**Quick Reminders**
 Do not forget to complete your course evaluations for the courses taken this
semester!!
o Click here for the link
 Skull Collection
o Section B should return their skulls Wednesday, January 20th from 1-4
pm in room 262, 433 1st Ave
o NOTE: this is a change in location, Josh will be collecting skulls in
room 262
 Dr. Strange Presentation Link
o Dr. Strange provided ASDA with his presentation on how to succeed
on practicals. Click here for the link! Great to prepare for the practicals
and ensure success!
 Dean’s “Ring In The New Year” Celebration
o Friday, January 29th from 4:30-6:30pm
o Riverpark, 450 East 29th Street
o Click here to RSVP
 Next BFCCs are due 1/29 at 11 am
o Some modules will be cross-referenced in the upcoming Organ
Systems Course if you have already done the GI and Cardiovascular
modules, you can get credit for it in the Organ Systems course, if not it
might be a good idea to work on those modules for this month!
 Opening of Bike Rack Room at 433 First Avenue, Room 104C.
o Room is available on a first come-first serve basis for students, faculty
and staff from the College of Nursing, College of Dentistry and
Bioengineering Institute
o Entrance to the Bike Rack Room is located at 26th Street and can be
accessed using your active NYU ID card
 Extra day of transcript money collection!!
o Wednesday, 1/20 from 12-2pm in the Commons
o $30
 MLK Weekend Lab Hours
o Bench Lab will be open from 8am- 10pm on Monday 1/18
o Sim Lab will be open from 8am- 10pm on Monday 1/18
o No staff will be available
**Upcoming Exams/Quizzes**
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1/19 B1 & B2 Group GDS Practical #1
1/20 GDS Quiz #8 Potluck
1/21 Basic Tissues online quiz #2 due 9:59 am
1/26 B1 & B2 Group GDS Practical #2
1/28 A1 & A2 Group GDS Practical #2
1/29 Neuroscience online quiz #3 due 6pm
** Club Announcements**
 Clubs: Send me information about club events/meetings & I will post
announcements here each week! (mmb462@nyu.edu)
**Class Council Announcements **
 Spring Combined Syllabi: Click here for quick information about your
classes!
 Class website is up!
o Click here for the link & bookmark it!
 Nominate a student and faculty of the month!
o Click here to nominate someone special and recognize them for how
amazing they are!
o January nominations are due by at midnight 1/31
 Due to overwhelming demand, there will be one extra day for transcript
collection!
o Wednesday, 1/20 from 12-2pm in the Commons
o $30
 Exciting, new volunteer opportunity for the wonderful Reach Out and Read
program that takes place right here in the NYUCD Pediatric Clinic
o Wednesday 1/20 from 4-5pm in Nagel there will be a D1 orientation
o Sign up here
o Click here for more information on the program
 Want to see something in these reminders?
o E-mail me at mmb462@nyu.edu with suggestions!
**Shout-Outs**
 Shout-outs to:
o Our wonderful classmates who have been so kind in helping those who
have left their things in bench lab. Thank you!
o Nina Hyvarinen and Nikki Hariri for helping in getting the
neuroscience schedule changed so that everyone can attend lecture!
o Good Luck to everyone taking their practical this week! :)
 Do you have a shout-out?!!
o Send them to me at mmb462@nyu.edu!
GDS
 Wed 1/20
 Tues 1/19
 Thurs 1/21
 Fri 1/22
Lectures
Adhesion to Dentin (Dr. Coelho & Dr.
Hirata)
Quiz #8 Potluck
Labs
Practical #1 for B1 & B2 (Class II Prep #19
or 30)
Practice time for A1 & A2
Complex & Atypical Prep
#19 MOL Cuspal Onlay Prep for comp
Timed exercise
Prep #3 or 14
Reminders
 1/20 Quiz #8 Potluck
 Note: POP Quizzes begin in lab sessions this semester! Make sure you are
prepared!
o The pop quizzes will be on operative covered in class
 Note: on practical and mock practical days, only those assigned are allowed
in the lab on those days (you will not be allowed in the lab to practice on
those days)
 The “potluck quizzes” will be on dental anatomy, primary teeth and
anomalies
 Practicals:
o Click here for practical protocol and here for information
o Dates:
 B1 & B2 Group: 1/19
 Practical #2: Class 2 Prep Indirect #3 or #14 MO
o Dates:
 B1 & B2 Group: 1/26
 A1 & A2 Group: 1/28
Neuroscience
Lectures
Cranial Nerves 1
 Wed 1/20 (A/B in Septo)
Cranial Nerves 2
Reminders
 All lectures are in Nagel except 1/20, 1/27 and 2/17 (which will be held in
Septodont)
 **NOTE: There will now be two lecture sessions, one for A and one for B
o A lecture schedule
o B lecture schedule
 Attendance at lectures is strongly recommended
 Online Quiz #3 (lectures 9-13) opens 1/27 at 6pm & due 1/29 at 6pm
o Each quiz has 12-15 questions
o Once the quiz is opened you have 1 hour to complete
o You receive immediate feedback at the end of the quiz
o Can take the quiz up to 3x, with the last attempt being recorded
Basic Tissues
 Tues 1/19
 Thurs 1/21
 Tues 1/19
o B2: 10:45-12:45
o A1: 2-3:50
Lectures
Connective Tissue 3
Connective Tissue 4
Collagen Gene Family 1
Collagen Gene Family 2
Noncollagenous Proteins
Conferences
Epithelium
 Thurs 1/21
o A2: 2-3:50
****Mandatory Attendance****
class ends with a quiz
Reminders
 Quiz #2 (Lectures 7-10) opens Tues 1/19 at 10 am and closes Thursday 1/21
at 9:59 am
o The average of your 5 best online quiz scores will be used in the final
calculation of your grade
o There will be questions from the CCPs on the on-line quizzes
o About 15-20 questions each, 1 hour to complete once opened
o Open for 48 hours following the last lecture tested
o May take the quiz 3x but the last attempt counting
 Attendance at lectures and CCPs is strongly recommended
 Attendance is mandatory for conference sessions
 Fri 1/22
o B1: 2-3:50
Pediatric Dentistry for the New Dentist
Lectures
 none
none
Reminders
 Please be on the lookout for your first Pediatric outreach session on your
schedules! They start for some on 1/4! And do not forget to do the four
modules posted on NYU classes prior to your outreach session!
o The modules are not graded just a way to keep track of who has
reviewed the material
 Attendance is mandatory at each assigned outreach rotation
Professionalism & Ethics
Lectures
none
 none
Reminders
 Note: lecture is in Septodont!
Multidisciplinary Experience in Patient Care
 none
Lectures
none
Reminders
 Attendance:
o Mandatory for all lectures and clinical exercises
o those who attend 9/10 of the lectures will receive 10 bonus points on
their final score, if you attend 8 you will receive 7 bonus points, if you
attend 7 you will receive 5 bonus points, 6 or fewer does not merit any
bonus points (maximum grade is 100)
Always Remember:
Have a Happy Week!! :)