Graduated From Palm Beach State College with an Associate in Science degree for Dental Hygiene and passed both the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination and the Florida Dental Hygiene licensure exam to become a Registered Dental Hygienist

Completed a course in the administration of local anesthesia from Indian River State College that is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association. This course mandated a minimum of 30 hours of didactic instruction and 30 hours of clinical experience in the following fields: Theory of pain control, Selection-of-pain-control modalities, Anatomy, Neurophysiology, Pharmacology of local anesthetics, Pharmacology of vasoconstrictors, Psychological aspects of pain control, Systematic complications, Techniques of maxillary anesthesia, Techniques of mandibular anesthesia, Infection control, Medical emergencies involving local anesthesia and CPR.