
Student Scholarships
Future Leaders in Dentistry
The Oral Health International Foundation promotes the advancement of education of future dental practitioner leaders through its student scholarship program. The average dental student graduates with more than $260,000 of debt.
To assist students, the Foundation offers student scholarships on an annual basis to all dental schools in the United States, Canada, Australia and selected dental schools worldwide.
No scholarships are being offered during 2025. Please contact your University for financial assistance.



2024 Student Scholarship Recipients
Rebecca Taylor Powers, University of Alabama
Emanuel Vance Willis, Midwestern University
Christian Lewis, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
Jonathan Nguyen, Loma Linda University
Livier A. Mora, University of California, Los Angeles
Catherine Choi, University of Southern California
Leo Taylor, Western University
Kimberly Lozano, University of the Pacific
Reeva D. Gestre, University of California, San Francisco
Milan Stokes, University of Colorado
Samira Abdelrehim, University of Connecticut
Gianna Muse, Howard University
Gabriela Hunter-Rodriguez, LECOM
Chloe Lansens, Nova Southeastern University
Sarah Barolette, University of Florida
Melissa Hewett, Augusta University
Jacob McGiles, Southern Illinois University
Samuel Romo, University of Illinois
Maria Flynn, Midwestern University
Jose Salcedo Hernandez, Indiana University
Mallory A. Obenauf, University of Iowa
Victoria A. Crane, University of Kentucky
Nicole E. Trytko, University of Louisville
Allyson Marie Lutgring, Louisiana State University
Emily S. McKenney, University of New England
Keon Manesh, University of Maryland
Mariah Matinian, Tufts University
Katherine Winebrake, Boston University
Camila Tussie, Harvard University
Michelle P. Steinberg, University of Michigan
Rachel Florence, University of Detroit Mercy
Cecilia Lovinger, University of Minnesota
Malon Stratton, University of Mississippi
Michael C. Gimotty, III, University of Missouri-Kansas
Janette Covarrubias, A.T. Still University - Missouri
Lauren M. Peterson, University of Nebraska
Tess C. Reardon, Creighton University
Alan Klumprasert, University of Nevada
James Tomasello, Rutgers
Ava E. Walch, University at Buffalo
Vasyl Nayda, Touro College
Lauren Mistretta, Stony Brook University
Masusha Nicholas Perpera, New York University
Yuke Wei, Columbia University
Jesus E. Torrealba, East Carolina University
Pridhvi Gadiraju, University of North Carolina
Michelle Beverly, Ohio State University
Andrew Jacunski, Case Western Reserve University
Sophia Parker, University of Oklahoma
Charles Lynam, Temple University
Margaret Peck, University of Pittsburgh
Christopher Hudson-Boyd, University of Pennsylvania
Joseluis E. Torres, University of Puerto Rico
Ashlea M. Willis, Medical University of South Carolina
Alysa A. Pearson-Bryant, Meharry Medical College
Brianna Ball, University of Tennessee
Makenzie Roybal, Texas A&M University
John Talbot Fairbanks, University of Texas, San Antonio
Paxton C. Larson, University of Texas, Houston
Daniela Counts, Texas Tech
Jordan Jenkins, University of Utah
Sumaya Al Kalla, Roseman University
Sarah R. Heise, Virginia Commonwealth University
Wolfgang McLelland, University of Washington
Sydni D. Harris-Evans, West Virginia University
Paul Lindemuth, Marquette University
Australia
Macey Jones, University of Queensland
Hayden Leopold, Charles Sturt University
Natasha Long, University of Melbourne
Mikaela Jackson, University of Sydney
Georgia Gates, University of Adelaide
Shristy Deepshika Singh, Fiji National University
Sonia Hua, University of Otago
Annie Pan, LaTrobe University
Jim Rae, University of Western Australia
Canada
Angelique Thibault, Universite de Montreal
Bahar Vatanparast, University of Saskatchewan
Yasmine Et-Touil, Universite Laval
Xiang Li, University of Alberta
Winnica Beltrano, University of Manitoba
Hayden Black, Dalhousie University
Keng-Shuo Pi, Western University
Rose (Ru Jing) Zhou, The University of British Columbia
Dursa Koshkebaghi, University of Toronto
Yu-Yao Chang, McGill University
India
Shivam Pratap Singh, College of Dentistry, Indore
Chinmaya Moharana, S.C.B. Dental College
Japan
Ayaka Oda, Hokkaido University
Philippines
Catherine A. Tenoso, Centro Escolar University
Shanti Marrion Nicolas, CEBU Doctors’ University
Daphne Marie Adela Nolasco, Adventist University