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.
[4] She is a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and a direct descendant of the Indian chief Wahbememe (Whitepigeon).
Initially dismissed by her high school guidance counselor when she said she wanted to study medicine, Rickert went on to attend the University of Michigan for her undergraduate degree and her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree.
[4] In 2022, she received the American Dental Education Association’s William J. Gies Award for Achievement.
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