Finney is in Top 3%

Dr. Jennifer Finney, a recent graduate of LSUSD, is one of 18 pediatric dentists nationwide to be awarded the Richard C. Pugh Award for scoring in the top three percent on the qualifying exam for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. A total of 491 dentists took the qualifying exam.

Dr. Finney received her DDS from LSUSD in 2007 and two years later earned her certificate in pediatric dentistry, also from LSUSD. She is in a private practice called Kids Dental Zone in Alexandria, Louisiana, her home town. The practice includes her father, Dr. Richard R. Brasher Jr., and her sister, Dr. Anna Brasher Moreau.

Dr. Pugh, for whom the award is named, was the educational management consultant for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry for 28 years. He retired in 1998.