THE ANNUAL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP DAY on Friday, May 10, allowed graduates, faculty, family and friends to come together and celebrate the many accomplishments of the Dental Hygiene Class of 2024 through awards and presentations.

Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities Award
Lillyann Swyers

American Association of Public Health Dentistry
Derick Lopez

Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals Star Award
Julia Struckhoff

Golden Scaler Award
Alexis Parke

MDHA Outstanding Student Award
Abby Loch

UMKC DHAA Sherry Burns Outstanding Clinician Award
Madison Lara

American College of Dentists – Dental Hygiene Ethics Award
Adison Basey

Procter And Gamble Crest Oral B Preventive Dentistry Hygiene Award
Elle Augustine

Dean’s Academic Distinction Award
Anna Daveline
Alexis Parke

Graduate Degrees
Oral and Craniofacial Sciences M.S. Degree
Nancy Ha, D.D.S. 1
Taylor Little, D.M.D. 1
Bryson Nakatani, D.D.S. 1
Therin Baum, D.D.S. 2

Advanced Education Dental Certificates
Endodontics Residency
Adam Bennett, D.M.D. 3
Anne Kim, D.D.S. 3

Orthodontics And Dentofacial Orthopedics Residency
Nancy Ha, D.D.S. 1
Taylor Little, D.M.D. 1
Bryson Nakatani, D.D.S. 1

Periodontics Residency
Therin Baum, D.D.S. 2
Nisarg Patel, D.M.D. 2

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency
Lida Mirzai, D.M.D. 3
Shawn Boehm, D.D.S., M.D. 3
Juan Kim, D.D.S., M.D. 3

1 – Graduated Fall 2023
2 – Graduated Spring 2024
3 – Graduated Summer 2024