10:00 – 11:30 am
The Rick Case Arena at the Don Taft University Center
White Coat Ceremony
Opening Exercises
Dr. Hal Lippman
Executive Associate Dean of Admissions, Student & Clinical Affairs
College of Dental Medicine
Dr. Ralph Rogers
University Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Nova Southeastern University
Dr. Irv Rosenbaum
Interim Chancellor
Health Professions Division
Dr. Linda C. Niessen
Dean and Professor
College of Dental Medicine
Dr. Irene Marron-Tarrazzi
Vice President
American Dental Association
Zohaib Munaf, Class of 2018
President
Student Government Association
Dr. Hal Lippman
Executive Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Admissions
College of Dental Medicine
Dr. Peter Keller
Executive Associate Dean
Dr. Abby Brodie
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Dr. Audrey Galka
Chair, Department of Cariology and Restorative Dentistry
Dr. Virginia Noce
Assistant Professor
Dr. Peter Pugliese
Assistant Professor
Dr. Harvey Quinton
Assistant Professor
Dr. Maria Hernandez
Chair, Department of Periodontics
College of Dental Medicine
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Simone Alencar | Brazil |
| Carlos Da Silva | Venezuela |
| Vanesa Grullon | Dominican Republic |
| Rafael Llanes | Cuba |
| Trushen Patel | India |
| Mariannina Savoca Astudillo | Venezuela |
| Silvia Corbelle Batista | Cuba |
| Atenas De Taboada Da Silva | Venezuela |
| Name | College |
|---|---|
| Maya Abdin, BS, Dual Admit. | Nova Southeastern University |
| Alexander Alvarez, BS | Florida Atlantic University |
| Alaa Anbari, BS | University of Detroit Mercy |
| Sandra Badrous, BS, Dual Admit. | Nova Southeastern University |
| Chandlor Bearden, BS, MS | University of South Florida Barry University |
| Nikhitha Bellam, BS, Dual Admit. | Nova Southeastern University |
| Jordan Betel, BS | University of Guelph |
| Ronak Bhagat, Dual Admit. | Nova Southeastern University |
| Florencia Biaggi, BS | Florida International University |
| Ty Blacker, BS | Brigham Young University |
| Justin Blazejewski, BS, MS | Michigan State University Barry University |
| Kevin Bock, BS | University of North Florida |
| Gabriel Broche, BS | Florida International University |
| Kathryn Broecker, BA | University of Florida |
| Cary Brown, BS | Texas Christian University |
| Polina Bykovskaya, BS | Farmingdale State College |
| Christopher Cannady, BS | Michigan State University |
| Juan Chavez, BS | Florida International University |
| Riya Choksi, BS | University of South Florida |
| Priya Chopra, BS, Dual Admit. | Nova Southeastern University |
| Christopher Coutu, BS | University of Central Florida |
| Bushra Dinkha, BS, MBS | University of Illinois Nova Southeastern University |
| Christy Dunham, BS | University of Florida |
| Richard Escobar, BS, MBS | Southern Methodist University Nova Southeastern University |
| Ardalan Esakharian, BA | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Adbdulrahman Essaedi, BS | City University of New York |
| Ariana Esterabadi, BS, MS | University of Central Florida Barry University |
| Nicole Etcheverry, BS | Florida State University |
| Michael Farag, BS | Nova Southeastern University |
| Mohammad Farraj, BS | Nova Southeastern University |
| Gabriela Franqui, BS, MS | Florida International University Barry University |
| Jared Friedman, BA | Yeshiva University |
| Sandra Ghattas, BS, MS | Texas A&M University University of Houston |
| Michael Godoy, BS | Florida International University |
| Janet Gonzalez, BS, MBS | Florida International University Nova Southeastern University |
| Jessica Gonzalez, BS | University of Florida |
| Nagabis Gonzalez, BA | University of South Florida |
| Monique Godon, BS, MS | Nova Southeastern University Larkin University |
| Misha Gul, BS | George Mason University |
| Doris Gutierrez, BS | Florida International University |
| Bita Hassani, BS | Florida State University |
| Cindy Huynh, BS, MBS | University of Central Florida Nova Southeastern University |
| John Keigher, BS | Florida State University |
| Robert Kelley, BS, MS | University of Florida Barry University |
| Shamaila Khaliq, BS, MS | University of Maryland Georgetown College |
| Sehaj Khara, Dual Admit. | Nova Southeastern University |
| Linda Kim, BA | Smith College |
| Dina Kisanova, BS | Florida International University |
| Scott Kuma, BS, MBS | Rutgers University Nova Southeastern University |
| Thai Lam, BS | University of Florida |
| Mynhan Le, BS, MS | University of Central Florida Mississippi College |
| Duc Le, BS | University of Houston |
| Megan Leyva, BS, MS | Florida International University Barry University |
| Ernesto Leon Caba, BS | Florida International University |
| Alexander Linares, BS | Texas State University |
| Beatriz Lopez, BS | St Thomas University |
| Azadeh Manafi, BA | George Mason University |
| Deepika Mann, BS, MBS | Austin College Rutgers University |
| Claudia Marin, BA | Florida International University |
| Christian Martinez, BS | Florida International University |
| Liuvis Martinez, BS | Florida International University |
| Maria Martinez, BS | Florida International University |
| Anthony Massaro, BS | Florida State University |
| German Mendoza, BS | University of Florida |
| Amin Moghadam, BS, MS | University of Houston Barry University |
| Christine Monir, BS | University of Central Florida |
| Solanch Morales, BS | Florida International University |
| Darren Morgan, BS, MBS | Hampton University Rutgers University |
| Hind Naami, BS | University of Miami |
| Helen Nguyen, BS | Georgia Gwinnett College |
| Minh Chi Nguyen, BS | University of California, Irvine |
| Noelle Niessen, BS | University of Scranton |
| Ali Nili, BS, MS | New York University New York University |
| Andrey Niznik, BS, MS | University of Central Florida Barry University |
| Christopher Norris, BS, MS | Nova Southeastern University Barry University |
| Kanishka Patel, BS, MS | University of Central Florida Barry University |
| Maulin Patel, BS | University of Florida |
| Pruthul Patel, BS, MBS | Rutgers University Rutgers University |
| Yogin Patel, BS, MBS | Rutgers University Rutgers University |
| Gabriella Perez, BS | University of Miami |
| Jeanmarys Prohenza, BS | Florida International University |
| Oliver Putzeys, BS | University of Florida |
| Sarah Qureshi, BS | University of Miami |
| Grant Ranchoff, BS | Ohio State University |
| Benjamin Richards, BS | University of Florida |
| Katherina Riestra, BS | Florida International University |
| Halle Robinson, BS, MS | Auburn University Larkin University |
| Katelyn Roland, BS | West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
| Christina Rostant, BS | University of South Florida |
| Reena Rothman, BS | Touro College |
| Ashley Rynar, BS, MS | University of Florida Tulane University |
| Helya Sadati, BS, MS | Florida Atlantic University Barry University |
| Andrew Sadek, BA | City University of New York, Staten Isl. |
| Timothy Salar, BS | Portland State University |
| Amaury Sanchez, BS | Florida State University |
| Wendy Sarduy, BS | University of South Florida |
| Sami Sheikh, BS, Dual Admit. | Nova Southeastern University |
| Ingrid Simon, BS | Florida International University |
| Russell Smith, BS, MBS | University of South Carolina Barry University |
| Nekki Soltanian, BBA | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Emma Spratt, BA | University of Colorado |
| Austin Stacey, BS | University of Nebraska |
| James Stewart, BS | University of Missouri |
| Jennifer Summer, BS | University of Delaware |
| Laura Suris, BS | Florida International University |
| Mark Tadros, BS | McGill University |
| Wirawut Thothong, BS | University of Texas at Austin |
| John Torghele, BS, MBS | Weber State University Barry University |
| Raul Trujillo, BA | Florida Atlantic University |
| Dominique Tsikis, BA | Florida Atlantic University |
| Alismei Valdes, BS | Florida International University |
| Richard Valera, BA | Florida International University |
| Pinky Vanmali, BS | University of Central Florida |
| Amelia Velazco, BS | Florida International University |
| Nicoletta Venturini, BA | Florida International University |
| Narian Viamontes, BS | Florida International University |
| Rebecca Vizzi, BS, MS | North Carolina State University University of North Carolina |
| Riti Vohra, BS, Dual Admit. | Nova Southeastern University |
| Romaisa Waseem, BS | Florida International University |
| Tamara Younes, BS | Geneva College |
| Elana Younger, BS | University of Cincinnati |
| Mehrshad Yousefi, BS | University of Central Florida |
| Sarah Youssef, BS | University of South Florida |
| Jenna Zacharewicz, BS, MS | College of Charleston University of South Florida |
| Sierra Zarate, BS, MBS | University of Central Florida Nova Southeastern University |
To lead by having a significant impact on advancing oral and craniofacial health through innovation in dental education, clinical practice, scientific discovery and community service in local and global communities.
To educate future dentists and to improve oral health through patient-centered care, academic excellence, research, leadership and commitment to the communities we serve particularly the special needs and underserved populations.