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The Value of Predental Membership

The Value of Predental Membership. Predental Recruitment Goals. Mentoring future dental school applicants Cultivate future ASDA leaders Strengthen our commitment to diversity Promote the profession of dentistry Increase ASDA’s membership to ensure our collective voice is heard!

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The Value of Predental Membership

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  1. The Value of Predental Membership

  2. Predental Recruitment Goals • Mentoring future dental school applicants • Cultivate future ASDA leaders • Strengthen our commitment to diversity • Promote the profession of dentistry • Increase ASDA’s membership to ensure our collective voice is heard! • Predental members have the largest opportunity for growth

  3. Who Considers Dentistry as a Profession? • Students like you and I! • Passion for science and art/manual dexterity • People from all walks of the socioeconomic and ethnic spectrum.

  4. Predental Recruitment at Universities & Colleges • Post information at HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS • Contact pre-health advisor at respective school • Reach out to predental clubs nearby • Hold a predental recruitment drive • Host an interest meeting (pizza!) or a tour of your school

  5. ASDA Predental Chapters • As of 2005, no longer established • Encourage predental clubs • Individual ASDA membership • Connection to ASDA chapter

  6. Educating Predental Students: Why Join ASDA? • Involvement • Preparation • Resources

  7. Involvement • Organized dentistry • Unified voice • Powerful advocate working on their behalf

  8. Preparation • Stand out from the competition • First-hand knowledge of dental school • Hot topics in the world of dentistry

  9. Resources • Powerful resources available to them • Access to the nation’s largest network of individual’s pursuing dentistry as a career!

  10. ASDA Membership Benefits • 10% discount on Kaplan DAT online courses and preparation materials • 10% discount on T-Mobile monthly wireless plan and exclusive deals on devices • 20% discount on Lexi-Comp dental print and electronic resources • Members-only area of ASDAnet.org • Online discussion forum and Facebook page • ASDA credit card and consumer loan program • Auto and homeowners/renters insurance • Online discounts on books, music and DVDs

  11. Publications • ASDA News – Monthly Newsletter • Mouth – Quarterly Journal • Getting Into Dental School Handbook (predental members) • Getting Through Dental School Handbook (predoctoral members) • Guide to Postdoctoral Programs • National Board Reprints • New monthly e-newsletter “Word of Mouth” The Voice of the American Student Dental Association

  12. ASDA Meetings • Eastern, Central and Western Regional Meetings • 2010 National Dental Student Lobby DayWashington, DC – February 8-9 • ASDA’s 40th Annual Session Pittsburgh, PA - March 17-21 • District Meetings • Chapter Meetings

  13. Follow-up on Recruitment • List of attendees (to a main event) • E-mail addresses • Get feedback from the events • Look for the leaders

  14. How Can They Become Part of ASDA? • Online at www.asdanet.org/join • Call (800) 621-8099, ext. 2795 • 2009 dues: $55/year • Dues remain the same for 2010

  15. Questions • Andrea SalazarCouncil on Membership Chair dent@umich.edu • Danielle BauerASDA Chapter Relations ManagerDanielle@ASDAnet.orgwww.ASDAnet.org

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