The fourth class of graduates from Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) celebrated their commencement with a live awards ceremony followed by the hooding and commencement ceremony on May 21, 2023.
Under the Tent NY Sunshine Cottage on New York Medical College’s campus, an audience full of friends, family, and peers gathered to honor the 112 graduates with the tradition of hooding, representing the passage from student status to graduate status.
“The Class of 2023 has made their mark on TCDM, and we are proud to see them translate their skills and achievements learned here and move on to make successful strides in oral health care,” said Ronnie Myers, DDS, dean at TCDM. “Over the past four years, this group has grown from first year dental students to caring professionals. This was all made possible thanks to our incredible faculty and staff who worked with Touro’s innovative curriculum and state of the art clinical facilities.”
Cesar R. Sabates, D.D.S., Immediate Past President of the American Dental Association, was the distinguished keynote speaker for the ceremony. Dr. Sabates, was the first Cuban American president of the American Dental Association, he served from 2021-2022. Over the course of his career, Dr. Sabates has earned several fellowships from prominent organizations, including, the International College of Dentists, American College of Dentists and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
Edward F. Farkas, DDS, MA, vice dean at TCDM, congratulated the Class of 2023, “We are so inspired by our graduating Class of 2023. I know when you leave here and go out into the world all of you will have a great, memorable impact on the development of dentistry and the treatment of future patients.”
TCDM’s distinguished graduates of the Class of 2023 completed a rigorous four-year dental education rooted in harnessing advancements in digital dental technology to better serve communities. Following commencement, students will begin their residencies or join private practices across the country.
TCDM is proud to be sending students to fulfill their residencies program at institutions such as University of Pennsylvania, NYU, University of North Carolina, and Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Photos of graduating students can be found here.
The Touro University System
Touro is a system of non-profit institutions of higher and professional education. Touro College was chartered in 1970 primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American and global community. Approximately 19,200 students are currently enrolled in its various schools and divisions.
Touro College has 30 campuses and locations in New York, California, Nevada, Berlin, Jerusalem and Moscow. New York Medical College; Touro University California and Touro University Nevada; Touro University Worldwide and its Touro College Los Angeles division; as well as Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Ill. are separately accredited institutions within the Touro University System.
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About Touro College of Dental Medicine
Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) is located in Westchester County on the campus of New York Medical College, which serves as the principal academic public health resource for New York Hudson Valley and southwestern Connecticut. TCDM is dedicated to graduating outstanding dental professionals and conducting important clinical research, while providing vital dental health services to the public through its state-of-the-art, 115-chair dental training facility. TCDM is the first school of dentistry in the United States under Jewish auspices.
For more information, visit www.dental.touro.edu.
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