Columbia Dentoform Prize Winner: Nakiah Marsman
We’re excited to congratulate Nakiah Marsman, the latest recipient of our Columbia Dentoform Prize, a part of the Dalhousie School of Dentistry educational awards program! Nakiah is a Halifax local and graduated this spring from Dalhousie College’s dental hygiene program.
The Columbia Dentoform prize has been awarded to at least one graduating scholar according to 12 months, as a part of an ongoing partnership between Columbia, the well known instructional arm of the dental production circle of relatives DENTALEZ, and Dalhousie. The award is given to a scholar who exemplifies the best skillability in health facility control and affected person schooling and the recipient additionally receives a monetary praise.
“We now have been supporting long term dental practitioners and the training establishments that educate them for quite a lot of years,” says Nicholas Carter, Director of Particular Markets for DENTALEZ. “Our partnership with Dalhousie is a logical have compatibility, as schooling is the defining part of our paintings at Columbia.”
Dalhousie trains dentists and hygienists in a bunch apply type setting. Senior dental scholars are paired with senior hygiene scholars to obtain hands-on enjoy running inside of a contemporary college health facility, which gives products and services at a discounted charge to their group,
“The importance of offering patient-centered care has all the time been at the leading edge of any medical lesson and my professors and instructors have all the time conveyed this message with such pastime” says Marsman.
“We’re very thankful for the generosity of Columbia Dentoform,” says Alish Johnson, Construction Officer for Dalhousie College. “The fabrics donated via Columbia give you the foundation for hands-on schooling that approximates real-life eventualities that permit our scholars to hone their skilled abilities. This award additional encourages and conjures up our scholars and we could us display our popularity for excellence in but differently. Our scholars wouldn’t be as a success with out strengthen from donors like them.”
“After I won the Columbia Dentoform Prize, I used to be fairly stunned and past thankful,” says Marsman, who rose to the highest of her 40-peer elegance to earn this award. “My instructors have commented on my talent to connect to sufferers and supply thorough affected person schooling, however I didn’t notice simply how a lot I used to be status out in that facet of affected person care. To be identified on this house is a real honor.”
Simply previous to graduating, Marsman authorised an RDH place with Tacoma Dental Centre and is thinking about pursuing a grasp’s level sooner or later.
We would like you the most productive of success, Nakiah!