Jennifer Turner receives Cuspies award at Chicago Midwinter

Theresa Pablos
May 4, 2023
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Jennifer Turner, RDH, received the Cuspies award for Hygiene Educator of the Year at the Chicago Dental Society 2023 Midwinter Meeting, which was held February 23-25 at the McCormick Place convention center.

Turner is the vice president of dental hygiene operations at 123Dentist and an award-winning dental hygiene professor.


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