Suzanne L. Vila, RDH
Suzanne L. Vila, RDH, is a Registered Dental Hygienist in a periodontal practice in Hershey, Pennsylvania. After a nearly thirty-year career in dental hygiene, Suzanne is now pursuing her Bachelor's Degree in Corporate Communications at Elizabethtown College so that she can create non-clinical projects involving professional enhancement, public health, and patient education in the future. In addition to being a passionate dental practitioner, Suzanne enjoys teaching fitness classes such as Pilates, yoga, and indoor cycling, volunteering with the local dog rescue Pitties.Love.Peace (www.pittieslovepeace.com), and spending time with her family and their two rescued pit bulls, Rudy & Freya.
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