{"id":124949,"date":"2025-08-27T08:45:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=124949"},"modified":"2025-09-24T09:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:54:37","slug":"incoming-students-receive-white-coats-at-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/08\/27\/incoming-students-receive-white-coats-at-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Incoming students receive white coats at ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Fifty-six incoming dental students and 24 incoming dental hygiene students received their white coats on Aug. 22, as the UNMC College of Dentistry held the annual event at the student union building on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to the incoming students, Dean Gerard Kugel, DMD, PhD, said that the college is a family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou are a small class,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019ll stay friends for life. So, make those friendships now, work with each other, because as a family, you work together. You\u2019re not alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/unmc\/albums\/72177720328611418\">See a photo album of the event.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Also, click the Play button below to watch a video from the UNMC College of Dentistry&#8217;s white coat ceremony.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UNMC College of Dentistry 2025 White Coat Ceremony\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-f_i6hi8pVA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He also spoke about the significance of the white coat. He told the students the white coat represents their commitment to assume the responsibilities of a dental professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe white coat is a symbol of the professional role you are assuming as you become a health care provider,\u201d Dr. Kugel said. \u201cThe white coat reminds you, at the beginning of your studies, that your responsibility and trust is with the patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI remember when I first put my white coat on, the excitement I had. But I actually feel that excitement every time I see a patient with their trust in me. The white coat is a symbol. The reality is the white coat is your commitment to your patients, because that&#8217;s what it&#8217;s all about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As they sat in their assigned seats, waiting for the event to begin, incoming dental students Katie Tran, of Elkhorn, Nebraska, and Carter Ulrich, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, discussed the excitement of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ulrich has two brothers who are dental students, one at UNMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSeeing their love for dentistry helped me decide, \u2018Wow, that&#8217;s a great opportunity that I also want to pursue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Putting on the white coat for the first time will \u201csymbolic of the hard work it took to get to into dental school,\u201d Tran said. \u201cIt marks a new chapter over our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dental25-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124984\" style=\"width:660px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dental25-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dental25-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dental25-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dental25-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dental25-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dental25-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The UNMC College of Dentistry Dental Class of 2029.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lanyon Mlinek, an incoming dental student from Lincoln, said she has wanted to be a dentist since she was little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve had some great role models at our dentist in town, and so it just was always fun going to the dentist and seeing what they do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that she was excited to get her white coat \u2013 \u201cI&#8217;ve been thinking about this ever since I got into dental school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her father, UNMC College of Medicine alum Ed Mlinek, MD, said he couldn\u2019t be more proud. \u201cThis is so exciting for me,\u201d he said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more proud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Becker, of Lincoln, Nebraska, said his own dentist inspired him to explore dentistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve been going to him since I was younger,\u201d he said. \u201cI grew up across the street from him, and he inspired me to be a dentist through my shadowing and just different procedures I&#8217;ve watched him do over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hygiene25-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124986\" style=\"width:670px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hygiene25-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hygiene25-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hygiene25-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hygiene25-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hygiene25-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Hygiene25-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The UNMC College of Dentistry Dental Hygiene Class of 2027<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dad Scott and mom Amy were on hand to see Becker don his white coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt feels like a culmination of a lot of work, but like a lot of work yet to come, and the excitement of getting that rolling,\u201d Scott Becker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to the incoming students just before the white coats were handed out, Katie Asbjornson, DDS, president of the UNMC College of Dentistry Alumni Association, echoed the theme of support and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDo not be afraid to lean on your classmates,\u201d she told the students. \u201cAsk for help when you need it, and trust that you belong here. You are joining not just a college but a vibrant, supportive community of dental professionals, people who are passionate about care service and excellence. 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