Ms. Dewhirst graduated from the University of Southern California, practiced dental hygiene for 20 years, is adjunct dental hygiene faculty at West Coast University, and is a member of Sigma Phi Alpha. Ms. Dewhirst is consistently listed as one of the nation’s “Leaders in CE”, presents over 100 seminars a year, is featured at major U.S. and Canadian Dental Conferences, and is a member of the California Dental Association Speakers Bureau. She is an AAMI/ANSI/ADA Standards Committee member, Editor-in-Chief of OSAP (ADS)’s Infection Control In Practice, recipient of OSAP Chairman of the Board Special Citation for Advancing Dental Safety, has had many articles published in dental peer-reviewed journals, and has contributed to dental textbooks and guidance documents.