FDFuture DentalPATHWAYS

About

I'm Nisa — and I learned all of this the hard way so you don't have to

Dual-admission dental medicine student, oral surgery assistant since 17, published researcher, nonprofit co-founder. None of that came from connections — it came from emails, follow-ups, and knowing what to ask for. That's exactly what I teach.

Oral surgery assisting
2 Cureus publications
Dual admission, dental medicine
International dental outreach

How my experience helps you

Four things I can hand you directly

I've been in the operatory, so I know what to ask for

Since 2023 I've assisted an oral surgeon roughly 13 hours a week through implants, extractions, corrective jaw surgery, and biopsies — plus shadowing with orthodontists, hygienists, and implantologists. I can tell you what a busy office actually needs from a student, what makes them say yes, and what makes them stop replying.

I can get you into research without a PhD mentor

I'm a co-author on two peer-reviewed reviews — plus research through the Lumiere Scholars program with mentors from Brown and Penn. I'll show you how students actually join review teams and get credited.

I've built things from nothing, and you can too

I co-founded Brush With Magic Foundation for oral health access, co-founded a legal education platform, ran an environmental club, and organized a $2,365 earthquake relief fundraiser. If your resume feels thin, we'll build a project that's real, useful, and yours.

I know how to be evaluated — and coached

Dual-admission student in dental medicine, IB Diploma candidate with high honors, National Honor Society, varsity fencing captain and two-time Junior Olympian. Interviews, applications, and pressure are familiar territory, and I coach for them the way I was coached.

The path so far

Experience timeline

  1. Aug 2022 – Jun 2024Shadowing across orthodontics, hygiene, and implantologyCommack & Brentwood, NY
  2. Jul 2023 – Jun 2024Lumiere Research Scholar — working memory in epilepsy patients, analyzed in RRemote, 15 hrs/week
  3. Dec 2023 – presentOral surgery assisting — implants, extractions, jaw surgery, biopsiesCommack, NY, 13 hrs/week
  4. 2025 – presentCo-founder, Brush With Magic Foundation — oral hygiene access and educationNY, PA, FL & West Africa
  5. Dec 2025IVHQ dental clinic volunteering — preventative and restorative careSan José, Costa Rica
  6. 2025 – 2026PR Chair, Doctor and Dentist Specialists of TomorrowNova Southeastern University
  7. Jun 2026 & Jul 2026Two peer-reviewed publications as co-author in CureusSystematic & scoping reviews
  8. Fall 2028Dual-admission student, School of Dental MedicineNova Southeastern University

Let's map out your next 12 months

Tell me where you are — high school, first-year, career-changer — and I'll tell you the three things worth doing next, in order.

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