Cheryline Pezzullo

I'm a general dentist and dental school faculty member, and I've spent my career at the intersection of clinical practice, academic administration, and public health. I direct community-based programs and pre-health pathway initiatives, and I'm currently completing my doctorate in education, where my research focuses on the future of the dental education workforce. I also still practice clinically one day a week. That mix shapes how I coach. I've been on the other side of the table — writing letters of recommendation, reviewing applications and personal statements, and advising students on residency fit, specialty decisions, and how to present themselves honestly and competitively. I've worked with students at every stage: high schoolers who don't yet know dentistry is an option, undergrads assembling a first application, dental students figuring out their next move and non-traditional students looking for a meaningful change. If you're applying to dental school, weighing GPR vs. AEGD vs. specialty, or trying to make your application actually sound like you, I can help.