Lolinda Turner is the Director of Student Success and Engagement at, Pacific Northwest University-School of Dental Medicine in Yakima, WA. She is also a Registered Dental Assistant with over 20 years of experience, DEI Practitioner, and was a Dental Assistant Instructor. She is also the 2023 Puget Sound Business Journal Healthcare Hero recipient and the 2022 Delta Dental of Washington CEO Innovation Award recipient.
Her work entails exposing, encouraging, and supporting youth and young adults from all backgrounds to the wonderful world of dentistry. The Director of Student Success and Engagement is responsible for providing appropriate academic for dental students during the academic program and for providing and transitional support as they move to practice. The Director will address the unique needs of DMD students by providing holistic/proactive opportunities, academic support/advising, and transition support. The Director will lead the implementation of programs and services designed to promote the academic, personal, and social/emotional success, engagement, and retention of DMD students in close collaboration with the PNWU Student Support Services team and the Dean of Students.