Class of 2025 White Coat Ceremony

PENN DENTAL MEDICINE CLASS OF 2025 WHITE COAT CEREMONY AUGUST 12, 2021 Zellerbach Theatre Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 The White Coat Ceremony marks the beginning of the study of dental medicine for the Class of 2025. This ceremony features the official introduction of the incoming students being cloaked in their white coats and the declaration of their commitment to assume the responsibilities and obligations of the dental profession.

PENN DENTAL MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL PLEDGE ◆A s I enter the dental medicine profession, I vow to keep this pledge and practice these stipulations: ◆ I understand that my primary responsibility is to my patients. ◆T o the best of my ability, I will embrace the highest standards of oral health care and treat all individuals under my care with respect and honesty always placing the needs of my patients and community first above my own; ◆ I accept the responsibility to maintain my competence through the continued pursuit of new knowledge and skills in the practice of my profession. ◆ I will conduct myself with integrity, treat my colleagues with respect, and wherever possible work to advance the oral health of society. ◆ I shall faithfully observe the Principles of Ethics and Codes of Professionalism encountered during my dental training and beyond; ◆A ll this I pledge with pride in Penn Dental Medicine’s heritage and my commitment to the profession, and the public I serve.

PENN DENTAL MEDICINE FACTS ◆E stablished in 1878 as the Dental Department of the University of Pennsylvania, the School of Dental Medicine is among the oldest university-affiliated dental institutions in the country with a history deeply rooted in forging precedents in dental education, research, and patient care. ◆ I n 1897, Thomas W. Evans, a Philadelphia native and clinician who spent most of his life in France as the dentist to European nobility, left his estate to create a dental school that was “second to none.” Evans’ bequest would become one with the University, creating the Thomas W. Evans Museum and Dental Institute, which opened in 1915.

Today, the Evans Building remains the site of much of the School’s clinical instruction. ◆T he dental campus also includes the Robert Schattner Center and the Leon Levy Center for Oral Health Research, home to the basic sciences and extensive research activities. ◆P enn Dental Medicine is a major provider of care in West Philadelphia and through outreach programs, students log nearly 24,500 hours each year serving approximately 20,000 residents in the surrounding Philadelphia neighborhoods. ◆M any dental innovations and sub-disciplines had their early beginnings at Penn Dental Medicine, including the recognition of microbes in caries and periodontal disease by W. D. Miller; the discipline of oral medicine

by Lester Burkett; endodontics under Louis Grossman; and the discipline of periodontal prosthesis by Morton Amsterdam. ◆P enn Dental Medicine’s academic programs cross many disciplines and borders, including eight dual-degree programs with other Penn schools. ◆P enn Dental Medicine alumni make up a national and international community of more than 10,500 graduates (living), who are among dentistry’s leading clinicians, educators, and researchers.

PROGRAM MASTER OF CEREMONIES Uri Hangorsky, MS, DDS

Associate Dean for Student Affairs, PASS Clinical Professor, Periodontics

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER Mark S. Wolff, DDS, PhD

Morton Amsterdam Dean Professor of Preventive & Restorative Sciences

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Rick Rader, MD, FAAIDD, FAADM, DHL (hon) Director, Habilitation Center, Orange Grove Center Member, National Council on Disability President, American Association on Health and Disability Board, American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry Executive Committee, Friends of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Medical Advisory Committee, Special Olympics International Emeritus Advisor, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Dept of Health and Human Services Editor-in-chief, Exceptional Parent Magazine Member, National Academy of Practice in Medicine National Medical Advisor, National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

CLOAKING OF THE CLASS OF 2025 Dr. Alicia Risner-Bauman Dr. Leonard M. Jensen Dr. Kelly L. Jordan-Sciutto Dr. Neeraj Panchal Dr. Steven Perlman Dr. Maria F. Velasco

PROFESSIONAL PLEDGE S. Esra Sahingur, DDS, MS, PhD

Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Student Research

PENN DENTAL MEDICINE CLASS OF 2025 Hasan Akhtar Francis Alip Hind Aljarahi Karam Alyashooa Brittney Antwi Bianca Armand Sandra Avila Anass Baakili Ariel Bermudez Lauren Bertsch Meghana Bhat Oleg Borisiuk Madeline Bradley Zanzan Brink Kelsey Busch Cameron Casenhiser Fionna Chan Benjamin Chen Min-Hsuan Chen Qinyuan Chen Rebecca Chen Andrew Chua Andy Chun Kadeem Colburn Lewis Culver Shivani Daftary Philip Delisi Emilia Dolaway Stephanie Dominguez Kendra Domotor Joshua Dvorak Chisom Eni-Kalu Emily Everlith Jack Fan Stephanie Ferrer Alyssa Fishbein Lindsay Fisher Alexandra Fontana Steven Fredeen Riley Funk Christie Ger Ginger Gerhold Nirel Gidanian Paola Gonzalez Cristal Gonzalez Nunez Simran Grewal Stephanie Grodecki Dominique Gross Benjamin Grossman Seana Gysling Sara Ha

Mira-Belle Haddad Jenna Hahn Niayesh Hakim Ebru Hazar Chelsea Herr Kaylyn Hudson Christopher Hudson-Boyd Megan Hung Nina Iradi Daniel Iredale Shivani Iyer Alexandra Jean-Pierre Estella Jensen-Roberts Katherine Jo Ariel Johnson Neil Joshi Deborah Kang Stephen Kenney Adrienne Kim Lauren Kim Katherine King Dana Kost Priya Lakhanpal Angela Lee Chaejung Lee Hana Lee Kristin Lee Matthew Lee Charlotte Lenes Brianna Lewis Joyce Lin Julie Lu Diwana Marie Lucero Andrew MacElroy Neda Mahjour Stephano Major Trenton Marshall Kathryn Mason Matthew McDaniels Brayden McGary Trishna Mohite Niyousha Mojri Marcos Moscoso Hartmann Sarah Moustafa Srighana Nadella Mariah Newton Corinne Nicolas Parker Norman Ryan Noseworthy Sophia Nottoli Kiana Nwachukwu

Teny Odaimi David Ogunlowo Brenda Okonkwo Jamachi Orji Kaitlyn Owens Kyungjoon Park Timothy Park Anisha Patel Kishen Patel Alexis Pettisani Sarah Pitulski Julio Ramirez-Solis Pankti Rana Safa Rana Vijay Rao Yasmeen Refai Eleanor Rhodehamel Andrea Riccobono Patrick Rodgers Riley Russell Hadeel Salih Kara Sardella Colby Schmitt Elinor Schnautz Alexandra Schroeder Samarth Setru Fatima Shah Saloni Shah Shivani Shah Shreya Shah Elizabeth Shalaby Katherine Skola Matthew Sullivan Ethan Ta Jessica Tan Claudia Tang Shi-Yu Tsao Peyton Tuccinard Nila Veerabagu Lauren Verheyden David Wall Michael Walsh Grace Wang Payton Whyne Niyasha Wijedasa Tanaya Williams Molly Wong Theodore Younker (As of July 30, 2021)