Dr. Sami Chogle (bottom left) and Dr. Louay Abrass (bottom right) with 2013 Endodontics graduates
The 2013 graduates of the Advanced Specialty Education program in Endodontics at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine gathered at the home of Eda Kerthi, Clinic Coordinator in the Department of Endodontics, and Ed Kerthi in Revere, Massachusetts, for a final send-off on June 25, 2013. Each of the 14 residents attended the party, most accompanied by family. Approximately 70 people attended, including faculty, staff, family, and friends.
The Endodontics Class of 2013: Heba M S A Al-Qatami (DScD), Mona Abdulaziz W Alsulaiman (DScD, CAGS), Obadah Hisham A Attar (DScD), Adriana Baiz (MSD, CAGS), Yarah Beddawi (CAGS), Philippe Gauthier (MSD, CAGS), Grant Tyler Hutchens (CAGS), Daniel Ingel (CAGS), Kang Lee (CAGS), Ami Pagidipati (CAGS), Surbhi Puri (CAGS), Bilal Shammout (CAGS), Jamie H. Tran (MSD, CAGS), and Seyed Reza Yasini (MSD, CAGS).
Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Endodontics Dr. Sami Chogle and Clinical Director of the Post-doctoral Endodontic Treatment Center Dr. Louay Abrass presented the Certificates of Graduate Study to the residents. They both extended their warm congratulations to the graduates and wished them the best of luck in their endeavors. Dr. Chogle reminded them that Boston and BUGSDM will always be their second home and that they will always be welcomed here as family.
The tradition of the Endodontics Certificate Party began when Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter was Chair of Endodontics at the School. He and Mrs. Hutter invited graduates of the endodontics program to their home for a final goodbye before they embarked on their careers.
Dean Hutter said, “I am pleased that the Endodontics Certificate Party has become a happy tradition for the program. I extend my wholehearted congratulations to the graduates and my appreciation for the faculty, staff, and family who have supported them.”