ATSU-ASDOH celebrates 10th graduating class
Posted: June 6, 2016
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) celebrated its 2016 graduating class on Friday, June 3 at Gilbert High School. The graduating class comprised 75 graduates, who earned their Doctor of Dental Medicine degrees. Among the 2016 graduating class were nine military graduates. Said ATSU-ASDOH Dean Jack Dillenberg, DDS, MPH, “To our graduates, thank you for trusting us to help you realize your dream. You have worked hard to earn the privilege to be called “doctor.” I salute your courage, compassion, commitment, and integrity. You embody the University’s mission of being competent, caring healthcare professionals who demonstrate leadership and a commitment to help the underserved.” Stephen E. Thorne IV, MHA, BA, founder, president and CEO of Pacific Dental Services, a dental support organization, gave the keynote address. Irvin Silverstein, DDS, MSEd, a voluntary assistant clinical professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, was presented with a doctor of humane letters during the ceremony.