NSU CDM Lasting Impressions Fall 2018

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 3 Top: Members of the class of 2022 are officially welcomed to the CDM during the White Coat Ceremony. Below: The arrival of supplies is a day of controlled chaos for the dental students. Two events kick off the school year for the CDM students—the day they receive their supplies and equipment and the prestigious White Coat Ceremony. The CDM’s annual White Coat Ceremony officially welcomes new dental students to the college. This year, the CDM welcomed 125 students, selected from 3,000 applicants, to the incoming class of 2022. The students accepted their white coats as a symbol of the dental profession and recited the oath that defined their new profes- sional responsibilities to enter NSU’s College of Dental Medicine. The class of 2022 includes 40 underrepresented minority stu- dents—32 Hispanic students, 6 African Americans, and 2 Native Americans. The average GPA is 3.6; Science GPA is 3.6; the DAT average is 21; and 20 percent of the class have master’s degrees. The class of 2022 comprises 53 men and 72 women. u Students Receive New Equipment andWhite Coats FIRST Impressions