asda district 8 articul8or: winter 2013-2014

8/13/2019 ASDA District 8 Articul8or: Winter 2013-2014

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For the second year in a row, ASDA members

from across the country gathered in Chicago, Illinois for a

long weekend of leadership training and excitement. The

ASDA National Leadership Conference, which has replaced

Regional Meetings on the ASDA yearly agenda, has proven to be a profoundly

successful event. Its easy to say that most of us left the Windy City feeling motivated and ready to return to

our home chapters with bigger and better ideas for the future.

Compared to Annual Session or District Meetings, NLC provides many more breakout sessions and

opportunities to tailor our experience to our interests. Topics this year varied from leadership skills

(obviously!) such as public speaking, leading effective meetings, and running an ideal chapter to debt

management, practice marketing, and starting a new practice. We had the

treat of welcoming back former District 8 members,

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Leadership Conference

ASDA takes over Chicago for an

inspirational weekend of fun!

Vol. 3: Winter 2013-14Bringing District 8 together since 2013.

More inside!

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How to Make PolicyBy: Michael Capp, Minnesota 15

Minnesota ASDA LGN Chair

Do you have an idea for how ASDA could better serve

its members? Annual Session is the perfect place to put that

idea into action. Each year representatives from each ASDA

chapter gather in the House of Delegates to set the policies forASDA. By submitting your idea in the form of a resolution

before the House, you have a chance to make a significant

impact on ASDA and its members. Here is how to turn your

idea into policy.

Step one is to do your research. ASDA has many

policies already and may already address your issue. The

Current Statements on Position or Policy can be found at

www.asdanet.org.

Next, you need to write your idea in the form of a

resolution. Templates and examples can be found on ASDAswebsite. They can look a little complicated at first, but

essentially it comes down to writing the actions you want

ASDA to take in the resolved clauses and the arguments in

favor of your resolution in the background section.

Once you have a draft of your resolution, it is a good

idea to run it by your District Trustee or the Speaker of the

House to make sure it follows all of the rules correctly. The

speaker is usually a good choice because he is unable to take a

stance on it, so his advice should be neutral.

Now that you have a resolution written and you have

confirmed that it is in order, you should start building a

coalition of support for it. Reach out to your contacts at other

schools and talk to them about your idea. The more people

you can convince to be sponsors of your resolution, the higher

your chance of success.

Finally, you submit your resolution to

[email protected] .The deadline for submission is

February 27. Your idea will be discussed in a reference

committee before being put to the House for a vote. The

House generally votes the way of the reference committee, so

be sure to do everything in your power to convince the

reference committee to support your resolution.

Last year I wrote a resolution that passed the House

unanimously. If you have any questions, I will be at Annual

Session this year, and you can email me at

[email protected] looking forward to seeing some

good resolutions coming from District 8!

Annual Session

ChecklistBEFORE YOU GO:

Find a were on a boat costume.

The weirder the better. Read up on the EC candidates here:

http://asdanet.org/elections/

Brainstorm ideas of things to do to

said candidates in caucus.

Like the District 8 Facebook page

so we can keep you updated and

you can share photos and fun!

Download the Annual Session App

on your phone or tablet.

Check the weather, pack

accordingly. Its not wintereverywherewho knew?

Get plenty of sleep and/or carbo-

load.

WHILE YOURE THERE:

Network! Dontbe surprised or

afraid when youre put at a table full

of strangers for lunch.

Pay attention: your voice matters in

votes and elections.

Go to EVERYTHING! Sleep can

wait. Caffeine will be readily

available. Take notes: of good ideas and

things you can bring back to your

chapter.

DisneylandIm just saying.

HAVE FUN
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What to Expect atAnnual Session 2014

Annual Session is first and foremost ASDAs

major business meeting of the year. At this event,

delegates from chapters across the country meet in

the House of Delegates and discuss and vote on

resolutions proposed by any ASDA member. These

resolutions help determine the focus of the work of

the organization at the national level over the next

year. Resolutions can vary in topic from membership

dues to ASDAs view on midlevel providers to

encouraging the use of assistants for adequate four-

handed dentistry training within dental schools.

The other main purpose of Annual Session is

to elect many of the new national leaders for the year.

Executive Committee and Speaker of the House

candidates deliver speeches to all attendees and then

tour the caucuses (2-3 districts) where they are

questioned about ASDA policy, their platform, and

their leadership experience. The caucus composed ofDistrict 8 and 9 tends to be a more laid back caucus,

and so fun questions are often thrown into the mix.

Within each district, a similar process takes place for

the District Trustee election.

Finally, Annual Session includes great

speakers, a large vendor fair, and networking with

students from across the country. Towards the end

of the week, the annual Gold Crown Awards are a

major source of excitement. Applications from

chapters describing their activities during 2013 areevaluated, and awards are given out in a variety of

areas, with the most coveted being Ideal ASDA

Chapter. The Presidents Dinner Dance tops off the

week and includes a costume theme of Were on a

Boat. Get your maritime clothes and gear out and

get ready for the best week ever!

Stephanie Zastrow, Minnesota 15

Minnesota ASDA President

Dr. Aaron Bumann (MN 13) and Dr. Aruna Rao

(MN 12) as speakers in several of the weekends

breakout sessions.

This year at NLC, District 8 also had the great

honor of celebrating with Minnesota ASDA President

Stephanie Zastrow (MN 15) as she was awarded the

Ryan Turner Memorial Scholarship. Hundreds of

exceptionally qualified ASDA members applied for the

award, but it is a testament to the incredible

involvement and work ethic of District 8 that one of our

own brought it home this year. Speaking of bringing it

home, another District 8 member, Xu Yao (MN 17),

dominated the field in the District 8 and 9 rock-paper-scissors tournament, held during caucus on Sunday

morning of NLC.

Besides the usual business of an ASDA

meeting, there was also plenty of the usual fun. District

8 was treated to two delicious dinners sponsored by

Pacific Dental and MedPro. We also enjoyed soaking up

some nightlife along the Chicago River downtown, and

(for many of us) trying Chicago-style deep dish pizza

for the first time.

Hope to see you all again next year!

Christine Lucachick, MN 16

MN ASDA President-Elect


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Americas Dental Meeting: We Play Hard but We Work HarderPast District 8 Trustee, Jenna Hatfield-Waites experiences at ADA Annual Session

The American Dental Associations Annual Session, newly rebranded as Americas Dental Meeting, was held

October 31st

through November 3rd

in The Big Easy, better known as New Orleans. I was more than honored to

represent District 8 and the voice of all dental students within the ADA House as a delegate.

I arrived in New Orleans and met up with therest of the ASDA delegation and what better way to

start off a busy week in NOLA than to hit up Bourbon

Street for some oysters on half shell, a shrimp po boy,

and a hurricane. While we managed to fit in a little fun

and games on Bourbon Street, after all we were there

over Halloween, the ASDA delegation definitely got

down to business.

I was surprised at how much of a well oiled

machine we were. There was plenty of pre-meeting

work that was accomplished via Google docs, emails,

and many conference calls. We reviewed all House

resolutions and identified which ones were most

pertinent to students, and which ones were so

important that we needed to take a stance for or against

them. Once we arrived, we worked hard in our little meeting room, which we soon came

to know as our little home. The ASDA staff and student delegates ensured that any comments we made

regarding the resolutions would be well thought out and based on facts. Within the reference committee meetings,

district caucuses, and on the House floor, the use of various forms of technology for communication was critical.

ASDAs vote is very instrumental within the House as we hold five voting positions and some states such as North

Dakota hold only two. It was evident that ASDAs opinion was well-respected by all.

Some of the highlights of the meeting included listening to the distinguished speaker, former president Bill

Clinton, who talked about The Clinton Foundation and its humanitarian efforts overseas. Another highlight was

meeting and interviewing each of the candidates for President Elect and Second Vice President. While they were all

very qualified and already great leaders with much wisdom, Dr. Maxine Feinberg of Westfield, New Jersey and Dr.

Jonathan D. Shenkin of Freeport, Maine were elected for 2014 President-Elect and Second Vice President respectively.Finally, after all of our hard work on the House floor we had a few victories that we were quite proud of. These included

the defeat of Resolutions 44 and 45.

Resolution 44: Dues Structure,proposed that ADA dues for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral members be

established by the ADA Board of Trustees, as opposed to the current structure of the ADA House setting the dues. This

was opposed by the ASDA delegation as this would mean ASDA would no longer have a vote on setting the dues for

dental students.

Resolution 45: Review of Student Dues Category, would have increased ADA student member dues from $5 to

$10. This increase would have posed a logistical challenge, as ADA

student member dues are included in ASDA dues and collected by

ASDA, then remitted to the ADA. ASDA dues must be approved by

ASDAs House of Delegates. The ASDA delegation utilized testimony

during reference committee and districts caucuses to inform the ADA

House of the challenges associated with passing the resolution. In the

end, both resolutions were struck down and the ASDA delegation

celebrated in true New Orleans fashion, with beignets for brunch.

Americas Dental Meeting was an amazing experience and I feel

privileged to have experienced it at such an early point in my dental

career. I am grateful that I am part of such a remarkable organization

that knows how to play hard, but

work even harder.

Jenna Hatfield-Waite, UNMC 14

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