Shavonne is the founder of A Higher Learning, LLC. She is a public health advocate with more than 20 years of experience in clinical care as a dental assistant and dental hygienist. Her organization is transforming and advancing the delivery of dental care through higher education, innovation, and preventive and nonsurgical practice.

She is an expert in the treatment of periodontal and peri-implant disease, and her international presentations have inspired clinicians, alumni, and faculty worldwide. Shavonne received a master’s degree in dental hygiene from the University of Bridgeport: Fones School of Dental Hygiene, the first dental hygiene school in the world.