Shelley Brown, MEd, BSDH, RDH, has worked in a variety of dental settings and has been in academia for 11 years and in dentistry for 21 years. She’s an educator for Baccalaureate level students at The Utah College of Dental Hygiene. Shelley co-runs Hygiene Edge, whose goal is to inspire dental professionals to be their best, promote industry best practices and help educators navigate the clinic and classroom. Their Youtube channel has over 17 million views on their helpful videos. Through Hygiene Edge she creates videos, blogs and professionally co-speaks on topics such as: Anesthesia, Oral Hygiene Education, Adolescents, Clinical Updates, and AAP classifications. She also runs a podcast called Hygiene EDGEucators, providing helpful content catered to dental educators. Shelley also owns Homebound Smiles, where she provides care to our eledterly population who needs it the most. Shelley is an award recipient of the 2021 Today’s RDH Honor Awards and has served as the Secretary of the Utah Dental Hygienists’ Association.