Jill W Schechter, DDS, MPH

Overview

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine (in Surgery) at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Languages

  • Hebrew
  • Spanish

Gender

  • Female

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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • NYP Employee Plan
  • NY Signature
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Student Health

Affinity Health Plan

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

AgeWell

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Special Needs

Amida Care

  • Special Needs

Cigna

  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Fidelis Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Local 1199

  • Local 1199

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

MVP Health Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Quality Health Management

  • Quality Health Management

UnitedHealthcare

  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO

VNSNY CHOICE

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • SelectHealth
  • Special Needs

WellCare

  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

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Credentials & Experience

Committees, Societies, Councils

American Association of Orthodontists
American Association of Public Health Dentistry
American Board of Orthodontics
American Dental Association
Charles H. Tweed International Foundation
College of Diplomates of the ABO
New York State Dental Association
Northeastern Society of Orthodontists

Honors & Awards

The Dr. Henry Nahoum Scholarship Orthodontics Fund in support of a postdoctoral student considering training in craniofacial anomalies, 2020

Research

Selected Publications

· Schechter, J., Alcon, A., Verzella, A., Shetye, P., & Flores, R. (2023). Change in Lower Lip Position After Le Fort I Advancement in Patients with Bilateral vs. Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate. The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 10556656231184975.

· Schechter, J.W., Alcon, A., Verzella, A.N., Shetye, P.R., & Flores, R.L. (2023, May 6). Change in Lower Lip Position After Le Fort I Advancement in Patients with Bilateral vs. Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate. ACPA 2023 Conference, Raleigh, NC.

· Verzella, A.N., Schechter, J.S., Alcon, A., Shetye, P.R., Staffenberg, D.A. & Flores, R.L. (2023, May 6). LeFort I Horizontal Osteotomy “Defining the Feasibility of the “High” Osteotomy. ACPA 2023 Conference, Raleigh, NC.

· Schechter, J.W. Orthodontic Considerations for Plastic Surgeons. Lecture presented to: Columbia University Plastic Surgery Residency Program, April 26, 2021, New York, NY.

· Schechter, J.W. Evaluating Medical Students’ Dental Knowledge and Values. Poster presented at: American Dental Education Association, March 16, 2019, Chicago, IL.

· Cho, J., Israel, H., Rabizadeh, M., Markowitz, J. (2015) Comparison of Results of Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopic Surgery in Younger Vs Older Patient Groups. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 73(9), e20.

· Markowitz, J. and Lee, S. (Feb 2014) “A new resource for nontraditional dental school applicants.” Mouthing off, Blog of the American Student Dental Association.