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Jessica Rickert
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    Jessica Ann Rickert (born 1950) became the first female American Indian dentist in America upon graduating with a DDS from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1975.[1][2][3] She was one of only six women in a class of 140 students.[4] She is a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and a direct descendant of the Indian chief Wahbememe (Whitepigeon).[5][6]

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    Rickert mawnini nder Wyoming, Michigan. O jaɓi jaŋde nder hitaande 1968. Fuɗɗam o jeyaa e jannginoowo jaŋde maako nder jaŋde mawɗe nde o wi'i o yiɗi janngugo medicine, Rickert yahi haa jaŋde University of Michigan ngam jaŋde jaŋde mum e jaŋde Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS). [7]

    Nder duuɓi 1980, Rickert anndini diga George Blue Spruce, labborɗo cukalel Indiyankoore arande nder leydi Amerika e labborjo cukalel, o woni labborgal cukalel Indiankoore arannde nder lesdi Amerika. Hono non, o wondi wonde mo fuɗɗiiɗo Fedde Dental Indiyanko'en Amerik, ko ɗum haɓɓii e hitaande 1990, e Fedde Fedde FƁPM Amerik.[8] O ɗon sembiɗina Indiyaaɓe Amerik e janngooɓe feere ɓe ɓe ɗonno ɓe ɗonno nder hakkiilo cukalel, o ɗon huuwa bee Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa e Chippewa Indians e Saginaw Chippewa tribes ngam janngugo e kuuɗe cukalel cukalel.[8]

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    Rickert heɓii sariyaaku heɓugo hakkilantaaku ngam heɓugo hakkiilo hakkilantaako nder nder nder nder wardiindiji Amerik.

    E hitaande 2022, o heɓi jaajorgal William J. Gies ngam heɓuki ko o waɗi nder jaajorɗe Amerik.

    1. "Dental school alumna Dr. Jessica Rickert receives prestigious Gies Award from ADEA". University of Michigan Dentistry News. March 22, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
    2. "Jessica A. Rickert, DDS (First American Indian Woman Dentist)". Harvard University Perspectives of Change. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
    3. "Breaking Barriers and Making History: Dr. Jessica Rickert's Inspiring Story". 9 & 10 News. July 29, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
    4. "Meet an American Indian Dentist, Advocate, and Role Model: Jessica Rickert". University of Michigan School of Dentistry Sindecuse Museum. September 3, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
    5. "Jessica Rickert". Michigan Women Forward. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
    6. Rickert, Jessica A. (October 2022). "October is National Dental Hygiene Month". Native News Online (in Engeleere). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
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