Q: What is the White Coat Ceremony?

A: The White Coat Ceremony is a milestone ceremony that celebrates the beginning of clinical studies for both third year DDS and second year DH students.

Q: When and where is the 2025 White Coat Ceremony?

A: Monday, September 29 from 5-7pm in Leadership Hall in MSTF (685 W. Baltimore Street)

Q: Can I invite my family and friends?

A: Students may invite up to three guests to the ceremony.

Q: What is the dress code for students?

A: Students should wear professional attire. Bring your clothes that you want to wear to the ceremony with you to the SOD that morning! You will not have time to go home to change.

Q: What time should students arrive and where?

A: Students need to arrive to the SOD first floor atrium no later than 4:40 pm for class photos and to line-up for the processional into Leadership Hall.

Q: Do we wear our white coats to the ceremony?

A: No. Bring your UNBUTTONED white coat with you and have it draped over your left arm when you process in and go on stage to be coated. Do not forget to bring your white coat; we will not have extras.

Q: Do my guests need tickets?

A: YES, every guest MUST have a ticket, regardless of age.

Q: Where should my guests park?

A: The closest garage is Pearl, located at 622 W. Fayette Street. There may also be street parking available. For more parking information: https://www.dental.umaryland.edu/patients/driving-directions-and-parking/

Q: Will the ceremony be livestreamed and recorded?

A: Yes! The ceremony will be livestreamed, and a recording of the ceremony will be posted to the UMSOD Office of Student Affairs’ website a few days after the ceremony. We will send out the link as we get closer to the event.

Q: Where should my guests go after they have parked?

A: Guests should head directly to the auditorium located at the intersection of Baltimore and Pine Streets. Doors open at 4:30 pm. Important: food, drink, flags, banners, and balloons are not allowed in Leadership Hall.

 

 

From Pearl Garage to Ceremony: Exit parking garage onto Fayette Street and turn right on Fayette Street At the light, turn left onto Arch Street Follow Arch to W. Baltimore Street and cross to the other side of W. Baltimore Street Turn right onto W. Baltimore Street and follow to the end of the block Enter the building on your left

Q: Can my guests take photos during the ceremony?

A: There will be a professional photographer taking photos during the ceremony and those photos will be made available to students soon after the ceremony. Guests are permitted to take photos (no flash) but may not stand in the aisles or block other attendees.

Q: Can I get my white coat embroidered with my name?

A: We recommend getting personalization done after the ceremony, where you technically receive your coat.

Q: Can I take photos before the line-up?

A: We recommend taking photos after the ceremony, so that everyone can get lined up and the ceremony can begin on time. The professional photographer will take photos before, during and after the ceremony. Students will receive a link to these photos soon after the ceremony.

Q: What happens after the ceremony?

A: After the ceremony, guests may exit the hall and partake in the light refreshments being offered in the atrium outside of the hall. Students will remain in the auditorium for a couple of minutes to take some group photos. Students will meet their guests in the atrium.

 

Thank you to our White Coat sponsors!

Mary Beth Aichelmann-Reidy, DDS & Miles Reidy

Carol A. Anderson, DDS & Gerry Anderson

Morris Antonelli, DDS Kevin A. Asher, DDS David C. Averill, DDS Katy Battani, ROH Scott L. Baylin, DDS

Ingrid V. Beard-Howell, DDS & James M. Howell, 111, DDS Jennifer M. Beitler, DDS Vanessa L. Benavent, DDS Barry R. Berman, DDS &

Anne Berman Lissette R. Bernal, DDS Ian Binnersley, DDS &

Georgette Binnersley, DDS Barbara S. Black, DDS Janet A. Black, DDS

Mary Dawn Blackmon, ROH David Robert Blazina, DDS Joanne Block Rief, DDS & Marshall Rief

Solomon G. Brotman, DDS & Leslie W. Brotman Michael Buccino

Anna M. Carlow, DDS Peter W. Cha, DDS & Sangok Cha, ROH India R. Chance, ROH

Ronald M. Chaput, DDS Meenakshi Chellaiah, PhD Kyong S. Choe, DDS &

Joo Lee Choe

Ann E. Christopher, DDS George T. Christakos, DDS & Danielle Christakos

Paul J. Chyzus, DDS & Carolyn Chyzus

Gary R. Collins, DDS Charles H. Cooper, DDS & Wendy Cooper

Adam P. Craven, Jr., DDS Michael D. D'Amico, DDS & Brittany D'Amico

Arthur A. Decarlo, Jr., DDS Charles A. Doring, DDS & Ellen Doring

Allan M. Dworkin, DDS Mark Z. Eisen, DDS & Marcey W. Eisen Adam Eisner, DDS & Melissa Eisner

Sarah Esparza, DDS Sherri Caplan Feldman, ROH

Linda C. Finlay, ROH & Scott W. Finlay, DDS Karen H. Gonzalez, DDS & William L. Gonzalez, MD

Michael J. Goode, DDS Gerald Goodman, DDS & Marsha 0. Goodman Ned S. Greenberg, DDS

Jeffrey H. Greenstein, DDS Albert S. Grzech, Jr., DDS & Janet Grzech

Dana M. Haggerty, ROH & William B. Haggerty, DDS Robert S. Herman, DDS Rudolph Hickman, DDS Margaret C. Hinkle, ROH, MS Brian G. Holman, DDS

Gary Holt, DDS

Betty Jeanne Howard, ROH Raman K. Jassal, DDS Eric A. Katkow, DDS

Lawrence A. Katkow, DDS Gordon G. Keyes, DDS Deborah Y. Kim, DDS & David S. Lavine, DDS Shari C. Kohn, DDS Gerald Krause, DDS Melvin F. Kushner, DDS & Sharan Kushner

Steve J. Lan, DDS Alex F. Lee, DDS Justin D. Lee, DDS Lester L. Levin, DDS & Linda L. Levin

Christopher G. Liang, DDS Tom S. Lim, DDS

Joseph P. Lynch, DDS Peter G. Lynch, DDS & Lynn Lynch

Paul M. Madden, DDS Steven Markow, DDS Kyle R. Marshall, DDS

Clayton S. Mccarl, Jr., DDS & Lisa s. Mccarl

Eugene McNinch, DDS Leonardo F. Menendez, DDS & Amy A. Zimmerman, MD Melissa A. Morawski, DDS & Ryan P. Eckley, DDS

Alfred J. Morini, Jr., DDS &

Barbara Morini Charles N. Morris, DDS Edwin L. Morris, DDS & Bertha K. Morris

Baseemah S. Najeeullah, DDS Roy M. Naito, DDS

Charles R. Neach, DDS &

Peggy D. Neach Ann D. Nuger, ROH & Marc G. Nuger, DDS Sarah K. Park, DDS

Azin Parsa, DDS, MSc, PhD Lori E. Paschal, DDS

Timothy P. Passarella, DDS Katherine Perez Sandoval, ROH Frederick G. Preis, DDS &

The Hon. Mary Louise Preis Andrew I. Pupkin, DDS Courtney Resnick, EdD

Mark A. Reynolds, DDS, PhD & Mary Elizabeth Reynolds

Sharon E. Reynolds-Lundgren, DDS Jeffery K. Rhodes, DDS Thomas J. Ritter, DDS

Rockville Pediatric Dental - Ors. Andrew Horng, Haider Alshami, and Jennifer Kim Norman M. Rogers, DDS Karl D. Rose, DDS

Barry W. Rosenthal, DDS Edward R. Roth, DDS Thomas Salimeno, Jr., DDS Steven C. Scherr, DDS Adam T. Schneider, DDS & Karen Schneider

Craig Schneider, DDS Cheryl L. Serio, DDS &

Francis G. Serio, DMD, MBA

LaShonda E. Shepherd, DDS Pamela Hedvig Sherman, DMD Albert P. Sindall, Jr., DDS Melvin J. Slan, DDS &

Linda Slan Paul R. Smith, DDS

Ahad B. Soleymanzadeh, DDS & Naeimeh Motallebi

Howard R. Strauss, DDS Michael S. Stubblefield, DDS James W. Taneyhill, DDS & Karen Taneyhill

Samuel S. Tatem, DDS & Marcia Tatem, MSW Gerald N. Title, DDS & Nancy Title

Luke W. Tompkins, DDS Raoul C. Vanden Bosche, DDS

Franklin J. Varanelli, DDS Susanne S. Wallengren, DDS & Matthew H. Wallengren, DDS Clifford S. Walzer, DMD Darien J. Weatherspoon, DDS Benjamin J. Weber, DDS Robert R. Windsor, DDS & Sally F. Windsor

Gerald D. Woods, DDS Bryan Wycall, DDS

Deborah Miller Young, DDS & Jonathan Scott Young Feiwen Yu, DDS

Ali Zarrinfar, DDS & Kianoush M. Tari, DMD, MS Celeste M. Ziara, DDS

An additional 10 White Coat sponsors wish to remain Anonymous.

Thank you also to our Words of Wisdom donors, for sharing your kind words of support and advice with our students!