Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Announces 2019 Student Leadership Award Recipients
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California, today announced the recipients of its annual Delta Dental Student Leadership Awards. 29 exceptional dental school students from across the U.S. will each receive $10,000 in recognition of their leadership abilities and dedication to providing dental care and oral health education to the various communities in which Delta Dental serves.
The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation has provided more than $39 million in funding since its inception in 2011 to support increased access to quality dental care, oral health education, and to advance research across the Delta Dental of California enterprise's 15-state service area, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
The deans and faculty at the 29 dental schools handpicked the award recipients for their strong leadership skills, dedication to serving others and passion for the field of dentistry. The students were honored at their dental school's award presentations and commencement ceremonies in front of friends, family, teachers and peers.
"Supporting dental students is an integral part of the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation's investment in the communities we serve and the promotion of oral health and wellness," said Kenzie Ferguson, vice president of Foundation and corporate social responsibility for Delta Dental of California. "These talented students represent the future of oral health care, which includes bringing dental care to the underserved and those who are most in need. We are proud to honor these outstanding students by investing in their futures."
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Student Leadership Award winners:
Hanna Brody, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry
Melissa Campbell, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
Yulissa Alvarez, Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
Belema Mark Abere, University of Alabama School of Dentistry
Marvin Payen, Howard University College of Dentistry
McCall McCord, University of Utah School of Dentistry
Zachary Hansen, Roseman University College of Dental Medicine
Michael Petrides, West Virginia University School of Dentistry
Rana L. Shammas, University of Texas School of Dentistry in Houston
Andre` Thomas Jones, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry
John Ratliff, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry
Larisa Polet Flores, Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry
Bret Stein Lesavoy, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Rachel W. Kim, University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
Steven McDaniel, University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine
Megan Cloidt, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Vishnu Reddy, New York University College of Dentistry
Sarah Kathryn Breland, University of Mississippi School of Dentistry
Nicholas Montanaro, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine
Kathryn Pawlak, University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Jeffrey Kerst, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry
Alexandra Howell, Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University
Grant Ross, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Dental Medicine
Angela Claire Sayoc, University of Florida College of Dentistry
Lina Raffo, Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
Nicole Lee, University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry
Sinead Benyaminov, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California
Marilyn Nguyen, University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
Chanica Veranunt, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
About Delta Dental of California
Delta Dental of California and its affiliates, including Delta Dental Insurance Company, Delta Dental of Pennsylvania, Delta Dental of New York, Inc., together provide dental benefits to 36 million people in 15 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. All are members of the Delta Dental Plans Association, based in Oak Brook, Illinois, the not-for-profit national association of the 39 independent Delta Dental member companies that collectively cover more than 78 million people nationwide.
About Delta Dental Community Care Foundation
The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California and its affiliated companies including Delta Dental Insurance Company, Delta Dental of Pennsylvania, and Delta Dental of New York, Inc. Since 2011, the Foundation has awarded more than $39 million in funding and support to increase access to quality dental care, oral health education, and to advance scientific research across the company's 15-state service area, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
For more information, contact:
Tom Sarris
Director of Corporate Communications
Delta Dental of California
tsarris@delta.org
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