Kristy MENAGE BERNIE, RDH, BS, RYT is celebrating her 30th year in dental hygiene by going back to school! She is enrolled in the Dental Hygiene Master of Science program at the University of California, San Francisco, where she is also an Assistant Clinical Professor. Kristy has served on editorial boards for state and national publications for the past 20 years, and authored a chapter in the recently released edition of Mosby’s Dental Hygiene textbook on oral malodor. She has been quoted in Esquire Magazine, Women’s Health Magazine, interviewed by ESPN Radio and featured in the December 2011 edition of RDH Magazine. 

Kristy is a member of the ADHA where she was a recipient of the 2005 Distinguished Service Award as well as a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and the American Academy of Dental Hygiene, where she is a past President. Kristy lives in Northern California and is a certified yoga teacher through the Yoga Alliance and offers yoga sessions throughout the country. She enjoys her cats, yoga, reading, music, travel, “reality” TV (just ask her anything about the latest show!), laughter, and is a world-class swimming pool rafting and water slide expert!