Pre-Dental Recruitment and Involvement American Student Dental Association Western Regional Meeting October 29 - 31, 2010 Chicago, Illinois Participants Darryl Pendleton, DMD, Associate Dean UIC College of Dentistry Kaori Ema (D4) UIC ASDA President 2009 -10 Shivam Patel (D3) UIC ASDA President 2010 -11 Phillip Gurgone (D2) President University of Illinois Pre-Dental Club 2008-09 Alexander Reznikov (D2) President Illinois Institute of Technology Pre-Dental Club 2008 -09 UIC ASDA Executive Board President President Elect Vice-President Chairs Pre-dental Legislative Liaison Public Relations Service Fundraising Education/Activities Membership Ethics Licensure Chapter Overview Auto-enrollment Lunch and Learns Service Opportunities Social Events Legislative Activities Publications Fundraising PRE DENTAL INVOLVEMENT Illinois Pre-Dental Consortium Pre-Dental Club Members Benedictine University Chicago State University Illinois Institute of Technology Loyola University Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Organizational Members • American Student Dental Association • American Dental Association • Chicago Dental Society • Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation • Illinois State Dental Society • University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Illinois Pre-Dental Consortium Purpose The purpose of the consortium is to: To connect Illinois Pre-Dental students on a state-wide level with the goal of sharing resources and interests, and most importantly, collaborating on efforts to increase Pre-Dental mentoring; AND to educate Pre-Dental Students on oral health Disparities in the state and to increase access to care for children in Illinois. Illinois Pre-Dental Consortium Overview Started in the fall 2007 as the Illinois Pre-Dental Club Consortium Funded by Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation and UIC COD Pre-Dental Club members Organizational members Annual Budget varies $15,000- $20,000 (not including in-kind support) Purpose Statement Consortium and Club Activities Newsletter Websites Illinois Pre-Dental Consortium Activities Annual Consortium Meeting – August at UIC Pre-Dental Conference– February at Chicago Dental Society’s Mid-Winter Meeting Outreach - Give Kids a Smile Day (2nd Friday February) Mentoring - Mentoring Dinner Meeting (November ) Club meetings Dental School Visits Club Websites Club Newsletters UIC ASDA UIC ASDA Pre-Dental Involvement Pre-dental day/night Mentorship Program University visits IPDC Meetings Service Events Public Relations Other Activities Pre-Dental Recruitment Presentations Local and National ASDA Organized Dentistry Legislative Issues Q&A Member Benefits Tangible benefits Resources Network Leadership Development Pre-Dental Outlook Joint Service Projects Newsletter Exchange Joint Activities Preparation for National Conferences General Body Meetings Invitation to Lunch and Learns Website Links and Resources Pre-Dental Clubs University of Illinois Illinois Institute of Technology