Shannon Richkowski is a hygiene educator who has been in dental practices for 16 years, while practicing dental hygiene for over a decade. She is a member of the Academy of Laser Dentistry, American Dental Educators Association, American Dental Hygiene Association, and Directory of Dental Speakers. As the director of Hygiene Mastery and by virtue of her training with Fortune of Colorado, Pac-Live, and Genr8tnext, Shannon brings an unbridled passion to educate dental teams and to raise the bar on professional standards leading to unsurpassed levels of clinical excellence. Shannon’s commitment to quality creates a context in which cutting edge technology in dental care can be most effectively provided. While in pursuit of a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, she provides state-of-the-art knowledge of the business requirements of the modern dental hygiene practice. She exemplifies the fact that quality care and profitability go hand in hand. Her career experiences effectively demonstrate the numerous opportunities and positive impacts that dental hygiene departments can have on the dental office as a whole by creating growth and financial rewards. Shannon’s philosophy, “support at a whatever it takes level,” is changing dental hygiene departments nationally across all socioeconomic communities. This mindset starts with the patient and always focuses on taking the very best care of them.