Each year, we enjoy celebrating the efforts of recent graduates who go above and beyond in their professional careers; we do this by honoring them in the 10 Under 10 feature in the Leading Edge. We are proud of our alumni who are both leaders in the profession and active members in their communities. All of these alumni have unique and individual stories to share and can be read here.
Honorees are nominated by alumni colleagues, as well as faculty, staff and current students. If you know of a Detroit Mercy Dental graduate who should be recognized as one of our 10 Under 10, please contact Kimberly Raleigh, director of Alumni Relations: kimberly.raleigh@udmercy.edu
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Chad Beers, D.D.S. ’09 |
Paul Esteso, D.D.S. ’09 Dr. Paul Esteso, D.D.S. Frisco, Texas |
| Natalie Datien, B.S. ’13, D.D.S. ’13 Today’s Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry Canton, Mich. |
Bassam Kinaia, D.D.S. ’08, M.S. ’99 Detroit Mercy Dental Michigan Periodontics & Implants Detroit, Mich. |
| Ali Ismail, D.D.S. ’13 Livonia Dental Care Livonia, Mich. |
Matthew Love D.D.S. ’16 Cherry Health Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| April Kotermanski, R.D.H. ’15 Detroit Mercy Dental Detroit, Mich. |
Jerek Petrous, D.D.S. ’11, M.S ’13 Petrous Orthodontics Madison Heights, Mich. |
| Joelle Abed Elahad, D.D.S. ’16 Brightside Dental & Orthodontics Saint Clair Shores, Mich. |
Gabriel Ponce, D.D.S. ’15 Lambton Family Dental Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
I would like to comment on regards to Dr. Ponce . In my opinion he is second to none. I am a 48 year old female with a dentist phobia resulting in rotten teeth. GABE took the time to explain every procedure and kept checking in to assure i was pain free. I went from a lady that never went to the dentist to a lady that was going once a week for a few months! And for the first time I can actually smile and show my teeth and have him to thank In my opinion he is the best of the best and I am honored to recommend him to anyone and feel confident they will not be disappointed
Thanks for your time Lori Gatecliff