Dental News

Delta Dental Foundation sponsors an exciting opportunity called the Delta Dental Foundation Community Commitment Award for one of our Detroit Mercy Dental graduates each year. The award goes to one graduating dental student per year who commits to working in a designated high-needs area for at least one year after graduation. The amount will be $25,000 paid in two installments: $12,500 upon graduation; and $12,500 upon completion of your first year of work. The criteria are as follows:

1. Awarded annually to a graduating dental student at Detroit Mercy Dental
2. Student has demonstrated commitment to community service by committing to practice in an underserved community:
   1. Located in the state of the school in which he/she attended
   2. Minimum 1-year commitment immediately following graduation
   3. Underserved community must have received federal designation as a Dental Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) due to lack of dental care professionals in that community. A list of those communities can be found at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/
   4. Should demonstrate educational debt
   5. Should demonstrate strong academic record, service and commitment to underserved populations

The application deadline is Monday, March 22 at 9:00am. Applications should include an updated CV, a 1-2 page personal statement, and verification of commitment to an HPSA (signed contract). Please send all completed applications via email to me at katsiman@udmercy.edu. If you would like to apply but are waiting on a final contract, please email me to let me know.

Applications are open now for the Nicholson Scholarship. This year, seven Detroit Mercy Dental students will be selected to receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year. Here are the criteria:

• Class of 2022 or Class of 2023 dental student in good academic standing
• U.S. citizen 
• Graduate of a Michigan high school 
• Lived in Michigan for at least 10 years
• Financial need/educational debt

If you meet the above criteria and would like to apply, please fill out the attached application cover sheet along with a 1-2 page personal statement and an updated CV and submit to Adrianna Moreno.  Submissions may be via email or hard copy. The deadline is Wednesday, March 24 at 9:00am; no late submissions will be accepted. A select number of candidates will proceed to an online interview process in April. Class of 2022 students may have applied for this scholarship in Fall 2020 for the 2020-2021 academic year; the timeline has shifted for future cycles and this application is for the 2021-2022 cycle. Students from the Class of 2022 may apply now if they meet the above criteria regardless of whether or not they applied last fall. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.