Student Spotlight: Ayesha Iqbal
Ayesha Iqbal is a third-year dental student in the Advanced Standing Dental Program.
"I am from Kashmir but I grew up in Islamabad, Pakistan. I completed my bachelor's degree in dental surgery from the Islamic International Dental College and then worked in the college's department of periodontology for three years. The experience gave me excellent exposure to various procedures, diagnosis and treatment planning. I also developed teaching skills and arranged many community outreach and preventive health care programs."
"After coming to the United States, I studied for my NBDE exams and worked as a dental assistant in New York for one and a half years before being accepted to UNMC and moving to Nebraska."
- Why she decided to pursue dentistry
- Fun facts about her family, her hobbies and more
- The differences she sees between dentistry in Pakistan and dentistry in the United States
- Her favorite things about UNMC