Student Organizations
The Student Government Association (SGA) is the official organization representing the Touro College of Dental Medicine's student body. The SGA Council consists of the students elected Class Officers of each class, SGA Committee Chairs, along with an Executive SGA President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and PR Chair. The members of the SGA Council meet at least six times per academic year to present updates on each class and committee and discuss solutions to student-related issues. The SGA also plans activities to help ease the stress of classes, distributes funding to student groups, and advocates for the student body to the academic leaders and administration. Current students may visit TCDM's website, which includes forms for event and budget proposals, on Canvas under the Student Government tab.
Questions about Student Government may be directed to dental.studentgovernment@touro.edu, the anonymous SGA feedback on Canvas, or any current officer.
Student Government Association (SGA) 2023-2024
Executive Board
President: Rachel Sebastian, rsebasti2@student.touro.edu
Vice President: Jeremy Lichter, jlichter2@student.touro.edu
Secretary: Stephanie Rachaf, srachaf@student.touro.edu
Treasurer: Alexander Constantine, aconstan3@student.touro.edu
Public Relations: Anish Cheriyan, acheriya@student.touro.edu
Class of 2024
President: Daniel Brock, dbrock@student.touro.edu
Vice President: Mullar Zakher, mzakher2@student.touro.edu
Secretary: Talia Levie, tlevie@student.touro.edu
Treasurer: Haley Shapiro, hshapiro3@student.touro.edu
Class of 2025
President: Jordan Sahawneh, jsahawne@student.touro.edu
Vice President: Samantha Golod, sgolod@student.touro.edu
Secretary: Dean Guevarra, dguevarr@student.touro.edu
Treasurer: Zachary Mann, zmann@student.touro.edu
Class of 2026
President: Veean Chen, vchen6@student.touro.edu
Vice President: Emily Angelis, eangelis2@student.touro.edu
Secretary: Esther Chu, echu5@student.touro.edu
Treasurer: Moon Lee, mlee32@student.touro.edu
Class of 2027
President: Michelle Weingarten, mweingar5@student.touro.edu
Vice President: Lena Braendle, lbraendl@student.touro.edu
Secretary: Politimi Papadoniou, ppapadon@student.touro.edu
Treasurer: Ramziya Fahradova, rfahrado@student.touro.edu
Committee Chairs
Community Service: Eric Davis, edavis15@student.touro.edu
Formal: Stephanie Rachaf, srachaf@student.touro.edu
Professional Development: Dean Guevarra, dguevarr@student.touro.edu
Yearbook: Polina Gomer, pgomer@student.touro.edu
Student Organizations
TCDM students have the opportunity to participate in over 20 student-run clubs and organizations, as well as the many student organizations available on the New York Medical College campus.
National Student Organizations
Academy of General Dentistry (AGD): www.agd.org
Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity: www.ao.org
American Dental Education Association (ADEA): www.adea.org
American Student Dental Association (ASDA): www.asdanet.org
Chinese Dental Student Association (CADA): www.cadany.org
Hispanic Dental Association (HDA): www.hdassoc.org
Korean American Dental Association (KADA): www.kadausa.com
Student Professionalism and Ethics Association (SPEA): www.speadental.org
The American Association for Women Dentists (AAWD): www.aawd.org
TCDM Student Organizations
The Chromatic Scalers
The Tourodont
Practice Management Dental Club
Periodontics Society
Pediatrics Club
Oral Maxillofacial Dental Research Community (DORS)
OMFS and Anesthesia Society
Orthodontics Club
Fishing Club
