Born and raised in Iraq, Martin Murad moved to the United States in 2012 for a better future and aspired to become a first-generation college graduate. He received his Bachelor of Science in Public Health with a minor in Chemistry from Wayne State University. He pursued his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at Detroit Mercy Dental. Martin was actively involved in organized dentistry as a board member for the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) chapter of the American Student Dental Association, Implant & Oral Surgery Club, Student Research Group, and Michigan Dental Association’s Committee on Continuing Education. Martin will further his training at Ascension Oakland-Macomb Hospital for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency.