White Coat Ceremony Held on April 6

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine hosted an in-person white coat ceremony on April 6 at Rutgers University Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway. The event recognized classes of 2024 and 2025 as well as internationally educated dentists in the Classes of 2022 and 2023.

RSDM was the first dental school in the nation to hold a white coat ceremony, an annual tradition that began in in 2001 to welcome students into the medical profession.

Participants received a white coat stitched with their name and the RSDM logo. At the event, students recited the RSDM honor and the dental oath in the arena filled with their family, friends, and faculty.

Abhinav Wadkar, assistant professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, received the 2021 Faculty Professionalism Award for having a profound influence on RSDM’s educational program, curriculum, and graduating students, especially during the pandemic. Elizabeth Tramontana of the Class of 2022 and Daniel Chenman, DMD, of the Class of 2021 received the Student Professionalism Award for their exemplary behavior and professionalism.