{"id":48219,"date":"2006-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2006\/08\/25\/unmc-college-of-dentistry-holds-white-coat-ceremony-for-new-students\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T19:38:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T00:38:18","slug":"unmc-college-of-dentistry-holds-white-coat-ceremony-for-new-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2006\/08\/25\/unmc-college-of-dentistry-holds-white-coat-ceremony-for-new-students\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC College of Dentistry holds White Coat Ceremony for new students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, held a White Coat Ceremony recently to welcome 47 new dental students and 24 dental hygiene students into the dental profession. <\/p>\n<p>The ceremony is a rite of passage, as well as a call to achieve the high standards set forth in the profession, said John Reinhardt, D.D.S., dean of the UNMC College of Dentistry. A white coat frequently shows a certain professional pride, designating men and women who have earned the right to wear it and are proud of the profession they represent. <\/p>\n<p>The class make-up consists of 31 dental students from Nebraska, 14 from states representing Illinois, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, Tennessee, Minnesota, Wyoming, Missouri, and two others representing Ghana and India. Of the 24 dental hygiene students, 21 are from Nebraska and 3 others representing Wyoming, Iowa and Kansas. <\/p>\n<p>Below are hometowns and student names. <\/p>\n<p>Dental students <br \/>\nBellevue: Gavin Trogdon and Kristi Zoucha <br \/>\nBertrand: Jonathan Sand <br \/>\nClarkson: Kyle Papousek <br \/>\nCurtis: Daniel Woodburn <br \/>\nDavid City: Mark Griffiths <br \/>\nFairfield: Bronsen Schliep <br \/>\nGordon: Shelby Schmidt and Christina Goodsell <br \/>\nHastings: Richard Sherman, Melissa Brenneman and Kayla Risma <br \/>\nLexington: Thomas Alexander <br \/>\nLincoln: Phuong-Thao Dao, Jodi Day, Cristina Schroder, Stephen Peterman, Christopher Fries, Katherine Garcia, Daniel Tylka, Rachel Williams and Elizabeth Glenn <br \/>\nNorfolk: Patricia Martens <br \/>\nOverton: Rachel Benson <br \/>\nOmaha: Thomas St. Germain, Gary Lehn and David Montgomery <br \/>\nPawnee City: Bobbi Laun <br \/>\nRalston: Brian Penly <br \/>\nSidney: Micaela Raasch <br \/>\nSouth Sioux City: Jennifer Gotch <\/p>\n<p>Joliet, IL: Brian Bain <br \/>\nManhattan, KS: Rawley Hungerford <br \/>\nMaplewood, MN: Kelly Plote <br \/>\nBlue Springs, MO: Emily Raveill <br \/>\nWahpeton, ND: Melissa Moutray <br \/>\nGrand Forks, ND: Maren Hall <br \/>\nColman, SD: Angela Pfeiffer <br \/>\nSioux Falls, SD: Joshua Barta, Michael Duffy and Anne Pillar <br \/>\nTripp, SD: Amanda Bakke <br \/>\nCollegedale, TN: Toby Imler <br \/>\nWheatland, WY: Chase Pruitt <br \/>\nBasin, WY: Chadron Schell <\/p>\n<p>Accra, Ghana: Daniel Mensah-Boateng <br \/>\nNew Dehli, India: Namita Sakhuja <\/p>\n<p>\nDental hygiene students <br \/>\nAurora: Kate Oswald <br \/>\nBellevue: Sara Anson and April White <br \/>\nBridgeport: Tonya Guerrero <br \/>\nClarkson: Rebecca Svehla <br \/>\nCozad: Amanda Randecker <br \/>\nFordyce: Carmen Thoene <br \/>\nFort Calhoun: Stephanie Benne <br \/>\nFremont: Sara Schmaderer <br \/>\nGering: Nicole Fritschie <br \/>\nLincoln: Sarah Danekas, Stacy Mihulka, Abigail Wismer and Lauren Reichenbach <br \/>\nNorth Platte: Jacquelyn Bandy, Sarah Aden and Jennifer McCall <br \/>\nOmaha: Jennifer Ziemba <br \/>\nPapillion: Mary O&#8217;Brien <br \/>\nTecumseh: Monique Kruse <br \/>\nValentine: Kathryn Brill <\/p>\n<p>Henderson, IA: Jodi Rieken, <br \/>\nArkansas City, KS: Jessica Yoachim, <br \/>\nWheatland, WY: Kelani Bosch, <\/p>\n<p>\nUNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through its commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC has established itself as one of the country&#8217;s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology, ophthalmology and arthritis. UNMC&rsquo;s research funding from external sources is now nearly $80 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,600 highly skilled jobs in the state. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, held a White Coat Ceremony recently to welcome 47 new dental students and 24 dental hygiene students into the dental profession. 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