Caruth dental hygiene students earn honors during annual meeting

Second-year team members of Caruth's winning "College Bowl" National Board Preparation Competition team.

Recognition was in store for several students during the Texas Dental Hygienists’ Association-Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association annual meeting.

Approximately 32 students from the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry attended the Feb. 5-7 meeting in San Marcos, Texas.

Here’s a look at some of TAMBCD’s standout students and their respective honors:

• Briana Bonney, first-year dental hygiene student, was elected student delegate to the state of Texas.
• Dominique Salas-Garfias, first-year dental hygiene student, was awarded a TDHA/Texas Dental Placement Network Scholarship.

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  A team of first- and second-year dental hygiene students competed in a “College Bowl National Board” preparation competition, winning first place. Team members included: second-year dental hygiene students Tammy Ngo, Cassidy Robinson, Rebekah Gutierrez, Jordin Fisch, Cassie Bellomy, Aide Diaz, Nhu Dang and Ashleigh Thomas, and first-year dental hygiene students Elaine Bryant and Carolyn Medina.