MCC Daily Tribune

The New York Dental Hygiene Association Recognizes Sherri Kurtz

Congratuations to Sherri Kurtz for receiving the New York Dental Hygiene Association (NYDHA) Excellence in Mentoring Award.

This award recognizes a dental hygienist who has advanced the profession of dental hygiene through outstanding activities as a mentor. Sherri will be recognized on November 5th at the NYDHA Empire State Conference held in Rochester.

Sherri Kurtz is a full-time faculty member in the Dental Studies Programs of the Health Related Professions Department at Monroe Community College. She received her A.A.S. degree in Dental Hygiene from Monroe Community College, her B.S. in Dental Hygiene from the University of Bridgeport, Fones School of Dental Hygiene, and her M.A. in Liberal Studies from The College at Brockport. She is the First – Year Clinical Coordinator and currently teaches Dental Therapeutics I and II, Dental Health Education, first-year Pre-clinical and Clinical Dental Hygiene, Dental Hygiene I and II, and Infection Control for the Dental Hygiene and on-campus Dental Assisting students. She won an Open SUNY Online Teaching Ambassador award (2018). She is the Student Liaison for the Rochester Finger Lakes Dental Hygienists’ Association, past Secretary/Treasurer for the NYS Dental Hygiene Educators’ Association, an ADHA member, and is a committee member on the NYSUT Healthcare Professionals Council.   

Marsha Bower
Health Professions
10/12/2022