South Carolina ASDA

1. Hometown: East Aurora, NY

2. Siblings: 1 older sister, 2 younger sisters, and a younger brother

3. Pets: none

4. Schools: Clemson, MUSC (Masters)

5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? 2 years post undergrad 

6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: ortho or fixed

7. Hobbies: Hockey, tennis, guitar

8. Favorite sports team: Sabres, Bills, Clemson Tigers

9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: Pages 

10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: Folly

11. Plans after graduation: Army Dental Corps hooah

12. Biggest pet peeve: Hagood parking lot

1. Hometown: Pensacola, FL 

2. Siblings: One younger sister and brother 

3. Pets: A childhood springer spaniel 

4. Schools: Florida State University 

5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? In high school when I dealt with missing 4 teeth. 7 and 10 constantly fell out so superglue became my best friend. Probably not the best idea but it worked. :) I then started to shadow dentists where I learned the artistic side of dentistry. My personal dental issues and love for painting led me to turn my interests into a passion!  

6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: Anything in sim lab 

7. Hobbies: Tennis and golf 

8. Favorite sports team: Noles! 

9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: Chubby fish

10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: Sullivan’s 

11. Plans after graduation: Not sure yet! Keeping my options opened.  

12. Biggest pet peeve: People that chew ice

You know the drill — happy Monday!!! Meet Donya Farzam of the Class of 2026!

1. Hometown: Columbia, SC

2. Siblings: One older brother Aaron

3. Pets: My 13 y/old shih tzu from home

4. Schools: College of Charleston

5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? My dentist always made me feel so comfortable & listened to me. I ended up shadowing her in high school and I was sold!!

6. Favorite subject/speciality in dental school: Loved morph last semester and fixed so far

7. Hobbies: playing tennis, trying new foods, reading, binging criminal minds, traveling

8. Favorite sports team: Clemson

9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: Too hard to pick just one!! Indaco, chubby fish, obstinate daughter, 167 raw

10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: Sullivan’s minus the parking, so the go-to is Folly

11. Plans after graduation: Either go straight to practice or a residency. I also think forensic dentistry is supppper cool

12. Biggest pet peeve: people who are rude for no reason & flaky people

Happy Monday Drill! Let’s kick this week off with one of our graduating seniors, Sydney Ellen! 🥳

1. Hometown: Columbia, SC
2. Siblings: older brother in clt and a younger sister who’s a senior at USC
3. Pets: none yet
4. Schools: South Carolina
5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? In middle school shadowing my dentist
6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: fixed, operative, anything clinical, love a good extraction
7. Hobbies: running, eating, going to the beach, boating
8. Favorite sports team: go cocks but they make it tough
9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: chubby fish
10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: Sullivan’s
11. Plans after graduation: AEGD in St. Pete, FL
12. Biggest pet peeve: sidewalk hogs

1. Hometown: San Jose, CA

2. Siblings: 1 older brother and 1 older sister

3. Pets: a quarter horse named Storm :)

4. Schools: University of Southern California ✌🏼

5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist?: When I was 24 and working in sales at Salesforce in SF. My mother-in-law put the idea of dentistry in my head and it took off from there

6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: Orthodontics & Fixed Pros

7. Hobbies: horseback riding, Orangetheory, trying out fun new places in Charleston

8. Favorite sports team: Trojans ❤️💛

9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: Le Farfalle

10. Folly, Sullivan's or IOP: Sullivan's (for the Co-op of course)

11. Plans after graduation: hopefully an orthodontics residency!

12. Biggest pet peeve: when people smack their food while eating 😫

1. Hometown: Dothan, AL

2. Siblings: older sister, Christine

3. Pets: Doberman named Remi and a Frenchton named Watson

4. Schools: University of Alabama

5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? In college, a dentist friend offered me to shadow him. I fell in love after the first day!

6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: diagnostic oral medicine

7. Hobbies: cooking, cocktail mixing, and writing

8. Favorite sports team: The Crimson Tide, Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, and Liverpool

9. Favorite Restaurant in Charleston: Malagon

10. Folly, Sullivan's, IOP: Sullivan’s

11. Plans after graduation: Move back home and join an existing private practice

12. Biggest pet peeve: abnormally loud vehicles on the road

Happy Monday Drill!! And happy white coat ceremony week to all of the D3s - we are so proud of you all. Kicking off this week with a spotlight on one of our D3s, Mahima Pandoria!! 

1. Hometown: Charlotte, NC

2. Siblings: younger sister and younger brother

3. Pets: family Shih tzu named Tito

4. Schools: East Carolina University 

5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist: After shadowing in college and realized I wanted to have a positive impact on others! 

6. Favorite subject: Fixed Prosthodontics

7. Hobbies: hanging with my friends and family, traveling, all things makeup and skincare! 

8. Favorite sports team: hmm the Panthers

9. Favorite restaurant in CHS: Ti-Ney Bangkok 

10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: Sullivans

11. Plans after graduation: not sure yet, but eventually private practice!

12. Biggest pet peeve: loud chewing

Happy Monday!! You already know the drill! Today we are introducing Taylor Foggie a D2 here at MUSC. Get to know Taylor and have a great and productive week!

1. Hometown: Greenville, SC
2. Siblings: One younger sister, Sydney
3. Pets: Family dog, Bella
4. Schools: University of South Carolina 🐔
5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? Went through the brace face phase in middle-high school & fell in love with the art and science behind dentistry!
6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: Operative
7. Hobbies: When not in class, I love to shop/thrift and eat!
8. Favorite sports team: Ehhh I’m not really a sports girly, but my dad used to play for the Cowboys, so Go Cowboys!
9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: Any place w hibachi or sushi! Fav place at the moment is Gingza Japanese Grill
10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: Sullivan’s
11. Plans after graduation: Interested in pursuing a GPR residency program then I’ll be practicing in an underserved area based on my NHSC scholarship for 3 years
12. Biggest pet peeve: Crazy drivers/People who tailgate the car in front of them

1. Hometown: Camden, SC

2. Siblings: Younger brother, Chris

3. Pets: Lab named Shelby

4. Schools: Newberry College

5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? Sophomore summer of college after shadowing a dentist in my hometown. 

6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: So far I’ve enjoyed physiology and fixed pros the most. I’m also interested in OMFS. 

7. Hobbies: Going to the gym, playing softball and pickle ball. 

8. Favorite sports team: Clemson and the Braves 

9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: Melfi’s

10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: Sullivan’s

11. Plans after graduation: Hopefully an OMFS residency. 

12. Biggest pet peeve: Sitting in traffic.

1. Hometown: Florence, SC

2. Siblings: One older sister who’s a neuroscientist

3. Pets: The stray cats in my neighborhood

4. Schools: Wofford College

5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? After shadowing dentists during undergrad

6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: Operative with Dr. Comisi

7. Hobbies: Playing violin, piano, and collecting vinyl records

8. Favorite sports team: none

9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: Home Team BBQ

10. Folly, Sullivan's or IOP: Folly

11. Plans after graduation: General Dentistry

12. Biggest pet peeve: Inconsiderate people

Happy Monday Drill! The class of 2024 is officially D4's! Get to know Michael Azzer from the class of 2024.

1. Hometown: Greenville, SC
2. Siblings: one older sister
3. Pets: I have a little dog named Perry back home
4. Schools: USC-upstate
5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? I was always interested in pursuing a career in healthcare, but really decided after I meet dental students at my church and start shadowing my local dentist
6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: operative, fixed and orthodontics
7. Hobbies: traveling and exploring nature, trying new food and spending time with family and friends
8. Favorite sports team: Liverpool ⚽️
9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: Kanji sushi
10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: Folly
11. Plans after graduation: residency then private practice
12. Biggest pet peeve: people aggressively typing on the keyboard during lectures

HAPPY MONDAY DRILL! Today, we are featuring Fleetwood Brown a D1! Get to know Fleetwood and have a great week!

1. Hometown: Charleston, SC
2. Siblings: One sister, One step sister, Two step brothers
3. Pets: A golden retriever named Rice
4. Schools: Undergrad at Clemson
5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? My mom found a letter I wrote that said I wanted to be a dentist when I was 9
6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: I’ve really enjoyed Anatomy and morphology, seeing Perio and OS is my favorite but I haven’t had a chance to see much else yet
7. Hobbies: Weight Training, Cooking, Disc Golf
8. Favorite sports team: Clemson
9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: Mama Kim’s
10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: IOP
11. Plans after graduation: No plans yet, trying to find something that really sticks out to me and I enjoy the most
12. Biggest pet peeve: When I can hear people in another apartment or floor when trying to sleep