Dr. Ertugrul received her DMD degree from University of Pennsylvania and completed her pediatric dentistry residency at University of Michigan with MS degree in pediatric dentistry. She also has completed residency program in prosthodontics, and holds PhD degree in prosthodontics. She is ABPD Board certified, Diplomate of American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, Fellow International Congress of Oral Implantologists, also members of AAPD, ADA, and MDA, and Collage of Diplomates. She was the recipient of Northeastern Society of Periodontists Achievement Award in 2008. She is currently adjunct assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences, and is also working full time as pediatric dentist at Community University Health Care Center, Minneapolis, MN.