On the 26th of February 2024, a white coat ceremony was held for the first-grade students in the Faculty of Dentistry at Tishk International University (TIU). The Dean of Students Committee at the Faculty of Dentistry organized and supervised the event in which all the faculty doctors and staff were invited.
The event started with a speech from the President of Tishk International University, Dr. Sultan Abu Orabi, where he talked about education at TIU and its future for its students. He encouraged and advised the students to achieve their goals and discussed how the university can help students pursue their academic dream. A second speech was delivered by the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Dr. Omar Jafar Naghshbandi, where he congratulated and welcomed the new first graders and talked about the outstanding academic achievements of Tishk International University. A last year graduate, Dr Haneen Mudhar, who is now a Research Assistant at Faculty of Dentistry, also delivered a motivational speech to the first-gradestudents as she reflected on the incredible dedication and hard work that has brought all of them here today as well as encouraged the students to never give up as every challenge is an opportunity for growth for them. This was followed by the pledge recitation by Dr. Alisher Babakuliyev, Head of Departments of Faculty of Dentistry, where he led the students to take the oath of dentistry and pledge to commit themselves to place patients before all else and to foster not only academic but spiritual, ethical and intellectual growth.
In the presence of the teaching staff and other doctors in TIU, the students of each group were invited to the stage to take a group photo with their seniors. A final group photo was taken including all students and staff, cake of the ceremony was cut and distributed amongst the event participants. Students enjoyed an enjoyable time together in the companionship of their teaching staff and university management.
