Parag Kachalia was still a dental student at University of the Pacific when he realized that after graduating he would like to be a part-time dental school faculty member. So after graduation, Dr. Kachalia ’01 followed through with his plan and joined the dental school as a one-day-per-week faculty member in addition to seeing patients in private practice. This was the start of his evolving career as a dental educator.
For Dr. W. Ronald Redmond ’66 and his wife, Margaret, philanthropy is not a passive pursuit, but a passionate one. And the philanthropic endeavor second to none in their hearts is the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.
We’ve profiled four students from the Class of 2015, the first who will graduate from the new dental school downtown, to talk about what brought them here and what they were doing before they arrived. Here’s a peek at some of the interesting, unique and diverse students who exemplify this dynamic new class.
How did a fisherman from a small town in Montana end up in a big city on the path towards dentistry?
Dental hygiene alumni are taking on leadership roles, teaching, mentoring and expanding the definition of what it means to be a dental hygienist.
DDS Class of 2012 Student Veena Vaidyanathan always knew she wanted to go into a medical profession. Now well on her way to becoming a dentist, she’s setting her sights on a higher goal.