christensen, J. R. & Nowak, A. J. (Eds.) Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adulthood. (6), pp. 128-141. New York, New York: Elsevier.
- Marek, C. L. (2017). Nicotine replacement products (table) in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry, 3rd ed. In Nesbit, S. P. & Stefanac, S. J. (Eds.) Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry 3rd ed. (3), pp. 220-1. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, Inc.
- Armfield, J. & Marek, C. L. (2017). The anxious or fearful dental patient (Chapter 14) in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry, 3rd ed. In Nesbit, S. P. & Stefanac, S. J. (Eds.) Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry. (3rd), pp. 323-41. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, Inc.
- Marek, C. L. & Parks, E. T. (2017). Managing the patient with psychological disorders (Chapter 15) in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry, 3rd ed. Nesbit, S. P. & Stefanac, S. J. (Eds.) (3), pp. 342-63. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, Inc.
Selected Grants & Contracts
- Prescribing Habits of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Following the Rescheduling of Hydrocodone Combination Products to Schedule II; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Marek, Cindy L (Co-Investigator), Kalmuck, Tyler (Co-Investigator), Kotecki, AAron (Clinical Investigator), Stein, Kyle (Co-Investigator), Syme, Brandon (Principal Investigator)
- The use of topical subgingival application of simvastatin gel in the treatment of peri-implant mucositis: a pilot study; American College of Prosthodontists Education Foundation; Marek, Cindy L (Clinical Investigator), Mahrous, DDS, PhD, Ahmed Mohamed (Principal Investigator)
- Using Community Based Participatory Research to Improve Oral Health in Northern Plains Indian Children; NCMHD /FDA would not accept community participatory model for clinical trials thus the trial was terminated; Robertson, MD, MPH, Lawrence (Principal Investigator), Marek, Cindy L (Investigator)
- Early Caries Detection and Intervention Program Project Grant with Indiana and Texas; NIH/NIDCR; Wefel, PhD, James (Principal Investigator), Marek, Cindy L (Clinical Investigator)
- Assessing Chlorhexidine Gel Effect on S. mutans Counts; Dows Institute of Dental Research; Foster, BS, BA, D-3, Luke (Principal Investigator), Marek, Cindy L (Co-Investigator)
- A Comparison of Long Term Efficacy and Recurrence Rates Comparing Fluconazole and Ketoconazole for the Treatment of Oral Candidosis; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals; Vincent, DDS, MS, Steven, Marek, Cindy L (Supporting)
- Prevention of Tooth Decay in Head Start Preschool Children Using Chlorhexidine Gel; Roy J. Carver Trust Fund; Drake, PhD, David (Co-Principal), Kanellis, DDS, MS, Michael (Co-Principal), Marek, Cindy L (Consultant)
- A Phase I, Open-Label Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerance of the Topical Application of 5% and Tolerance of the Topical Application of 5% and Tolerance of the Topical Application of 5% Amelexanox Paste for 28 days in Patients with Minor Aphthous Ulcers (IND # 34, 787-111); Chemex Pharmaceutical; Vincent, DDS, MS, Stephen (Principal Investigator), Marek, Cindy L (Supporting)
- The Continued Development of a 1% Chlorhexidine Brush-On Gel; Iowa Oral Health Research Clinical Core Center – (Additional funding for original grant awarded 08/00); Marek, Cindy L (Principal Investigator)
- The Evaluation of SOD in the Treatment of Aphthous Stomatitis; Dows Institute of Dental Research; Lilly, DDS, Jeffrey (Principal Investigator), Marek, Cindy L (Supporting)