Addison Glover, a fourth-year dental student, wants to help increase diversity in the field of dentistry and to support future dental students from underrepresented communities.
Glover has created a new program in the UTHSC College of Dentistry to help future dental students from underrepresented communities prepare for dental school. The Pre-Admission Workshop for Underrepresented Pre-Dental Students, held April 14-16, provided guidance, resources, and relationship-building opportunities for dental school applicants.
The workshop offered information about the dental school application process, financial aid and scholarship resources, mock interviews, application review with admissions personnel, hands-on experience in the dental simulation clinic, professional headshots, and other resources. The program is designed to increase the number of successful dental school applicants from historically underrepresented groups and create a support network of dental students and experienced dentists.
“The PAW program was resoundingly successful at achieving its goals. In addition to students building lasting relationships with faculty, students, and administrative participants, they created a network within their cohort that continues to support and encourage each other,” Glover said.
Glover earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Medicine, Health, and Society from Vanderbilt University. During her sophomore year, she researched programs for pre-dental students and found a pre-admissions workshop for Native American students, created by Cristin Haase, DMD, MPH, at A.T. Still University.
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