SDDS President Dr. Raymond Flagiello (back row, far right) with the 2023 SDDS Loan Forgiveness Program award recipients at the September 2023 SDDS board meeting. Back row, from left to right: Drs. Mariam Vonderheide, Thema Hepburn, Emma Guzman, Jonathan Shorter, Alan Meskin, Chloe Andrews, Aia Shalan and Anastasiya Guzchenko. Front row, from left to right: Drs. Vahid Saeidi, Kasey Muchnicki, Tamar Brown, Maxine Navi and Stephanie Sager Meet the 2023 SDDS Loan Forgiveness Program Award Recipients! Second District Dental Society (SDDS) has assisted its newly-licensed members with their dental school loan debt through its Loan Forgiveness Program, which awards grants of up to $10,000 to selected qualified applicants. Since its inception in 2016, the Program has awarded grants totaling almost $1.1 million. This year, 20 SDDS members were selected as the recipients of grants totaling $200,000. The awardees are Drs. Chloe Andrews, Tamar Brown, Michael Erdos, Anastasiya Guzchenko, Emma Guzman, Margo Harary, Thema Hepburn, Christina Kim, Youn Ju Lee, Alan Meskin, Kasey Muchnicki, Mozna Mussa, Maxine Navi, Vahid Saeidi, Stephanie Sager, Aia Shalan, Johnathan Shorter, Brian Sirotnikov, Mariam Vonderheide and Pranali Vyas. All grants are paid directly to the loan provider on each awardee’s behalf. As in previous years, this year’s award cycle was open to newlylicensed SDDS members who had been licensed for five years or less, were working in Brooklyn and/or Staten Island, were fully active members of SDDS and had over $50,000 in documented dental school loan debt. Applicants were also required to submit dental school transcripts, complete three essays distinguishing themselves to the SDDS Loan Forgiveness Program Committee and have their employers complete a directed recommendation form illustrating their character and leadership skills. To keep the selection process free from bias, all applications were reviewed by the SDDS Loan Forgiveness Program Committee through its program consultants, International Scholarship, and Tuition Services. Wednesday, December 6, 7-11 P.M. The Inn at New Hyde Park 214 Jericho Tpk., New Hyde Park, NY WWW.SDDSNY.ORG 13
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