For many consecutive years, Dr. Hurley has been listed as a New Jersey Top Dentist in NJ Monthly magazine. Listed below are some of her outstanding achievements that show why she is so highly respected.

NJ Top Dentist Achievements

Education

• • Graduated from Marquette University School of Dental Hygiene 1970
  • Graduated from Marquette University with Bachelor of Science degree 1971
  • Graduated from Howard University School of Dentistry 1977
  • Completed a general practice residency at VA Hospital in Lyons, NJ 1978

Advanced Cosmetic Continuing Education

• • Pankey Institute
  • Seattle Institute for Advanced Dental Education
  • C.R.E. Center for Advanced Dental Learning
  • Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies
  • Americus Dental Continuum
  • Aesthetic Advantage- Advanced Continuum in Aesthetic Dentistry
  • Louisiana State University Continuum
  • The Hornbrook Group

Awards

• • • Winner of 18 Medals in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry International Smile Gallery competition (Gold, Silver, Bronze).
    • Accredited - American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry 2001
    • Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry 1982
    • Master of the Academy General Dentistry 1993
    • Fellow of International Academy of Dental Facial Aesthetics
    • Pierre Fauchard Oral Diagnosis Award
    • National Foundation of Dentistry for Handicapped
    • Who's Who in America
    • Who's Who in America in Medicine and Healthcare
    • Who's Who in American Women
    • Recognized for the eighth time in a row among her peers as a New Jersey Top Dentist in the NJ Monthly magazine between 2005-2009 (four-year recognition) and each year after in 2009 through 2016 (selection process was changed to yearly).
    • Award-winning Nature photographer
    • Lifelong Learning and Services Award – Academy of General Dentistry

Photography Awards

• • American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Artist Exhibit
  • Francis Biedler Forest Audubon Center
  • North American Nature Photography Magazine - Expressions
  • Shutterbug Magazine
  • South Carolina Wildlife Magazine
  • The Wetlands Institute

Professional Memberships

• • American Dental Association
  • New Jersey Dental Association
  • Academy of General Dentistry
  • Attending Staff Member Overlook Hospital 1979-2012
  • American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
  • Northern New Jersey Women's Study Club
  • Academy of Restorative Esthetic Dentistry
  • Morris County Dental Study Club
  • Apex Seminars of the Seattle Study Club
  • Certified Professional Photographer
  • Professional Photographers of America
  • American Society of Media Photographers

Leadership

• • President of New Jersey Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
  • President Northern New Jersey Women's Dental Study Club

Lectures

• • Oral photography
  • Portrait photography
  • Advanced training on esthetic, cosmetic, functional and restorative dentistry
  • Nature Photography

Author

• • Contributing author to Love is the Best Medicine
  • Contributing editor to Nature Photographer Magazine
  • Kiawah Island Conservancy Magazine
  • The books:
    • Changing Lives One Smile at a Time
    • Landscape Photography
    • Power of Flowers
    • Wildlife Photography

Featured Articles

• • Bernardsville News
  • Black River Journal
  • Chatham Courier
  • Garden State Woman
  • Independent Press
  • Martha Stewart Magazine
  • NJ Biz
  • NJ Life
  • NJ Monthly
  • Silk Purse