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Vol. 5: Summer 2014Bringing District 8 together since 2013

Q & A with ATSU ASDA President, Zane Lambert

delegates to the ASDA Annual meeting. As far as long term, our goal is to infect all of our students with ASDA fever.

4. What are your goals for your chapter in the coming year? And long term? Our goal is to hold our first large fundraiser in February so that we can send our two

 question!office becomes an invaluable source of knowledge. There is no such thing as a stupid

wheel is the best method to complete our objective. That said, utilizing the resources from other dental schools, other ASDA leadership, as well as looking to the ASDA national

favorite clichés is that our chapter does not need to reinvent the wheel, as long as the smarter, not harder. One of my an executive committee to work demanding. Therefore, it requires

 3. What have you found to be successful and helpful in your chapter's development so far?  I am a fan of clichés. Why do clichés exist? They exist because they consistently apply themselves so well to daily situations. Dental school is challenging and extremely

Our ASDA chapter, initially, is resolved to fill that obligation.members of a great profession comes with the responsibility to assist future generations. our school system? The answer, we feel, is in the pre-dental community. Becoming

2. What has been your chapter's greatest challenge so far? For us, I believe the difficulty was identifying where our ASDA chapter could have the most impact. Starting an ASDA chapter within the established ATSU school system was very daunting to say the least. We understood we were competing with other much more established organizations. Therefore, the question remained, where can ASDA fit within

 becomes one of the most active.fever at our school which, in turn, fed our own inspiration to ensure our ASDA chapter

 A specific faculty member, more importantly a previous ASDA leadership member, gave us the motivation to see the benefits of having our own ASDA chapter. She fueled ASDA

future generations to build upon.committee to focus on the importance of developing a quality foundation for many administrative barriers which allowed our executive to embark on such an adventure. This unlocked the overwhelming support from our administration to navigate. I believe the key multiplier was having national office, steps were clearly laid out and easy one may think. By utilizing the resources at the Setting up an ASDA chapter has been easier than  you to take on this leadership role? chapter at your school? And what motivated 1. How did you go about setting up an ASDA

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Cornhusker Hotel where our ASDA members will be staying. entertainment and will be blocks away from the historic City’s “Power and Light” district is one of the cities centers for

become better dentists, but better leaders.

Lincoln has a diverse group of people and places to visit. Memorial Stadium, which towers over the northwest corner of the UNL campus, is famous for 333 consecutive sellouts dating back to 1962. “GO BIG RED” and “HUSKER POWER” are two phrases one should be familiar with when visiting Lincoln as our pride for our athletic programs radiates through our community. “O” Street and the Historic Haymarket District contain the majority of the restaurants and nightlife in Lincoln and will be a hot spot during our district meeting. The “Rail Yard”, similar to Kansas

networking opportunities, we hope to educate and inspire our attendees to not only

students the opportunity to learn about Organized Dentistry, District 8 and the opportunity to catch ASDA Fever. Through various workshops, guest speakers and

UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln, Nebraska, we plan to give find something along the lines of ASDAx. Hosted at the worth spreading…) theme. Likely, you’ll our meeting around the TEDx (ideas This year, District 8 plans to revolve

The American Student Dental Association is a national student-run organization that protects and advances the rights, interests and welfare of dental students. It introduces students to lifelong involvement in organized dentistry and provides services, information, education,

representation and advocacy.

District

MN ASDA Welcomes D1s at the orientation involvement fair

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Service in the SummertimeTop NBDE Part

1 Study TipsFrom the Minnesota Class of

2016

most helpful on the test.” –Phong L.

the terms in First AID to be the Decks and First AID, but found “I studied both the Dental 1.

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diagrams, pictures, and tables, which the Decks lacked.” -Dan R.

Decks, but used First AID for “I studied mostly the Dental

after that amount of time and went back to them. ” -Christine L.

I marked the ones I wasn’t sure of I could be sure to get through them. for each card in the Dental Decks so gave myself a set amount of time “I downloaded a timer app and

traveled to Zambia to help provide emergency dental care for 10 days.

Trustee, Eve Lofthus, a 4th year at UMKC, Former District 8

assisted by MN School of

Oral Surgery operates in Walgenbach MN D4 Zach 25 & 26. Here, Mercy on July MN Mission of volunteered at Dental students Dozens of MN

Minnesota dental students Brian Burseth (D4), Susan Obermiller (D3), Dane Nelson (D3), and Revanth Chada traveled to Panama on a dental service trip.

4.“Save all your lecture notes in an IPad app so that you can easily search them for keywords you find in the Decks” –Mike M.

5. “I figured out how many days I had to study, and divided the number of cards in the Decks by that number of days to keep on track”–Lisa M.

6. “Our Oral Anatomy professor did a review lecture for us. I studied that a few times before and after going through the decks and I think I crushed that part of the exam!” –Dane N.

7. “Get a study buddy! It helps keep your motivation up!” –Miranda M.

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“I went through the Decks as fast as possible, and separated the cards into “know it,” “maybe know it,” and “no idea.” Then I just tried to learn the “maybes” and ignored the “no ideas” –Paul M. “I focused heavily on Oral Anatomy. It’s a significant part of the exam, but a limited subject, so it’s easier to master!” –Kevin L.

Get Social with District 8

and ideas for staying healthy and happy. At your next ASDA meeting or

“Wellness Wednesday” gives you tips student peers across the region, while Monday” introduces you to dental contact info. The new “Member

Social media is a big deal these days. Hopefully by now, you’ve checked out (and liked!) the District 8 Facebook page. On this page, you’ll find not only fun updates and photos from District 8 events and leaders, but also several resources to help you plan and communicate more effectively. Under the “Notes” tab is an updated list of all district leaders, chapter leaders within the district, and their

butter, room temperature 12 oz. cream cheese,

8 oz. (2 sticks) unsalted FROSTING:

white vinegar 2 teaspoons distilled

soda 1 ½ teaspoons baking 1 cup buttermilk

extract 1 teaspoon pure vanilla

food color ½ teaspoon red gel-paste

temperature 2 larges eggs, room 1 ½ cups vegetable oil 1 ½ cups sugar 1 teaspoon salt

process cocoa powderunsweetened Dutch-

2 tablespoons

rising) 2 ½ cups cake flour (not self-

INGREDIENTS:

CUPCAKES:1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line

standard muffin tins with paper liners. Whisk together cake flour, cocoa, salt.

2. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, whisk together sugar and oil until combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating until each is incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Mix in food color and vanilla.

3. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternative with 2 additions of buttermilk and whisking well after each. Stir together the baking soda and vinegar in a small bowl (it will foam); add mixture to the batter and mix on medium speed for 10 seconds.

4. Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each ¾ full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely before removing cupcakes. Frost cream cheese frosting (below).

FROSTING: Beat butter and cream cheese with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.

District 8 Trustee Lauren Reed’s Favorite

Red Velvet

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