Virginia Commonwealth University

Why become a member of Predental ASDA? Joining ASDA as a predental member is an exceptional and unique opportunity that is available to you as a predental student.

By joining predental ASDA at the VCU School of Dentistry you can not only become part of the national ASDA organization, but you also become part of the local VCU ASDA chapter as well.

With your membership in national ASDA you will get great publications sent to your house including a guide named “Getting Into Dental School.” This guide has tons of great testimonials and advice from current dental students and administrators. You also get ASDA publications such as “Mouth” and “ASDA news” which are full of articles written by current dental students that cover all the issues facing us as dental students and what is going on at dental schools across the nation. Reading these articles is a perfect way to know the current issues in dentistry so that you are knowledgeable about them for your dental school interviews. Joining ASDA as a predental member is also a great leadership opportunity that will look great on your dental school applications!

In addition to these publications, by joining national ASDA, you will get a 10% discount at Kaplan (this discount will more than cover your membership fee if you take a Kaplan course) and discounts at Geico, T-mobile and a number of other opportunities such as great health insurance plans. For more information about pre-dental membership and the benefits you get by joining national ASDA as a predental student, visit http://asdanet.org/predentalmembership.aspx

In addition to becoming a member of predental ASDA at the national level, by joining ASDA through our site you also become a member of the VCU ASDA chapter. With this, you will be assigned a mentor at the school (a current dental student), who you will be put in contact with via email. This person will be a great resource to you and will be more than willing to answer any questions you may have about applying to dental school or any other questions you may have about dental school at VCU.

By joining ASDA through our site you also:

• 10% discount at Kaplan (for online courses or Kaplan course on site)
• Members-only access to national ASDSA website, facebook page and flicker
• Copy of “Getting into Dental School” guide
• ASDA publications such as “Mouth” and “ASDA news”
• Opportunity to attend ASDA regional and national meetings
• Networking with over 17,000 dental students across the country
• Exclusively become part of the VCU ASDA mentorship program
• You are paired up with a VCU dental student and given their email address (This is a great resource to ask any questions about dental school and the application process)
• Become eligible for special Grand Prize of Free Kaplan DAT course ($1,400 value!) and Sonicare electric toothbrushes ($190 value each) at the VCU Pre-dental Day

Predental Day Registration is now closed. However, you may still sign up to join ASDA as pre-dental member below!

We will be having our VCU ASDA Predental Day on March 30, 2012. Registration is now closed, we hope that you will consider joining us for next years event! Please take a look at the details below to see the great event we have planned.

The event will last from 12pm-5pm and lunch and afternoon refreshments will be provided. This event is an excellent opportunity for you to get a hands-on idea of what life in dental school would be like.

This year we will be having two different tracks for the event. Track 1 is for first and second year undergraduates considering applying to dental school. Track 2 is for third and fourth year undergraduates and post-graduate students considering applying to dental school. We hope that this will give you an experience that is more tailored to your needs at the moment, and will give you the opportunity to come back again as you continue through your undergraduate education. We have a limited number of spots for attendees, so please sign up soon, as spots are filling up quickly!

Don’t forget that if you register for both the Predental day and to become a predental ASDA member you will save $25 and be eligible for special grand prize of the raffle for a FREE KAPLAN DAT COURSE ($1,400 value!). So if you want to be included in this great raffle prize, click the tab “Register for VCU’s Predental Day + become a member of predental ASDA instead!

Itinerary:

12pm-1pm: Lunch and Check-in, Goodie bag pick up, Welcome Remarks. (everyone gets a free Proctor & Gamble Regimen Bag (Manual Toothbrush, ProHealth toothpaste, Glide Floss, ProHealth Rinse) and a VCU Predental Day t-shirt)

Track 1 schedule

• 1-2 Group A: Tour of Dental School & Clinic, Group B: Info session and Q&A with Dental Students, Group C: Wax carving session
• 2-3 Group A: Info session and Q&A with Dental Students, Group B: Wax Carving session, Group C: Tour of dental school and clinic
• 3-4 Group A: Wax carving session, Group B: Tour of Dental School and Clinics, Group C: Q&A with Dental Students

Track 2 schedule

• 1-1:45 Group A: Dentsim Group B: Tour of the Dental School Group C: Mock Interviews
• 2-2:45 Group A: Tour of Dental School,  Group B: Mock Interviews Group C: Dentsim
• 3-3:45 Group A: Mock Interviews, Group B: Dentsim, Group C: Tour of Dental School

4-5: Closing remarks and Q&A with Dean of Admissions, Dr. Michael Healy

5pm-Local Kaplan Representative Ben Nelson will be stopping by to touch on the DAT and Kaplan Courses, then we will have the raffle and refreshments before you head home!

(remember you are only eligible for the grand prize of Free Kaplan Course and 2 Sonicare toothbrushes if you ALSO become a member of predental ASDA!!). Other raffle prizes include 4 Crest Whitestrips Supreme kits (Professional), 3 Oral B electric toothbrushes, and VCU School of Dentistry t-shirts)

Below describes all events listed above:

Info Session Q&A – use this opportunity to talk to current dental students about applying to dental school. We hope to answer questions you may have concerning the DAT, admission into dental school, and what it is like to be a Dental Student.

Wax Carving – During the first semester of dental school at VCU you will spend many hours carving various teeth out of a wax block in order to improve you hand skills and learn dental anatomy. This session will show you what it is all about, with third and fourth year dental students around to help you out!

Dentsim – Dentsim is a simulation machine that teaches you how to prepare a tooth for a restoration (cavity)- which is something that you will be doing everyday of your dental school career! This session gives you the opportunity to drill on a simulation tooth and get the great feeling of holding a hand-piece for the first time.

Mock Interviews – Going to your first dental school interview can be a really stressful experience! We hope to alleviate some of the stress by having a short Mock Interview session with dental students who have been through the process. You will spend the first 15 minutes of the hour listening to interview tips and suggestions from a faculty member at the school who personally interviews applicants. The next half hour will be spent with a dental student who will do a “mock interview” session with you. We will be asking you questions that we were asked on our many dental school interview in hopes that you will be a little more prepared for your first interview.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at vcupredentalday@gmail.com

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