1.
Introduction – Sarah Usher
2.
Current Opportunities
 Systemic Review for the Eunice K. Shriver Center in Boston o Needed: 4 students over the summer (July - Aug 2013) o Contact: Christine Clifford: Christine.Clifford@umassmed.edu
Alexandra Bonardi: Alexandra.Bonardi@umassmed.edu o Participants: 6 students/practicing professionals. A stipend is being provided.
 Letters to the Editor Campaign: Dehumanizing Language o Needed: Students to review language in medical literature articles and write short letters to the editor challenging it
THIS COUNTS AS AN ORIGINAL PUBLICATION TO ADD TO YOUR CV!! o Contact: Dr. Clarissa Kripke: KripkeC@fcm.ucsf.edu
 Univ. California San Francisco
 Transcribe AADMD Webinars o Healthy Communities – Special Olympics o Needed: Students to transcribe & translate AAADMD webinars in preparation for translation into other languages.
 Languages: Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, French, Arabic o Contact: John Hood: johnhoodjr@gmail.com o Participants: Beverly Zidor*, Sarah Wolfson, Vineela Redla
 Paid Dental Research Opportunity! o Funded by the CDC o Needed : Students and other researchers: Opportunity to apply both clinical and academic knowledge o Learn about research and systematic review processes.
 Conduct title and abstract review of literature to determine inclusion or exclusion in systematic review of interventions to reduce oral health disparities between the I/DD and the general population. o Short term project (July/August 2013), 20-28 hours needed. o Training provided & Small stipend available o Contact: Christine Clifford,
EK Shriver Center/UMass Medical School
Christine.Clifford@umassmed.edu
3.
Build membership
 Networking at conferences o Sent Info Blast o Suggestion: Society for Adolescent Heath and Medicine (SAHM)

 Dr. Eric Meininger (Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Adolescent
Medicine)
 Brochures on “Literature Table”
 Display with AADMD representative present
 Update from Nancy: New member, dentist from Minnesota may represent AADMD at this meeting. o American Public Health Association (APHA)
 Annual Meeting & Expo – Nov. 2-6, 2013 Boston, MA
 Dr. Sandy Block responded. Does not want to start a chapter, wants a student to be the leader. I have asked her for student referrals if she has any.
 Alexandria Bonardi will present her research at this conference.
 Special Olympics (SO) College o Contacted Haylie Bernacki
 Will be updated on SO chapters that have medical and dental schools on their campuses
 Developing an AADMD document that will be available at the
Special Olympics N. America Conference – July 2013. o “Project unify” K-12  “SO College” undergraduate  “AADMD” professional school
 AADMD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AADMD?fref=ts o Photos from chapters
 Arizona AADMD | DFSS
 AADMD “Linked-In”: http://www.linkedin.com/company/aadmd?trk=hb_tab_compy_id_3136386
4.
AADMD Student Chapter Updates
 Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health AND School of Osteopathic
Medicine o First 2013-14 meeting July 2013.
 Harvard School of Dental Medicine – Sydnee Chavis

No new updates
 University of Louisville School of Dentistry – Dr. Linel Holwager & Shane
Vaughn
No new updates
Dr. Holder will get into contact with this local chapter
 University of Rochester – Drs. DeLucia and Sulks: faculty, Dr. Cynthia Wong: pediatric dental residents
July 24, 2013 Meeting (Abra)
Initiate DFSS planning o Ann Costello
 University of British Columbia (Nancy Vertel)
Special Olympics Vancouver o Facebook photos
Organizing L&L
CAPD – represent
 Georgetown University (Ms. Marisa Brown, Dr. Kim Bullock (advisor), and
Christine Kim (student leader)
June 11 th – Students needed o Family medicine residents?
 College of Oral Health Sciences University of Technology in Jamaica (Laurian
Lue Yen)
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International Voluntary Project August 2013 o International dental students participating o Provide free treatment o Not specific for ID/DD, but welcomed o AADMD information may be incorporated into a lecture by a Special
Olympics Dentist form Jamaica: Dr. Horace Campbell o Laurian will present the AADMD Student/Resident Informational
PowerPoint. o AADMD brochures available

o International Association of Dental Students (IADS)
 Student Leader: Pavel Scarlat, President
 Pass AADMD info to other members & incorporate our ideas with their projects
 DFSS, etc.
 The 60th IADS & YDW Annual World Dental Congress (IADS)
 Turkey/Italy August 2013
 Dr. Seth Keller will be in Italy early Nov 2013 o Can we coordinate a meeting with IADS?
 Present information about AADMD o Video, etc.
 John Hood?
 University of Pittsburgh (Greg Sencak)
Logo o Variations of current design requested (Dr. Holder)
 Keep current ‘AADMD’ logo
 Incorporate unique image
 Incorporate individual AADMD student chapter name
 Baylor College of Medicine
Meeting in July to discuss how to build local AADMD chapter o Faculty Advisor: Dr. Peacock o Student Leader: John Berens o Medical Resident: Michelle Cornacchia
 University of Arizona College of Medicine
Hannah Loebl & Sarah Peer student leaders
Working to get local chapter started o Faculty advisors identified
 Dr. Lynne Tomasa
 Dr. Tammy ________ o Application and club recognition in process o Pursuing Special Hope Foundation grant o Idea: “Core teams working with families”
 University of the Pacific in CA (Michael Suh – Dr. Allen Wong)

o No new updates
5.
Future:
 Western University School of dental Medicine – Pomona, CA o Dr. Timothy Martinez (tsmartinez@westernu.edu) o Sarah will contact in August to discuss local chapter!!
 University of Southern California (Dr. Holder) o Possible Faculty Advisors
 Richard Paul Mungo rpmungo@gmail.com
 Dr. Rose Ann Mulligan (USC - Director of Special Needs Clinic)
 (Sarah) Inform these faculty that the SO National Games
2015 will be in Los Angeles. Student in an AADMD local chapter can help!! o Need students
 UNDERGRADUATE Chapters o University of Wisconsin-Madison
 Students: Nathan Brooks ( nvbrooks@wisc.edu
) & Erika
Gundlach (elgundlach@wisc.edu)
 Need faculty
 Possible: Dr. M. Clark (emergency health, medical director SO Wisconsin) o Drs. Holder/Keller
 2014 “End the R Word” Champaign o March 2014 o Need to coordinate activities/event with all local chapters
 AADMD Annual Meeting June 2014, New Jersey o Annual Planning Committee
 Student representative(s) needed
6.
Next student committee meeting: Aug. 6 th at 8pm EST (second Tuesday of every month)