Newswise — Bethesda, Md. – The Uniformed Companies College of the Well being Sciences Postgraduate Dental School conferred Grasp of Science in Oral Biology levels to twenty Military, Navy, and Air Power dentists attending the Navy Postgraduate Dental College on June 11.
This latest class of dental officers will perform their navy careers in assignments throughout the globe, assembly Tri-Service necessities and offering specialty dental care in assist of navy readiness. Specialties ranged from Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Orofacial Ache, Periodontics, and Prosthodontics, Complete Dentistry, and Endodontics.
In a personal meeting for the graduates held at Walter Reed Nationwide Army Medical Heart, the graduates’ accomplishments have been acknowledged and levels conferred by ret. Air Power Col. (Dr.) Drew Fallis, Affiliate Dean for College Affairs in USU’s Postgraduate Dental School.
“It was my honor to acknowledge the excellent accomplishments of those graduates and welcome them to the ranks as Grasp Clinician-Students,” Fallis mentioned.
Commencement awards have been offered to the next people: Dean’s Award for Educating Excellence-Lt. Cmdr. James Hawkins; NPDS Analysis Winners- 1st Place-Lt. Cmdr. William Gallagher (Endodontics), 2nd Place-Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Smith (Prosthodontics), third Place Lt. Keith Argraves (Endodontics); Chief of the Corps Award for Excellence (Prime Graduating Resident)-Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Tully.
The USU Grasp of Science in Oral Biology graduates are as follows:
Lt. Col. Adam Ochsner, DC, USA (Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology)
Maj. Dawnyetta Marable, DC, USA (Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology)
Lt. Cmdr. Hillary Metcalf (Orofacial Ache)
Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Tully (Periodontics)
Lt. Stefano Palazzolo (Periodontics)
Lt. Cmdr. Krystal Burns (Prosthodontics)
Lt. Cmdr. Danielle Marquis (Prosthodontics)
Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Smith (Prosthodontics)
Lt. Cmdr. Tuan Tran (Prosthodontics)
Lt. Cmdr. David Burr (Complete Dentistry)
Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Chia (Complete Dentistry)
Lt. Cmdr. Catherine Daniel (Complete Dentistry)
Lt. Cmdr. Phillip Jenkins (Complete Dentistry)
Lt. Cmdr. Stephanie Mora (Complete Dentistry)
Lt. Cmdr. Yamel Ramirez (Complete Dentistry)
Maj Francine Seeto (Complete Dentistry)
Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Clark (Endodontics)
Lt. Cmdr. William Gallagher (Endodontics)
Lt. Keith Argraves (Endodontics)
Lt. Anthony Fioretti (Endodontics)
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Concerning the Uniformed Companies College of the Well being Sciences: The Uniformed Companies College of the Well being Sciences, based by an act of Congress in 1972, is the nation’s federal well being sciences college and the educational coronary heart of the Army Well being System. USU college students are primarily lively obligation uniformed officers within the Military, Navy, Air Power and Public Well being Service who obtain specialised schooling in tropical and infectious illnesses, TBI and PTSD, catastrophe response and humanitarian help, international well being, and acute trauma care. USU additionally has graduate packages in oral biology, biomedical sciences and public well being dedicated to excellence in analysis. The College’s analysis program covers a variety of areas vital to each the navy and public well being. For extra details about USU and its packages, go to www.usuhs.edu.
