For 11 consecutive times, 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 among New Jersey's top dentists.

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 the 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 eleventh 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 2018 (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
  • Certified Professional Photographer from Professional Photographers of America
  • Master of Photography from Professional Photographers of America
  • Photographic Craftsmen from Professional Photographers of America

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
  • International Academy of Dental Facial Esthetics
  • 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 of 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