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
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President
President Elect
Vice-President
Chairs
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Pre-dental
Legislative
Liaison
Public Relations
Service
Fundraising
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Education/Activities
Membership
Ethics
Licensure
Chapter Overview
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Auto-enrollment
Lunch and Learns
Service Opportunities
Social Events
Legislative Activities
Publications
Fundraising
PRE DENTAL INVOLVEMENT
Illinois Pre-Dental Consortium
Pre-Dental Club Members
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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
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American Student Dental Association
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American Dental Association
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Chicago Dental Society
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Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation
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Illinois State Dental Society
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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
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Started in the fall 2007 as the Illinois Pre-Dental Club Consortium
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Funded by Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation and UIC COD
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Pre-Dental Club members
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Organizational members
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Annual Budget varies $15,000- $20,000 (not including in-kind support)
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Purpose Statement
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Consortium and Club Activities
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Newsletter
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Websites
Illinois Pre-Dental Consortium Activities
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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
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Pre-dental day/night
Mentorship Program
University visits
IPDC Meetings
Service Events
Public Relations
Other Activities
Pre-Dental Recruitment
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Presentations
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Local and National ASDA
Organized Dentistry
Legislative Issues
Q&A
Member Benefits
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Tangible benefits
Resources
Network
Leadership Development
Pre-Dental Outlook
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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
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University of Illinois
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Illinois Institute of Technology