Shelby Bowman was born and raised in Austin, Texas, where she attended the University of Texas at Austin. Subsequently, she moved to San Antonio, where she received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Texas Health and Science Center at San Antonio with a Distinguishment in Dental Education and honors. While in dental school, Dr. Bowman volunteered in her free time with the needy of San Antonio and those suffering from homelessness, as well as in dental clinics in the area. After dental school, Dr. Bowman went on to do an internship in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department at UTHSCSA, during which she worked with a team at University Hospital and the VA Hospital of south-central Texas. Now that she has moved to San Francisco, in the time that she is not studying and working, Dr. Bowman is happily living with her dog, a corgi named Yuri. They enjoy going on hikes around the Bay Area, trying new food, and going to dog parks.