Texas A&M College of Dentistry

L to R: TDA Smiles Foundation board member, D1 Lauren Brubaker, D1 Tianne Yarbrough, Dean Lawrence Wolinsky
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Brubaker and Yarbrough receive TDA Smiles Foundation Scholarship

January 22, 2015 | by Jennifer Fuentes
L to R: TDA Smiles Foundation board member, D1 Lauren Brubaker, D1 Tianne Yarbrough, Dean Lawrence Wolinsky
L to R: TDA Smiles Foundation board member, D1 Lauren Brubaker, D1 Tianne Yarbrough, Dean Lawrence Wolinsky

Each year two first-year dental students are awarded the Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation Scholarship, a $1,000 award. What is most interesting about the recipients is that they are selected in large part because of achievements earned before starting at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry.

First-year dental students Lauren Brubaker and Tianne Yarbrough stood out among classmates because of information in their dental school application and admissions packets, including academic achievements and community service.

Lauren Brubaker, first-year dental student
Lauren Brubaker
Tianne Yarbruogh, first-year dental student
Tianne Yarbrough

The TDA Smiles Foundation, which operates under the auspices of the Texas Dental Association and provides free oral health care and education, funds the annual scholarship for dental students.