| Your support is what has enabled us to achieve so much. Let’s see what we’re accomplishing to diversify dentistry together… |
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| The Diversify Dentistry Youth Summit™ went national and expanded in Arizona! |
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| Through the generous Delta Dental Institute Oral Health Diversity Fund, the support of the Benco Family Foundation and collaborations with the University of Missouri Kansas-City School of Dentistry, Midwestern College of Dental Medicine, UCLA University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry, and ATSU-ASDOH Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, we expanded our programs across the Nation.
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| SPEAR Education continued their support of our mission by hosting our first mentorship event for dental students, the Panel & Social mixer. |
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| Through Sponsorships and Donations, we continued to match eager mentees with mentors and provided webinars and social mixers. This is the 2024 impact we made together: |
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| Why does mentorship matter? This is why! These are some of the successes from our mentees getting accepted into dental school for 2024… |
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| Let’s celebrate the Q4 2024 scholarships for sDr. Akosua Afriye and our pre-dental student Brittany! |
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| MENTOR & MENTEE OF THE YEAR – 2024 |
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| | Congratulations to our 2024 Mentor and Mentee of the year! |
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| Diversify Dentistry Youth Summit™ |
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| We believe our mission to diversify dentistry will expand its reach even further. Our Youth Summits leave a lasting impact on the lives of many underrepresented & under resourced students dreaming of becoming a dentist or oral health professional with your continued support.
We are excited to share we have completed Youth Summits hosted by University of Washington (UW), Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)!View photo highlights from UW: |
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| Check out our VCU photos below and be sure to read the article. |
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| UMKC photos will be posted on our social media soon! |
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| Here is a sneak peak at our other upcoming Summit events: Far West Region of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Teen Conference Workshop scheduled 6/25/2025 at Cal Poly University ATSU-ASDOH Summit scheduled for 10/24/25 - A possible collaboration with ‘Determined to Be a Doctor Someday’ in Tennessee – Date TBD
- Collaboration with B.E.S.T. Academy at Loma Linda University – Date TBD
Please look for signups soon or reach out if you’d like the opportunity to be a part of these inspiring and impactful Summit events. |
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| Our webinars are interactive and informative—aimed to give students a networking platform and a source of information to help them become competitive dental school applicants. Our Dental Specialty Webinar was a hit. We had over 8 dentist mentors as moderators and panelists, giving advice to dozens of eager mentees. Shout out to the mentors who made this possible: Moderators: Dr. Jonelle Anamalechi and Dr. Darwin Hayes
Panelists: Dr. Natasha Fürchtgott, Dr. Nitalya B. Williams, Dr. Ivy Fua, sDR. Sydnye Fields, Dr. Barbara Clyburn, Dr. Suzie Bergman, and Dr. Dentonio Worrell.
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| One of our other highly anticipated webinars is our DAT Prep Webinar. Not only did our mentees learn valuable information, but they also had the opportunity to win DAT prep prizes. Thank you for supporting our mentees with your generous donations, Dr. Jim Romano and Nancy Steen, Co|Owner | Destroyers DAT | OAT | Destroyer YouTube Channel. Congratulations to all of our winners! Winner DAT Destroyer: Christy McCloud Winner Destroyer Math: Nour Addellatif Winner $100 DAT Bootcamp: Ashley Lynn Winner DAT Booster Crash Course: Chloe Victoria Harris |
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| Upcoming Webinars April Mixer coming up on Saturday 4/19/25 at 8AM PST – Dental application workshop.
A conversation with dental school admissions officers May Webinar- Personal Statement Workshop |
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| In Q1 of 2025, we’ve achieved: Mentors: 17 new mentors who have been matched with 40 mentees As you can see, there are students wanting to become dentists. They just need guidance from a mentor who can help show them the way. Be the mentor you once needed.
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| With gratitude… We thank every single oral health champion out there relentlessly supporting our underrepresented and under resourced students. Believing in them is believing that equitable oral health is possible for all! |
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