ATSU-MOSDOH welcomes 64 new dental students with White Coat Ceremony
Posted: August 5, 2025
A.T. Still University’s Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) welcomed 64 members of the class of 2029 with a White Coat Ceremony on Friday, July 11, 2025, at Truman State University’s Baldwin Hall in Kirksville, Missouri.
Additionally, the School welcomed 10 students who are members of the Advanced Standing International Dentist program, designed for internationally educated dentists who desire to earn their doctor of dental medicine (DMD) degree for practice in the U.S.
Donald S. Altman, DDS, DHSc, EdD, ’12, interim dean, welcomed students, their family, and friends to the ceremony, followed by opening remarks by Gaylah Sublette, MBA, president, Missouri campus. ATSU Chancellor Craig M. Phelps, DO, ’84, delivered closing remarks.
Lauren Bitar, D2, president of the class of 2028, transferred the symbolic key for the cabin of A.T. Still, DO, to Brittany MacNeill, D1, of the class of 2029. The key is a symbol of the University’s heritage and of the commitment current students have to supporting members of the incoming class.
View more photos below and watch the full ceremony here.
