Dental, dental hygiene students take oath of professionalism in UNMC College of Dentistry’s ‘Clinic Transition Ceremony’

Forty-seven second-year dental students and 20 third-year dental hygiene

students recently signed pledges committing themselves to a higher level

of professional responsibility as they begin their clinical experiences

at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry.

The college’s annual Clinic Transition Ceremony took place at the UNMC

College of Dentistry in Lincoln during which students were called up one-by-one

to sign a pledge and put on the new blue coat they will wear while working

with patients.

John Reinhardt, D.D.S., dean of the college, said the ceremony was a

celebration of the students’ transition into patient care as well as an

opportunity to stress the importance of professionalism — including appearance,

ethical behavior, honesty and compassion — in caring for the needs of

patients.

Hometowns and names of the students are listed below.

Dental students

Battle Creek Tonya Volk

Beatrice Frank Riha IV

Ceresco Scott Weyers

Creighton Steven Shaffer

Fairbury Chad Carpenter

Fremont Mary Ebeling

Hebron Kendra Pavlik

Jackson Renee Hogan

Lincoln Sarah Allen, Ammon Anderson, Michael Christensen, Krista

Farr, Mikala Genrich, Bret Gilsdorf, Melissa Sadlovsky

Morrill Adrian Fuss

North Platte Brannick Adams, Carl Metz, Lannae Phelps, Jerry Thalken

Omaha Cally Adams, Stephanie Shalberg

Ord Farrah Plate, Bobbi Stowell

Papillion Brandon Jensen

Plattsmouth Douglas McKnight

Riverdale Jordan Peterson

Spalding Matthew Gillham

Sutton Emily Bartell

Wayne Anne Wiseman

Pueblo, CO Casey Burns

Rexburg, ID Roderick Griffeth

Calumet City, IL Charles Jones

Hutchinson, KS Jennifer Hudson

Topeka, KS Julie Humphries

Quinter, KS Jonas Lichty

Winfield, KS Michael Browning

Bismarck, ND Chad Hoge

Fargo, ND Christopher Carroll, Jamie Steidl

Canton, SD Nicholas Schulte

Dallas, SD John Taggart

Spearfish, SD Nicole Dana

Sioux Falls, SD Justin Nichols, James Sather

Lander, WY Leif Polson

Torrington, WY Brian Cotant

Dental Hygiene students

Ayr Sarah Sexton

Bellevue — Jessica Godwin, Jamie Schwaninger

Hartington  — Michelle Gutzmann-Dreesen

Holdrege — Sarah DaMoude

Johnson — Kimberly Swanson

LaVista — Bethany Walker

Lincoln — Mayraish Amaro-Otero, Mariah Carroll and Cheryl Olson

Norfolk — Melissa Muessel

Omaha — Lisa Brown, Jill Carr, Jenifer Harding, Julie Mikovec

Pierce — Kelly Silhacek

Schuyler — Mary Brooks

Tilden — Kristin Taake

Wahoo — Amy Anderson