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sophomores and juniors who demonstrate the necessary commitment and academic achieve ment to become competent, well-trained rural pediatric or general dentists.

Derrick accepted into rural dental scholarship program Evan Derrick, an E~t <:;entral C?mm~ty

funding.

After completing dental school, scholars must prac tice general or pediatric den tistry in a rural or medically underserved community. The scholar must provide dental services in a full time clinical practice in an approved Mississippi com-'------'------' munity of 10,000 or fewer Derrick population more than 20 miles from a medically served area.

Tue program offers two years of undergrad College graduate and a Juruor at Uruv~rs1ty of uate academic enrichment including Dental Southern Mississippi and M~rton native, was Admission Test preparation and clinical expe recently ~elected as a ~ch.ol~ ~ the unde~d- rience in a rural setting. Upon completion ofall uate portion of the Miss1ss1pp1 ~ural Dentists dental admissions requirements, the student Scholarship .Program. Dcmck 1s the son of can be admitted to the University of Mississip Dwayne and Jessica Derric~ o~~o~on. . pi School of Dentistry. Created in 2013 by the M1ss1ss1pp1 Lcg1sla- During dental school, each scholar may turc, the program identifies up to five college receive $35,000 per year based on available

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