Dedication Ceremony
March 28, 2025
Welcome
We welcome family and friends to this Dedication service. Thank you for being here and for celebrating this important event with the School of Dentistry family. The students are deeply blessed by your continued support.
By participating in this service, students publicly acknowledge their dedication and commitment to a life of service to humanity through Oral Health Care.
We are grateful to our faculty, staff and administration for their dedication and commitment to teaching and mentoring students during their time at LLUSD.
Announcements
• Because this is a service of dedication to God, please maintain a respectful and quiet decorum throughout the service.
• Students, please join your class on the platform for photos immediately following the recessional.
• Family and friends, please remain seated so as not to interfere with the professional photographers. A link will be provided in the near future that will enable you to download photographs.
Dedication Service
March 28, 2025
Processional
Luciana Marquart & Daniel Rotaru
Welcome
Dr. Robert Handysides
Prayer
Dr. Balsam Jekki
Homily
Dr. Terry Swenson
Presentation of White Coats & Bibles
Esther Forde & Dr. Robert Handysides
Dental Pledge
Dr. Mark Estey
Closing Prayer
Dr. Reema Younan
Recessional
Luciana Marquart & Daniel Rotaru
Class Photo on the platform immediately after recessional.
International Dentistry Program
Class of 2027
Alkilani, Maha
Antwan, Oras
Bawa, Supneet
Correa, Lisa
Dhillon, Naureen
Ford, Cynthia
Hirpara, Trupti Dhaval
Hong, Ye Eun
Javadi, Fatemeh
Je, Heidi
Khorani, Sarween
Khouri, Simone
Lee, Hyunbeom
Martirosian, Gurgen
Minasyan, Tigran
Miranda Cruz, Victor
Morgan Gara, Linda
Nafash, Mathilda
Ohanyan, Levon
Phipps, Ahmed
Pradhan, Srijana
Sadula, Kiran
Shagoyan, Lusine
Sidrak, Dalia
Singh, Saravpreet
Sokolova, Yevheniya
Tichiwanhuyi, Tsitsi Grace
Vilchez, Marcial
Wankhade, Devdatta
Youssef, Stephanie
Zeinali, Arbi
Zhou, Shenglong
The Dental Pledge
Before God, these things I do declare:
I WILL live my life in the service of humanity.
I WILL promote and practice the charity I owe humankind and endeavor to reflect God’s mercy and compassion in the practice of dentistry.
I WILL uphold and promote the honor and dignity of my profession. I will strive to conduct myself so that I may merit the respect and confidence of my colleagues.
I WILL accept my civic responsibilities.
I WILL hold in gratitude my school, its teachings, and the inspiration of my teachers and classmates.
I WILL impart to those who follow me the knowledge, skill, and experiences I have gained.
I WILL live my life in a way that brings honor to my family, my profession, my community, my school, and my God.