Michelle Ashley, academic program director for Dental Assisting at Greenville Technical College, has been named to the New Horizon Family Health Services (NHFHS) Board of Directors. NHFHS is a non-profit, community health center providing affordable, patient-centered care.
Ashley and Greenville Technical College’s Dental Assisting program have a longstanding relationship with New Horizon. Ashley previously served on the organization’s advisory board, while the program she leads has partnered with the NHFHS Dental Clinic to provide clinical rotations for students. The partnership has also led to employment opportunities, with New Horizon hiring a number of the college’s dental graduates.
Ashley has served as academic program director since 2018, overseeing the Dental Assisting program while teaching and advising students. She previously served as a professor and clinical coordinator at the college.
Before joining Greenville Technical College, Ashley spent 14 years in the dental field, working as both a dental hygienist and dental assistant with practices in Pennsylvania, Alabama and South Carolina. She holds licenses and certifications in dental assisting, dental hygiene, local anesthesia administration, and nitrous oxide sedation.
Ashley earned an associate degree in dental hygiene from Pennsylvania College of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in health science from the Medical University of South Carolina.