Meet Kelly Tanner

Featured Speaker: Dr. Kelly Tanner, PhD, RDH

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Kelly Tanner as the featured speaker at the 2025 SCDHA Dental Hygiene Symposium!
Dr. Tanner is a nationally recognized leader, educator, and executive coach with over 1,200 speaking engagements and more than 60,000 professionals impacted through her work. With a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, she combines her clinical expertise with powerful insights into emotional intelligence, team dynamics, and the future of dental hygiene. Her ability to engage, energize, and equip audiences has made her a favorite among dental professionals across the country.

Course: The Ultimate Dental Hygiene Masterclass

Her signature course, The Ultimate Dental Hygiene Masterclass, is a five hour transformative experience designed for dental hygienists who want to take their clinical care, leadership, and patient outcomes to the next level. This immersive workshop-style session blends evidence-based practices with emerging technologies—giving attendees a fresh perspective on what it means to thrive in modern dental hygiene.
Whether you're looking to refresh your clinical toolkit or re-ignite your passion for the profession, this masterclass delivers actionable strategies, hands-on demonstrations, and tools you can use immediately.
Key topics include:
  • Self-leadership & emotional intelligence
  • Periodontal diagnosis & management
  • Infection control & ethical decision-making
  • Occlusion, implants, and caries management
  • Systemic health risks & patient evaluations
  • 3D scanning & artificial intelligence in dentistry
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