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Conferral of Doctoral Hoods and Commencement Ceremony RYAN ATHLETIC CENTER AND D. J. SOKOL ARENATHURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 | 1 P.M.

Creighton University School of Dentistry

2021

Vision StatementCreighton University School of Dentistry is dedicated to excellence in education, patient care, service and research. The faculty and staff are passionate about developing dental professionals who will employ leading-edge knowledge and technology of the 21st century in the Jesuit educational tradition characterized by compassion, leadership, professionalism, creativity, service and social justice.

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Order of Exercises

PROCESSION

MACE BEARER Mardell A. Wilson, EdD, RDNProvost

MASTER OF CEREMONIES David A. Blaha, DDS Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

NATIONAL ANTHEM Garrett C. TeelClass of 2021

PROVOST REMARKSMardell A. Wilson, EdD, RDNProvost

INVOCATIONRev. Nicholas J. C. Santos, SJ, PhDRector

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGERev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhDPresident

DEAN’S REMARKSMark A. Latta, DMD, MSDean, School of Dentistry

BOARD AUTHORIZATION Presented by Rev. Nicholas J. C. Santos, SJ, PhDRector

DEGREE CONFERRAL STATEMENTRev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhDPresident

HOODING INVESTITURETerry F. Lanphier, DDS, MBAAssociate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department Chair

Scott M. Radniecki, DDSAssistant Professor of General Dentistry Director of Emergency ServicesRegional Board Coordinator

David A. Blaha, DDSAssociate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

OATH OF HIPPOCRATESDavid E. Williams, DDSAssociate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. Philip Maschka Chair for Ethics in Dentistry

CLOSING REMARKSPatrick R. LahiffClass of 2021 President

TURNING OF THE TASSELRev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhDPresident

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CLASS OF 2021

Eric Robert AdlerPrivate Practice–Omaha, Nebraska

Opeyemi AjayiPrivate Practice–Chicago, Illinois

Fawaz AldweeshPrivate Practice–Denver, Colorado

Sarah Khaled AlkhashramPublic Health–Kuwait City, Kuwait

Abdullah F S O AlOmairPublic Health–Kuwait City, Kuwait

Rakan AlShammariPublic Health–Kuwait City, Kuwait

Sidney Norfleet Anthony IVPrivate Practice–Knoxville, Tennessee

Sierra Makiko Nahenaheokalani ArakakiPrivate Practice–Honolulu, Hawaii

Evan Michael AugustynPrivate Practice–Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Joseph Anthony Barsetti Jr.Private Practice–Des Moines, Iowa

Karina Ashley BetheaUnited States Army–Fort Eustis Army Base–Newport News, Virginia

Bruce Alan BockmanGeneral Practice Residency– Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Hospital–Bronx, New York

Mace Matthew BogardPrivate Practice–Omaha, Nebraska

Alexis Nicole BrooksProsthodontics Residency– University of Texas Health Science Center–Houston, Texas

Zachary Lee CasePrivate Practice–Onalaska, Wisconsin

Michael Bradley ChachoPrivate Practice–Denver, Colorado

Themios Nicholas ChristyUnited States Navy–Camp Pendleton–Oceanside, California

Kyla Denise CombsGeneral Practice Residency– OSF St. Francis Medical Center– Peoria, Illinois

Devon Merrill CrookstonPrivate Practice–Grand Junction, Colorado

Christie Lauren DangPrivate Practice–Honolulu, Hawaii

Craig Hunter DarringtonPrivate Practice–Rexburg, Idaho

Samuel Christian DavidsonPrivate Practice–Casper, Wyoming

Jameson Bert DavisPrivate Practice–Council Bluffs, Iowa

Chase Robert DeiglmeierPrivate Practice–Kent, Washington

Spencer Craig DykmanPeriodontics Residency– St. Louis University–St. Louis, Missouri

Trenton Layne EbersolePrivate Practice–Wichita, Kansas

Taylor Nicole EnsrudePrivate Practice–Fargo, North Dakota

Raymond James FahrenbachUnited States Navy–MCRD Parris Island–Beaufort, South Carolina

Paige Marlene FisketjonPrivate Practice–Williston, North Dakota

Ashley Rose FleckPublic Health–Oneida, Tennessee

Jackson P. FullerPrivate Practice–Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin Mark GilroyPrivate Practice–Overland Park, Kansas

Adam Michael GoodrickProsthodontics Residency– Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center–Houston, Texas

Jacob D. GubrudPrivate Practice–Eugene, Oregon

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Chad Alden GunnellPrivate Practice–Logan, Utah

Shane Shaylin HansenUnited States Army–Hohenfels– Bavaria, Germany

Joshua Christian HansonPrivate Practice–West Fargo, North Dakota

Megan Ann HeimanPrivate Practice–Salina, Kansas

Katelyn HixsonPrivate Practice–Billings, Montana

Jonathan D. HowellPrivate Practice–Omaha, Nebraska

Stacia Rebecca HowellPrivate Practice–Omaha, Nebraska

Benjamin Paul HuberPrivate Practice–Fargo, North Dakota

Kelsie Lynn JackPrivate Practice–Wichita, Kansas

ChunWoo KangAdvanced Education in General Dentistry–University of New Mexico– Albuquerque, New Mexico

Brady James KimballPrivate Practice–Billings, Montana

Matthew-Joseph O’Hollearn KirkPrivate Practice–Fort Worth, Texas

Christopher Scott KollathPrivate Practice Ownership– Mexico, Missouri

Taylor Austin LaddPrivate Practice–Ruidoso, New Mexico

Patrick Ryan LahiffPrivate Practice–Glendive, Montana

Maggie Elisabeth LarsenPrivate Practice–Elkhorn, Nebraska

Jamison Kaylene LinscottIndian Health Service– Winnebago, Nebraska

Mariam E. Makram-RofailPrivate Practice–Cleveland, Ohio

Courtney Bueler MatchettPrivate Practice–Hannibal, Missouri

Saneal Narendra MistryPrivate Practice–Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mohammad S M E MohammadPublic Health–Kuwait City, Kuwait

George Stuart NoesenGeneral Practice Residency– Hennepin County Medical Center–Minneapolis, Minnesota

Derek Leo O’ConnorPrivate Practice–Chicago, Illinois

Madeline Elizabeth OvermillerPrivate Practice–Kansas City, Kansas

Alexandar Warren PaulsonPrivate Practice–Omaha, Nebraska

Celina Marie PrincePrivate Practice–Vacaville, California

Taci Lynn Raben-JolovichPrivate Practice–Casper, Wyoming

Patrick William ReardonPrivate Practice–Elmhurst, Illinois

Brandon Roy RentmeesterPrivate Practice–Chicago, Illinois

Abraham Alejandro RoblesPrivate Practice–Waterloo, Iowa

Mitchell Lee RorkPrivate Practice–Omaha, Nebraska

Sharareh ShokoohiAdvanced Education in General Dentistry–University of New Mexico– Albuquerque, New Mexico

Nicholas Hampton SmithPrivate Practice–Phoenix, Arizona

Samuel Roundy SmithPrivate Practice–Gallup, New Mexico

CLASS OF 2021 CONTINUED

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Emily Jo SnodgrassOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency–Montefiore Medical Center– Bronx, New York

Michael Anthony StockPrivate Practice–Denver, Colorado

Daniel Cassidy TaylorOrthodontic Residency at the University of Iowa–Iowa City, Iowa

Garrett Charles TeelPrivate Practice–Fremont, Nebraska

Trey Jackson ThygersonPrivate Practice–Longmont, Colorado

Alexandria TruongUnited States Army–Fort Riley, Kansas

Natalie Denise TurnerPediatric Dental Residency– University of Toledo Medical Center–Toledo, Ohio

Steven Kenneth UttechGeneral Practice Residency– University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics– Iowa City, Iowa

William Varnedoe VerrilloPrivate Practice–Macon, Georgia

Raffaele John VitelliPrivate Practice–Central Point, Oregon

Caryn Marie WillemsPrivate Practice–East Lansing, Michigan

Alden Garan Rikio WongPrivate Practice–Honolulu, Hawaii

Shireen YaghoobiPrivate Practice–Raleigh, North Carolina

Patrick Daniel ZawadskiPrivate Practice–Shoreview, Minnesota

Rewan Amad ZineldinePrivate Practice–Phoenix, Arizona

CLASS OF 2021 CONTINUED

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Awards and Certificates

Academy of General Dentistry AwardMatthew-Joseph O’Hollearn Kirk

Academy of Operative Dentistry AwardPatrick Daniel Zawadski

Academy of Osseointegration “Outstanding Dental Student in Implant Dentistry” AwardBrady James Kimball

Alpha Sigma Nu InducteesTaylor Nicole EnsrudeChunWoo KangMaggie Elisabeth LarsenMohammad S M E MohammadDerek Leo O’ConnorEmily Jo SnodgrassMichael Anthony Stock Patrick Daniel Zawadski

Ambassadors Taylor Nicole EnsrudeMegan Ann HeimanPatrick Ryan LahiffMaggie Elisabeth LarsenGeorge Stuart NoesenPatrick William ReardonEmily Jo SnodgrassNatalie Denise TurnerCaryn Marie WillemsPatrick Daniel Zawadski

American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Award Maggie Elisabeth Larsen

American Academy of Implant Dentistry Predoctoral Dental Student AwardPatrick William Reardon

American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology AwardMaggie Elisabeth Larsen

American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Award Sidney Norfleet Anthony IV

American Academy of Oral Medicine AwardBenjamin Paul Huber

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Predoctoral Student AwardNatalie Denise Turner

American Academy of Periodontology AwardSpencer Craig Dykman

American Association of Endodontics and the Department of Endodontics Award of Excellence in conjunction with the Harriet J. Knowles Daughters of the American Revolution Omaha Chapter Scholarship AwardRaymond James Fahrenbach

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons AwardRaymond James Fahrenbach

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Implant Student AwardChunWoo Kang

American Association of Orthodontists Student AwardDaniel Cassidy Taylor

American Association of Public Health Dentistry AwardCaryn Marie Willems

American College of Dentists–Nebraska Section AwardPatrick Ryan Lahiff

American College of Prosthodontists “Your smile. Our specialty.®” AwardAlexis Nicole Brooks

American Dental Society of Anesthesiology–Horace Wells Senior Student AwardShireen Yaghoobi

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AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES CONTINUED

American Equilibration Society AwardRewan Amad Zineldine

American Student Dental Association Award of ExcellencePatrick William Reardon

BienAir 2021 Excellence in EndodonticsMatthew-Joseph O’Hollearn Kirk

DENTSPLY Tulsa Dental Leadership in Endodontics Award Trenton Layne Ebersole

Department of General Dentistry Acute Care AwardGeorge Stuart Noesen

Department of General Dentistry AwardTaci Lynn Raben-Jolovich

Department of Oral Biology Anatomical Sciences AwardDerek Leo O’Connor

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Award George Stuart Noesen

Dr. Stanley J. Honsa AwardKarina Ashley Bethea

Dr. Darrel J. Lower Pediatric Dentistry “Hall of Fame” AwardBenjamin Paul Huber

Dr. Marvin O. Ludlow, Brasseler USA Excellence in Endodontics Award Ashley Rose Fleck

Dr. and Mrs. Philip J. Maschka Award for Ethics in DentistryEmily Jo Snodgrass

Dr. Michael McGuire Award Samuel Roundy Smith

Dr. Joseph M. Simpson II Award for Aesthetic Restorative Dentistry Alexis Nicole Brooks

2021 Hanau™ Best of the Best Prosthodontic AwardAdam Michael Goodrick

Implant Concierge Graduating Senior Award Megan Ann Heiman

International College of Dentists Humanitarian AwardMohammad S M E Mohammad

International College of Dentists’ Student Leadership AwardGeorge Stuart Noesen

International Congress of Oral Implantologists Predoctoral Student Achievement Award Steven Kenneth Uttech

Nebraska Society of Pediatric DentistryMaggie Elisabeth Larsen

Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society Chase Robert DeiglmeierTaylor Nicole EnsrudeChunWoo KangMaggie Elisabeth LarsenMohammad S M E MohammadDerek Leo O’ConnorSamuel Roundy SmithEmily Jo SnodgrassPatrick Daniel Zawadski

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OneWorld Clinic Leadership CertificatesSierra Makiko Nahenaheokalani ArakakiJonathan D. HowellChristopher Scott KollathTaylor Austin LaddPatrick Ryan LahiffMohammad S M E MohammadGeorge Stuart NoesenCelina Marie PrinceEmily Jo SnodgrassCaryn Marie WillemsShireen Yaghoobi

Peer Tutor CertificatesTaylor Nicole EnsrudeAshley Rose FleckAdam Michael GoodrickMaggie Elisabeth LarsenCourtney Bueler MatchettGeorge Stuart NoesenCelina Marie PrinceTaci Lynn Raben-Jolovich Abraham Alejandro RoblesSamuel Roundy Smith Emily Jo SnodgrassMichael Anthony StockSteven Kenneth UttechWilliam Varnedoe VerrilloCaryn Marie WillemsRewan Amad Zineldine

Pierre Fauchard Award of RecognitionMaggie Elisabeth Larsen

Practice Teaching Certificate–Endodontics Advanced StandingTrenton Layne EbersoleRaymond James FahrenbachJackson P. FullerKatelyn HixsonChristopher Scott KollathMariam E. Makram-RofailGarrett Charles TeelSteven Kenneth UttechWilliam Varnedoe VerrilloRaffaele John VitelliRewan Amad Zineldine

Practice Teaching Certificates–Endodontics Laboratory Course Sidney Norfleet Anthony IVChristie Lauren DangSamuel Christian DavidsonChase Robert DeiglmeierTrenton Layne EbersoleAshley Rose FleckJackson P. FullerJoshua Christian HansonNicholas Hampton SmithSamuel Roundy SmithEmily Jo SnodgrassSteven Kenneth UttechWilliam Varnedoe Verrillo

Practice Teaching Certificate–Operative Dentistry Laboratory Technique CourseChase Robert DeiglmeierTaylor Nicole EnsrudeMatthew-Joseph O’Hollearn KirkChristopher Scott KollathMaggie Elisabeth LarsenGeorge Stuart NoesenDerek Leo O’ConnorMadeline Elizabeth Overmiller Taci Lynn Raben-JolovichBrandon Roy RentmeesterPatrick Daniel Zawadski

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES CONTINUED

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AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES CONTINUED

Practice Teaching Certificate– Partial Denture Prosthodontics Laboratory CourseSidney Norfleet Anthony IVSierra Makiko Nahenaheokalani ArakakiAlexis Nicole Brooks Christie Lauren DangTaylor Nicole EnsrudePaige Marlene FisketjonAshley Rose FleckAdam Michael GoodrickShane Shaylin HansenMaggie Elisabeth LarsenMariam E. Makram-RofailMohammad S M E MohammadCelina Marie PrinceTaci Lynn Raben-JolovichBrandon Roy RentmeesterSamuel Roundy SmithCaryn Marie WillemsEmily Jo SnodgrassMegan Ann HeimanGarrett Charles Teel Natalie Denise TurnerShireen Yaghoobi

Practice Teaching Certificate–Periodontal Instrumentation LabBruce Alan BockmanSpencer Craig DykmanPaige Marlene FisketjonShane Shaylin HansenJoshua Christian HansonChunWoo KangMatthew-Joseph O’Hollearn KirkCourtney Bueler MatchettMohammad S M E MohammadGeorge Stuart Noesen Celina Marie PrinceTaci Lynn Raben-JolovichBrandon Roy RentmeesterSharareh ShokoohiSamuel Roundy SmithGarrett Charles TeelNatalie Denise Turner

Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in PeriodonticsMohammad S M E Mohammad

Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Restorative DentistryChase Robert Deiglmeier

Quintessence Award for Research AchievementPaige Marlene Fisketjon

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ADMINISTRATIONMark A. Latta, DMD, MSDeanTimothy M. Durham, DDS, MPASenior Associate/Vice DeanW. Patrick Kelsey III, DDSSenior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and AdministrationJoseph V. Franco Jr., DDSAssistant Dean for Clinics and Chief Dental Officer Neil S. Norton, PhDAssociate Dean for AdmissionsColette O’Meara-McKinney, MEd, EdDAssociate Dean, Office of Student AffairsSonia M. Rocha-Sanchez, MS, PhD, MBAAssociate Dean for Research

DEPARTMENT CHAIRSLaura C. Barritt, PhDOral BiologyThomas J. Beeson, DDSEndodontics

Laura E. Brown, DDS, MSPeriodonticsJames A. Kelly, DDS, MS, MBA, MPH Prosthodontics Terry F. Lanphier, DDS, MBAOral and Maxillofacial SurgeryKimberly K. McFarland, DDS, MHSACommunity and Preventive DentistryJohn H. Purk, DDS, MS, PhDDiagnostic SciencesR. Scott Shaddy, DDSGeneral DentistryMark H. Taylor, DDSPediatric Dentistry

ENDOWED CHAIRSHardeep K. Chehal, DDSDr. Oscar S. Belzer Endowed Chair in DentistryDonal D. Scheidel, DDSDr. Edward “Eddie” J. and Neta DeRose Endowed Chair in Dentistry R. Scott Shaddy, DDSDr. Raymond W. Shaddy Endowed Chair in Operative DentistryDavid E. Williams, DDSDr. Philip Maschka Endowed Chair for Ethics in Dentistry

FULL-TIME FACULTY Anne S. Aiello, DMDAssociate Professor of Pediatric DentistryAshley N. Aubry, RDH, MAAssistant Professor of Community and Preventive DentistryLaura C. Barritt, PhDProfessor of Oral Biology Department ChairThomas J. Beeson, DDSAssociate Professor of Endodontics Department ChairThomas P. Berry, DDSAssociate Professor of General DentistryDavid A. Blaha, DDS Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Joseph M. Bolil, DDS Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Sciences/Group Leader

Laura E. Brown, DDS, MS Assistant Professor of Periodontics Department Chair

School of Dentistry Faculty

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Michael J. Carlisle, DDSAdjunct Assistant Professor of General DentistryWilliam G. Carney, DDSAssistant Professor of General Dentistry/Diagnostic Sciences/PeriodonticsDepartment Vice Chair, General DentistryW. Thomas Cavel, DDSAdjunct Professor of General Dentistry D. Roselyn Cerutis, PhDAssociate Professor of Oral Biology/PharmacologyHardeep K. Chehal, DDSProfessor of Diagnostic Sciences Dr. Oscar S. Belzer Endowed Chair in DentistryPatricia Cherney, RDH Adjunct Instructor of PeriodonticsJeff F. Clarke, DDS Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Sciences/Group LeaderGrant R. Colling, DDS Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Sciences/Group LeaderStephani J. Dale, DDS Assistant Professor of Prosthodontics/ Co-LeaderGregory L. Davis, DDSAssistant Professor of ProsthodonticsDirector of Multicultural and Community AffairsMichelle Doughty, RDH Adjunct Instructor of PeriodonticsTimothy M. Durham, DDS, MPASenior Associate/Vice DeanNajmeh Sadat Esmaeilnejadganji, DMD, MSAssistant Professor in PeriodonticsMark D. Essner, DDSAssistant Professor of Endodontics

Jodi R. Fleissner, RDHAdjunct Instructor of Periodontics Joseph V. Franco Jr., DDSAssociate Professor of Diagnostic Sciences Assistant Dean for Clinics Chief Dental OfficerKelly A. Gould, BSDH, MA, MPHAssistant Professor of Diagnostic Sciences/ Director of Extramural Programs Jerome F. Gradoville, DDS Assistant Professor of ProsthodonticsAndrea L. Hall, DDSAdjunct Assistant Professor of Prosthodontics/General Dentistry Director of Implant ProgramBarbara M. Harris, PhD Adjunct Associate Professor of Community and Preventive Dentistry Director of Program for Ignatian MindfulnessLaura E. Harris-Vieyra, DDSAssistant Professor of PeriodonticsJennifer A. Hasslen, DDSAssistant Professor of General Dentistry/Community and Preventive DentistryJose L. Ibarrola, CD, DDS, MSAssociate Professor of EndodonticsMargaret A. Jergenson, DDSProfessor of Oral Biology Curriculum Committee Chair Co-Coordinator Anatomical Sciences and Course Co-DirectorChristine A. Keith, DDS Adjunct Assistant Professor of General Dentistry James A. Kelly, DDS, MS, MBA, MPH Associate Professor of Prosthodontics/Community and Preventive Dentistry Department Chair

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY FACULTY CONTINUED

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W. Patrick Kelsey III, DDSProfessor of General DentistrySenior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and AdministrationTod A. Knopik, DDS Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Sciences/Group LeaderChristine S. Knudson, RDHAssistant Professor of PeriodonticsMelissa S. Lang, DDS, MS Associate Professor of PeriodonticsTerry F. Lanphier, DDS, MBAAssociate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department ChairMark A. Latta, DMD, MS Professor of General DentistryDeanJared R. Little, DDS Assistant Professor of General DentistryDouglas J. MacDougall, DMD Director of CEREC CAD/CAM ProgramAssistant Professor of Diagnostic Sciences/Group LeadersMark D. Markham, DDSAssistant Professor of General Dentistry Luke F. Matranga, DDS, MSAssociate Professor of General DentistryKirstin T. McCarville, DDS, MSDepartmental Implant Coordinator/Assistant Co-Implant Director/ Director of Complex Treatment Planning Kimberly K. McFarland, DDS, MHSAProfessor of Community and Preventive DentistryDepartment ChairThomas R. Meng Jr., DDSAssociate Professor of Prosthodontics Takanari Miyamoto, DDS, CAGS, MSD, PhD, MBAProfessor of Periodontics

Carol M. Murdock, DDS, MBAAssociate Professor of Diagnostic SciencesWilliam T. Naughton, DDSAssociate Professor of General DentistryNeil S. Norton, PhDProfessor of Oral Biology/ Pharmacology/Biomedical SciencesAssociate Dean for Admissions Director of Masters of Oral Biology ProgramMartha E. Nunn, MS, MS, DDS, PhDProfessor of Periodontics/ Community and Preventive Dentistry

Barbara J. O’Kane, MS, PhDProfessor of Oral Biology Co-Director of Masters of Oral Biology Program

James D. O’Meara, DDSAssociate Professor of General Dentistry/Community and Preventive Dentistry

Niranzena Panneer Selvam, MDSAssistant Professor of Diagnostic SciencesRadiation Safety OfficerJohn H. Purk, DDS, MS, PhDProfessor of Diagnostic SciencesDepartment Chair Scott M. Radniecki, DDSAssistant Professor of General Dentistry Director of Emergency ServicesTodd Rajchel, DDSDirector of Emergency Services /Regional Board CoordinatorDepartmental Implant Coordinator/Assistant Co-Implant Director/ Director of Complex Treatment Planning

Sonia M. Rocha-Sanchez, MS, PhD, MBAProfessor of Oral Biology/ Biomedical SciencesAssociate Dean of Research

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY FACULTY CONTINUED

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Cynthia C. Russell, DDSAssociate Professor of Diagnostic Sciences/General Dentistry and Community and Preventive Dentistry

Kevin P. Ryan, DDSAssistant Professor of Diagnostic Sciences/General Dentistry

Greg S. Samuelson, DDS, MSDAssociate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry

Donal D. Scheidel, DDSAssociate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry/Diagnostic Sciences/General Dentistry

Teryn B. Sedillo, DDSAssociate Professor of Community and Preventive Dentistry

R. Scott Shaddy, DDSAssociate Professor of General Dentistry Department Chair Dr. Raymond W. Shaddy Endowed Chair in Operative Dentistry

James L. Sheets, DDSAssociate Professor of Prosthodontics

Kimberly A. Simmen-Hiipakka, DDSAssistant Professor of Diagnostic Sciences/Group Leader

Frank S. Sleder Jr., DDSAssistant Professor of Endodontics

Joseph V. Sullivan, DDSAssistant Professor of Prosthodontics

Susan R. Sutton, RDHAdjunct Instructor of Periodontics

Mark H. Taylor, DDSAssociate Professor of Pediatric DentistryDepartment Chair

Timothy F. Walker, DDS, MSAdjunct Assistant Professor of Diagnostic SciencesDirector of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Michael D. Weston, MA, PhDAssistant Professor of Oral Biology

Gilbert M. Willett, PT, PhD, MS, OCS, CSCAssociate Professor of Oral Biology

David E. Williams, DDSAssociate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryDr. Philip Maschka Endowed Chair for Ethics in Dentistry

Terrence M. Wilwerding, DDS, MSEd, MSAdjunct Professor of Prosthodontics/ Community and Preventive Dentistry

Jessica R. Wulf, RDHAdjunct Instructor of Periodontics

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY FACULTY CONTINUED

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Oath of HippocratesOne of the most widely known of Greek medical texts, the Hippocratic Oath requires new health care professionals to swear to uphold specific ethical standards.

As a member of the dental profession, I shall keep this pledge and these stipulations.

I understand and accept that my primary responsibility is to my patients, and I shall dedicate myself to render, to the best of my ability, the highest standard of oral health care and to maintain a relationship of respect and confidence. Therefore, let all come to me safe in the knowledge that their total health and well-being are my first considerations.

I shall accept the responsibility that, as a professional, my competence rests on continuing the attainment of knowledge and skill in the arts and sciences of dentistry.

I acknowledge my obligation to support and sustain the honor and integrity of the profession and to conduct myself in all endeavors such that I shall merit the respect of patients, colleagues and my community.

I further commit myself to the betterment of my community for the benefit of all society.

I shall faithfully observe the Principals of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct set forth by the profession.

All this I pledge with pride in my commitment to the profession and the public it serves.

Master of Ceremonies and Guest HoodersThe Class of 2021 elected a faculty member to be their Master of Ceremonies. They also elected two faculty members to hood each member of their class.

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