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Pacific Dental Services Foundation name five Concorde students among scholarship recipients

Concorde Staff

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Updated March 26, 2024. The information contained in this blog is current and accurate as of this date.
Pacific Dental Services Foundation award students scholarships

Pacific Dental Services Foundation recently announced their Spring 2024 Dental Assistant Scholarship recipients. Five Concorde students were among the 13 recipients of their Dr. Carolyn Ghazal Dental Assistant Scholarship, including Jacqueline Gomez from Garden Grove, Nadine Gonzales from San Antonio, Esmirna King and Teaghan Townsend from San Diego, and Brooke Talley from Tampa.

According to the foundation, the scholarship provides dental assistant students with need-based financial aid, mentorship, on-the-job training, and aims to mold the next generation of passionate, servant-hearted dental leaders.

A long-term partner of Concorde, Pacific Dental Services (PDS) first became a Concorde extern employer in California, and the partnership has grown deeper over the years. Most recently, their Smile Generation-trusted offices sponsored pediatric dental events at Concorde Dental Hygiene Clinics in Orlando, Aurora and Memphis.

“We are grateful for Pacific Dental Services’ longstanding commitment to our students’ success. Their collaboration, student mentorship and support have helped nurture and grow the next generation of dental professionals,” said Nancy Jones, vice president of student affairs at Concorde.

PDS first established its foundation in 2016. To date, 105 Concorde students across the country have received over $811,000 in scholarships. Read the full scholarship announcement from PDS in their newsroom.

  1. Program length may be subject to change dependent on transfer credits and course load. Please refer to current course catalog for more information. Concorde does not guarantee admittance, graduation, subsequent employment or salary amount.

  2. Professional certification is not a requirement for graduation, may not be a requirement for employment nor does it guarantee employment.

  3. Financial aid is available to those who qualify but may not be available for all programs. Concorde does not guarantee financial aid or scholarship awards or amounts.

  4. Clinical hour requirements and delivery may vary by campus location and may be subject to change. Concorde does not guarantee clinical site assignments based upon student preference or geographic convenience; nor do clinical experiences guarantee graduation, post-clinical employment or salary outcomes.

  5. Registration and certification requirements for taking and passing these examinations are not controlled by Concorde, but by outside agencies, and are subject to change by the agency without notice. Therefore, Concorde cannot guarantee that graduates will be eligible to take these exams, at all or at any specific time, regardless of their eligibility status upon enrollment.

  6. Externships are a non-paid in-person learning experience, whose length and location may be subject to change. Concorde does not guarantee externship placement, graduation, post-externship employment or salary outcomes.