ASU Pre-Dental Society Thursday September 9 th

ASU Pre-Dental Society Thursday, September 9 th

Meeting Overview • Introductions • Kaplan Representative – BJ Gallagher • Club Information and Advice • CARE Partnership Student-Run Dental Clinic – Mariam Mahmood • Q&A

Club Information • Isael: Staying up-to-date, signing in • Shaughn: • Lee: Navigating the club website – http: //www. asupredental. com – Club Email: asupredental@gmail. com

Blackboard Group • To enroll, follow these steps: – Log into my. ASU – Click on one of your classes – Click on the maroon "Organizations" tab at the top of the screen next to "Courses” – Type "Pre-Dental" into the "Organization Search" on the left – Click "Enroll"

Club Information • Rainey: Dues – $25 for a semester, $40 for a year – Checks made to “ASU Pre-Dental Society” • Presley: Socials – After meetings: • Location may rotate, check email. – Future Socials/Events?

Josh Taylor Volunteer Coordinator • Communication/Sociology Double Major • Married – No Kids • Door to Door Salesman • Shooting, Trucks, and College Football • Most interested in Pediatric Dentistry

Why Volunteer? • • • Make new friends Explore career and personal interests Earn great recommendations for the future marketable job skills Build your resume Enrich your education Uncover hidden skills and talents Increase your self-confidence Have fun It’s REQUIRED for dental school

Organizations • Sunshine Acres • Boy Scouts of America • Phoenix Children’s Hospital • Big Brothers Big Sisters • Habitat for Humanity

Shadowing • General Dentists • Prosthodontists • Endodontists • Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons • Pediodontists • Orthodontists

Community Health Centers • St. Vincent de Paul Dr. Snyder http: //www. stvincentdepaul. net/PS-Virginia. GPiper. htm • CASS Dr. Kris Volcheck www. cassdentalclinic. org

…Coming Soon… American Cancer Society: Relay for Life Details next meeting

Leah Wyssmann Volunteer Coordinator • Bio. Chemistry -!!! Yepee • Enjoy running, hiking and VOLUNTEERING • Senior- apply in 1 year

This weeks volunteering opportunities • 9/12/10 the hair cut a thon at the Phoenix Dining Room the time is 9: 30 am – 1: 00 pm. T • The Hearts and Hands Day Coordinating on 9/11/10 from 8: 15 am – 11: 45 am • Monday – Thursday help needed from 8: 30 am – 11: 30 am serving breakfast to the homeless in our North Phoenix Dining Room. Also, help needed in the kitchen preparing meals from 8: 00 am – 11: 30 am M-F

Future Volunteering Opportunities Kitchen (preparing meals) 10/09/2010 8: 00 am – 11: 30 am 5 volunteers 10/23/2010 8: 00 am – 11: 30 am 5 volunteers Chandler Thrift Store (helping with basic retail store needs) 9/25/2010 9: 00 am – 1: 00 pm 5 volunteers 10/16/2010 9: 00 am – 1: 00 pm 5 volunteers Docks (Unloading/sorting donations) 9/27/2010 4: 00 pm – 7: 00 pm 5 volunteers 10/20/201 4: 00 pm – 7: 00 pm 5 volunteers Mesa Dining Room (Serving lunch to the homeless)9/18/2010 8: 30 am – 12: 00 pm 5 volunteers 10/09/2010 8: 30 am – 12: 00 pm 5 volunteers

The Annual Arizona Coalition for Tomorrow's Kids Health Fair needs you! 2010 ACT Kids Health Fair Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 6: 30 a. m. - 4: 00 p. m. Register online today! http: //www. actkidshealthfair. org/c. Volunteer. php? cid=7

Need Volunteers & Walkers Contact: shayan. salim@asu. edu

ASDOH's predental committee • Provide assistance to students who want to attend dental school • Offer information about ASDOH • Get you acquainted with the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) • Offer predental students a mentor Please contact (either first, second or third year dental student) to help answer questions Elisabeth Easley or Jimmy throughout the application process or Duncan even before you begin applying. ASDOH ASDA Chairs of the • Monthly newsletters Predental Committee • Events Include: Class of 2013 eeasley@atsu. edu – Predental workshops jwd 2013@atsu. edu – Open house – Mentor meetings every few months

ASDOH Open House • Saturday, October 2 nd • 9 am-12 pm • A Dental School Representative will be there to answer questions! • *Highly Recommended to Attend

Distant Future volunteering opportunities… • Spring break trip to MEXICO – Build houses – Serve the community – Teach about oral health

How to Get the Most out of the Club… • Come to meetings, read emails, check website • Sign up to volunteer! • Get to know your fellow Pre-Dental members (advice, study groups, etc. ) • Keep track of your involvement • Suggest activities/events • Run for an Officer position

Future Meetings (Tentative Schedule) • Sept. 23 rd – Students from ASDOH dental school for a Q&A about the application process and the school • Oct. 8 th – Students from Midwestern dental school for a Q&A about the application process and the school • Oct. 21 st – Phillip Scharf, the director of the pre-professional advising office, will be presenting "The Road to Dental School". It is very informative, especially for freshman, sophomores, and juniors. • Nov. 4 th – Dr. Baker, a local dentist, will teach us a little bit about impressions, and then we will take dental impressions on one another! Wear clothes that you don't mind getting a little dirty. • Nov. 18 th: Admissions Representative • Dec. 2 nd: End of Semester Social

ADEA AADSAS Dental School Application • https: //portal. aadsasweb. org/ • Create a fake account and print out the application. • TONIGHT!

CARE Student Run Dental Clinic MARIAM MAHMOOD • To Volunteer, You Need: – CPR Certification – CARE OSHA/HIPAA Training Course (free) – All Vaccinations up-to-date • Once these qualifications are met, volunteers can sign up for clinic sessions posted each month over the Pre. Dents listserv. – List. Serv directions on website • I will email them the forms to bring in when they volunteer. Shayan. salim@asu. edu – Scrubs and closed toed shoes are required under a disposable gown/lab coat.

Questions?

Next Meeting • Thursday, September 23 rd • 6 pm • Room = ?

ITS TIME TO BOWL! In the basement of the MU