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Welcome!. Pre-Dental Club Meeting September 13 th , 2010. Meeting Overview. Introductions About the club Keynote Speakers: Lindsay from CDS Lindsey from Kaplan Chad and Beth from ASDA Calendar of Events T-shirts Last minute items/October meeting reminder. President Roxanne Corbin
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Welcome! Pre-Dental Club Meeting September 13th, 2010
Meeting Overview • Introductions • About the club • Keynote Speakers: • Lindsay from CDS • Lindsey from Kaplan • Chad and Beth from ASDA • Calendar of Events • T-shirts • Last minute items/October meeting reminder
President Roxanne Corbin Vice President Abby Bursch Secretary Lissa Tommerdahl Treasurer Steven McCarthy Public Relations Avanthi Tiruvandi Webmaster Chris Schweiger Introductions
About the Pre-Dental Club • Providing a forum for students interested in dentistry and related careers • Networking with other pre-dental students and SOD faculty • Dental School Tours, ASDA • Volunteer opportunities to get a broader scope of dentistry as a career • Give Kids a Smile Day, Project Homeless Connect, Feed My Starving Children • Fundraisers and projects to give back • The Smile Network, Holiday Helping Hands, Bolivia Smile • Engaging in the campus community • Homecoming Parade, meetings and events with other clubs
Children’s Dental Services • Lindsay Brooks, CDS Representative - Volunteer/Intern opportunities available - Shadowing experiences • lbrooks@childrensdentalservices.org
Kaplan Test Prep • Lindsey Clancy • Kaplan Representative • Let Kaplan give you the edge on the DAT! • www.kaptest.com/dat
American Student Dental Association (ASDA) • Chad Larson (D2) and Beth Lambert (D2) • ASDA Representatives • ASDA Events • Usually happen twice a semester • Past Events: Drill’n’Fill, Impression Session • How to sign up • Go to www.asdanet.org/joinnow.aspx • Membership is $55 through the end of 2011
Disclaimer • The Pre-Dental Club is what you make of it! • Don’t just pay your membership dues and say you were in the club- take advantage of all the opportunities being presented to you!
Reminders/Concluding Remarks • Next meeting: Monday, October 11th • Same time (6:00 PM) • Same place (Moos Tower 2-530) • Kaplan Test Prep for the DAT • Practice Problems (10 questions) • Prizes awarded for the highest score! • Begin planning for December fundraiser • Organize into sub-groups and committees
Thanks for coming! Hope to see you all back here next month!