is currently Staff Dentist for the 3M Oral Care Solutions Division. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry where she also completed a two-year post doctorate residency. She maintained a private practice, with an emphasis on esthetic dentistry, in the St. Paul, MN area prior to joining 3M. Dr Duerst is an advocate of lifelong learning, receiving her Fellowship and Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry, and continues to be active in her local Spear Study Club.