Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA a National and International Speaker and published author and a 1994 graduate of the Dental Assisting Program at Bowman Gray School of Medicine, works with Dr. Dan Etheridge in his private practice in Chesapeake,
VA. She has been a full time practicing dental assistant for over 23 years. Shannon and her husband Erik are the owners of a new publication Contemporary Product Solutions. It is the only dental editorial that combines product review for the whole team. Dentists, assistants, hygienists, front desk associates, and the dental laboratory. This full-service publication will inform the dental team of the latest comprehensive clinical product information. Shannon past faculty member at the Dawson Academy and Spear Education, instructing through both lectures and hands on programs. She is an active member of the AACD.Shannonis the first auxiliary to sit on the AACD Board of Directors.
She is also on the editorial board for The Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry’s. She was the former Co-Editor-in-Chief’s for REALITY Publication TEAM ‘aRTie’ and Inside Dental Assisting. Shannonis a member of the E4D Clinical Operations Operators (ECO) group and had extensive input for the certified dental designer CDD certification. Shannon was selected one of Dentistry Today’s Top 100 Clinicians of 2009, 2010 and 2011. She was also selected as Dental Products Report 25 most influential women in dentistry and Dr. Bicuspid’s Dental Assistant Educator of the year for 2012. She is the Editor in Chief for Contemporary Product Solutions and consultant for many dental manufacturers. For information on dental assistant programs, please contact her at 757-285-9477 or email at shannon@cpsmagazine.com.
