Madison Bledsoe, RDH, BSHS
Madison Bledsoe, RDH, BSHS, is a registered dental hygienist who graduated from Shawnee State University in May 2025 with an Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene and concurrently earned a Bachelor of Health Science. She also holds an Associate of Arts degree from Southern State Community College. Madison works full-time as a clinical dental hygienist and is passionate about improving oral health outcomes in rural communities. She is currently pursuing further education and plans to earn a master’s degree in public health and epidemiology to expand access to dental hygiene care in underserved rural populations.
Rural Dental Hygiene Programs: The Benefits for Students and Communities
There are hundreds of Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited dental hygiene programs in the United States.1 While these programs are scattered across the...