White Coat Ceremony milestone for USask dentistry students
SASKATOON – Members of the media are invited to attend the University of Saskatchewan (USask) College of Dentistry White Coat Ceremony.
The event will celebrate 34 second-year Doctor of Dental Medicine students and eight International Dental Degree Program students in their progression to the dentistry profession during an annual white coat ceremony. The ceremony, which marks a student’s transition from the simulation lab to patient care and clinical treatment, will take place:
Friday, January 3, 2020, 1:30 PM
Convocation Hall
Peter MacKinnon Building
University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Doug Brothwell, Dean of the College of Dentistry, will host the ceremony during which each student will be gifted with a crested white lab coat provided by the College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan.
Dr. Nekky Jamal, Class of 2009, will give the keynote address.
The ceremony features a special musical interlude performed by second-year student Jonghm Choi (Class of 2022).
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For more information, please contact:
Kelly Mulligan
Director of Academic and Student Affairs
College of Dentistry
University of Saskatchewan
306-966-2760
Kelly.mulligan@usask.ca