Michelle L. Sensat received her baccalaureate and master’s degrees from the Gene W. Hirschfeld
School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. She has served as an
educator and researcher at Old Dominion University, the University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Dentistry, and the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. She is a published
author, consultant to 3M, and has served the Minnesota Dental Hygienists’ Association in the
following capacities: President during the 2010-2011 term, Treasurer in the subsequent two
years, and as a delegate. She received the MnDHA Member of the Year Award in 2014.
Currently, she practices full-time clinical dental hygiene at Boger Dental in Plymouth,
Minnesota, and is a consultant to 3M in Maplewood, Minnesota.