DATS Students Celebrate Fall Graduation 2014

The DATS Fall Class of 2014 celebrated with their friends and families, Thursday, November 13, 2014, as they received their certificates to be Certified Dental Assistants in the state of Texas.   The event was held at Harlingen Family Dentistry, the site of DATS.

Janae Neeley, program coordinator, welcomed the graduates and guests and introduced Dr. Glenn Thomason, DATS instructor.  Dr. Thomason commended the group and encouraged them to become familiar with the various specialties within dentistry and to move forward with their dental assisting careers.

The keynote speaker was Dr. Juan D. Villarreal, CEO and Founder of Harlingen Family Dentistry.  Harlingen Family Dentistry has expanded to Raymondville, Brownsville, Edinburg and McAllen due to Dr. Villarreal’s continued passion to provide affordable quality dental care to the Rio Grande Valley communities.

Dr. Villarreal emphasized that no matter where you are born and raised, you can accomplish anything you can envision with hard work and persistence.

Refreshments were served and enjoyed by all.