New dental hygiene students Dayna Dankis, Caroline Hamilton, Peizi He, Andrea Hernandez Gonzalez and Eva Hernandez, attend the White Coat Ceremony and recite the Dental Hygienist’s Pledge. They are among 30 dental hygiene students who are expected to graduate in the Class of 2027. Photo courtesy of Texas A&M University College of Dentistry.
Texas A&M University College of Dentistry on Gaston Avenue hosted its annual White Coat Ceremony earlier this month in Downtown.
New dental and dental hygiene students, 135 of them, received their first white coats, which is symbolic of “the commitment each is making to the dental profession and their pledge to provide the highest standards of oral health and patient care,” according to a press release. The ceremony also represented the start of their clinical dental education and the responsibility of caring for patients.
The majority of the new students who attended the ceremony are in the four-year dental program and are expected to graduate in 2029, and 30 are dental hygiene students in the Class of 2027.
Check out these photos from the ceremony:
Texas A&M University College of Dentistry dental student Nicolas Oster smiles big and adjusts his white coat with the help of Dr. Alicia Spence, clinical assistant professor and director of recruitment and admissions, and Douglas Gould, associate dean of academic affairs, at the annual White Coat Ceremony. Photo courtesy of Texas A&M University College of Dentistry.
Dr. Lily García, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry dean, (left) shakes hands with dental student Helen Bekele, who is expected to graduate in 2029, at the annual White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 8. Photo courtesy of Texas A&M University College of Dentistry.
Texas A&M University College of Dentistry’s Dr. Alicia Spence, clinical assistant professor and director of recruitment and admissions, and Douglas Gould, associate dean of academic affairs, stand with dental student and white coat recipient Brandon Awuah at the White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 8. Photo courtesy of Texas A&M University College of Dentistry.
