South Carolina ASDA

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

HAPPY MONDAY! Today we are introducing a D4 Nick Schuster! Get to know Nick and have a great and productive week!

1. Hometown: Florence, SC
2. Siblings: a younger sister named Ashlin
3. Pets: a cocker spaniel/poodle named Bella and a yorkie named Gigi
4. Schools: Francis Marion University
5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist?: after working at my uncle’s practice one summer during college and seeing what a wonderful impact it made on others
6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: anatomy for sure, I feel like it’s one of the most useful classes in dental school. I also love Fixed Pros and being a TA for that class
7. Hobbies: golf, collecting coins and antique paper currency, and anything to do with history
8. Favorite sports team: not a team but I will always cheer on Tiger Woods!
9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: Chipotle, I go there like 5 times a week
10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: Isle of Palms, the golf there is great too
11. Plans after graduation: private practice and working on my golf game
12. Biggest pet peeve: people that don’t say goodbye when hanging up the phone

Happy Monday Drill! Today we are introducing Clare Maloney a D1! Get to know Clare and have a great week!

1. Hometown: Greenville, SC
2. Siblings: I’m the oldest of 5 siblings!! 4 sisters and 1 brother
3. Pets: Cats named Tully and Moon (neither are mine but I’m an aunty)
4. Schools: Clemson
5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? I’ve wanted to be a dentist since middle school
6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: Favorite subjects is definitely biochem!
7. Hobbies: F45, basketball with stoke, and watching new girl for the 10th time through
8. Favorite sports team: Miami hurricanes baby
9. Favorite restaurant in CHS: Santi’s
10. Folly, Sullivan's, or IOP: Sullivan’s
11. Plans after graduation: Hopefully specialize or do a GPR
12. Biggest pet peeve: Driving too slow

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

Happy Monday and hope everyone is enjoying their well deserved break! Today we are featuring Savannah Grant, a current D4! Happy Monday drill!

1. Hometown: Spartanburg, SC
2. Siblings: 4
3. Pets: My parents have two aussies and my roommate has a golden
4. Schools: Wofford College
5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? 9th grade
6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: Operative, behavioral science, advanced dental seminar series
7. Hobbies: Reading, F45, painting my nails
8. Favorite sports team: Ted Lasso’s futbol team
9. Favorite restaurant in CHS: Chubby Fish
10. Folly, Sullivan’s, or IOP: Folly
11. Plans after graduation: I’m moving, maybe to Virginia, to work for Heartland!
12. Biggest pet peeve: Getting stains on every piece of clothing I own

Happy Monday!! YOU KNOW THE DRILL! This is Ryan Hunter a D3! Get to know Ryan and have a great week!

1. Hometown: Charlotte, NC
2. Siblings: 1 older sister
3. Pets: Black lab named shadow
4. Schools: Anderson University
5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? After I volunteered at a dental free clinic my sophomore year.
6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: Fixed Pros courses
7. Hobbies: Trying new restaurants, going to the gym, going to the beach, hanging out with friends
8. Favorite sports team: Clemson and the Panthers
9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: R Kitchen or Church and Union
10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: IOP
11. Plans after graduation: GPR/AEGD
12. Biggest pet peeve: Slow walkers

Happy Monday and another Monday Drill! We hope all enjoyed their December break and kicked off last week back to class! Today we are introducing Jackson Derrick a D1!

1. Hometown: Chapin, SC
2. Siblings: Only child
3. Pets: I actually just got a kitten!
4. Schools: College of Charleston
5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? Pretty late honestly. It wasn’t until I shadowed a dentist after I graduated college that all the dots started to finally connect.
6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: Still haven’t been exposed to much, but so far anatomy has been my favorite.
7. Hobbies: surfing, working out, reading, going out with friends
8. Favorite sports team: go tigers
9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: wow tough. Uh maybe Felix just because I worked there for a bit. But queen street grocery has one of the best turkey sandwiches in chs
10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: if you don’t go to folly wyd..?
11. Plans after graduation: I’d definitely like to do a residency
12. Biggest pet peeve: the drawbridges in Charleston :/

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

Happy Monday!! You know the drill! Today we are introducing Caitlyn Johnson, a D4. Have a great week!

1. Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida
2. Siblings: 1 older brother and 2 younger sisters
3. Pets: Penny and MoMo! My perfect little angels!!
4. Schools: Florida State University! Go Noles!!
5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist? College! Ya girl shadowed about every medical specialty out there 😂
6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: being in clinic!
7. Hobbies: brewery hopping and spending every waking minute of the day hyping my dogs up
8. Favorite sports team: Noles ❤️💛
9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: oof tie between Lewis and Frothy Beard with a sprinkle of Wild Olive
10. Folly, Sullivan’s or IOP: Sullivan’s all day
11. Plans after graduation: Working, someones gotta pay off these loans! I’d also love to continue with forensics.
12. Biggest pet peeve: Omg people being late

Happy Monday South Carolina ASDA! We hope you start this week off strong even on a rainy Monday. Today we are introducing Caroline Edwards, a D2!

1. Hometown: summerville SC
2. Siblings: I’m the youngest of three girls
3. Pets: none of my own but love them all
4. School: Clemson university
5. When did I decide dentistry: early on in college I knew I’d love the detailed work and the challenging medical environment
6. Favorite subject: dentures
7. Hobbies: I love to bake and cook, recipes testing is a favorite pastime of mine
8. Favorite sports team: clemson
9. Favorite restaurant: xao bao biscuit
10. Sullivan’s!
11. Plans after graduation: not sure yet, just going with the flow
12. Biggest pet peeve: messiness

Happy Monday Drill!! Today we are introducing Olivia Decho a D2! Hope all are enjoying their well deserved holiday break!

1. Hometown: Columbia, SC
2. Siblings: only child!
3. Pets: none right now, but would love to get a dog when I have more time!
4. Schools: USC
5. When did you decide you wanted to be a dentist: I slipped and fell off a hot tub when I was 5 and really messed up my teeth, so somewhere along the long process of fixing everything, I began being really interested in dentistry and how everything works!
6. Favorite subject/specialty in dental school: I really love fixed prosth!
7. Hobbies: Tennis, running, traveling, and hanging out with friends!
8. Favorite sports team: go gamecocks!
9. Favorite restaurant in Chs: chubby fish
10. Folly, Sullivan’s, or IOP: Sullivan’s
11. Plans after graduation: still have a ways to go, but hopefully private practice!
12. Biggest pet peeve: slow walkers