Master the shade. Build the studio.
Shade to Studio is a modern teeth whitening course and business mentorship from Ashly Elliott, RDH, founder of The Whitening Lounge. Learn safe, professional technique, then build a studio clients love coming back to.
Choose your enrollment
8 years in dental hygiene
Public health, pediatrics, and private practice
College instructor
Classroom experience behind every lesson
The Whitening Lounge
Ashly’s luxury whitening studio in Tigard, Oregon
Mentorship included
Continuing support with every course enrollment
Two ways in, one standard of care
Whether you come from the operatory or the treatment room, you’ll learn the same protocols Ashly uses with every client at the lounge.
For dental professionals
You’re a hygienist or assistant ready for work that’s yours.
- Build on the clinical skills you already have
- Trade production pressure for appointments you design
- Start on the side or open a full studio
For beauty and wellness pros
You’re an esthetician, lash artist, or spa owner adding a premium service.
- Learn the clinical foundations, explained from the ground up
- Offer whitening beside the services your clients already book
- Know when a client needs a dentist instead
What a hygienist teaches that others skip
Safety comes first
Screening, contraindications, informed consent, and knowing when a client should see a dentist instead.
A plan for imperfect results
A full troubleshooting module on uneven whitening, white spots, sensitivity, and the disappointed client.
An experience worth rebooking
The setting, the comfort details, and the care behind a luxury appointment that supports premium pricing.
A business that runs
Pricing, policies, booking, marketing, insurance, and a compliance check before you open your calendar.
The course at a glance
Nine modules and more than 90 lessons, from tooth anatomy to a fully booked studio.
Part one: Shade
Module 1
The Why Behind Whitening
Module 2
Whitening Science
Module 3
Safety + Client Selection
Module 4
Your Whitening System
Module 5
The Client Experience
Module 6
Troubleshooting
Part two: Studio
Module 7
From Shade to Studio
Module 8
Marketing + Getting Clients
Module 9
Business + Compliance
Meet Ashly Elliott, RDH
Ashly is a Registered Dental Hygienist with eight years of experience in public health, pediatrics, and private practice, and she has taught at the college level. Shade to Studio brings together what she’s learned in clinical care, in the classroom, and in her own studio, The Whitening Lounge.
Read Ashly’s storyResults you’ll learn to deliver
A real before-and-after from The Whitening Lounge. Shade to Studio teaches the screening, technique, and aftercare behind results like these.
Pictured: before (top) and after (bottom). Individual results vary.
