STUDENT NEWS
Dental Students Receive National Health Service Corps Scholarships Five dental students from the college’s Class of 2025 were recently selected as recipients of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s National Health Service Corps scholarships. They are Sabrina Case, Camille Jackson, Martin McKay Smith, Ivanna Soto, and Beoline Uwampamo.
Sabrina Case ’25 (DDS)
Camille Jackson ’25 (DDS)
Ivanna Soto ’25 (DDS)
Beoline Uwampamo ’25 (DDS)
Martin McKay Smith ’25 (DDS)
Each year, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s National Health Service Corps offers scholarships to students pursuing training in primary care health professions. In return, each scholarship recipient provides health services for a minimum of two years in a federally-designated Health Professional Shortage Area. Drawing applicants from across the U.S., these highly competitive awards provide full tuition and related expenses for four years of education and training for aspiring physicians, nurse practitioners and midwives, physician’s assistants, and dentists.
Molina Healthcare Scholarships Awarded to Dental Students
Dante Davis ’23 (DDS)
Andre Evans ’25 (DDS)
The Molina Foundation, a national nonprofit organization focused on reducing disparities in access to education and health, recently funded new scholarships for students enrolled in the DDS program at the College of Dentistry. Four of the college’s dental students were recently chosen as Molina Healthcare Scholarship recipients. They include Dante Davis ’23 (DDS); Andre Evans ’25 (DDS); Davern Holloway ’23 DDS; and Mosep Okonny ’22 (DDS). The Molina Healthcare Scholarships provide support for dental students who have an awareness of the need to address health disparities in dental care, and who have a demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity. The scholarship provides full tuition and fees for each student’s time in the college’s DDS program. Recipients must have an interest in serving indigent patients and establishing their own dental practice in a federally-designated Dental Professional Shortage Area in Ohio.
Davern Holloway ’23 DDS
Mosep Okonny ’22 (DDS)
