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The Value of Predental Membership
Predental Recruitment Goals
Mentoring future dental school applicants Cultivate future ASDA leaders Strengthen our commitment to diversity Promote the profession of dentistry Increase ASDA’s membership to ensure
our collective voice is heard!
– Predental members have the largest opportunity for growth
Who Considers Dentistry
as a Profession? Students like you and I!
Passion for science and art/manual dexterity
People from all walks of the socioeconomic and ethnic spectrum.
Predental Recruitment at Universities &
Colleges Post information at HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS Contact pre-health advisor at respective
school Reach out to predental clubs nearby Hold a predental recruitment drive Host an interest meeting (pizza!)
or a tour of your school
ASDA Predental Chapters
As of 2005, no longer established Encourage predental clubs Individual ASDA membership Connection to ASDA chapter
Educating Predental Students: Why Join
ASDA? Involvement Preparation Resources
Involvement
Organized dentistry Unified voice Powerful advocate working on their behalf
Preparation
Stand out from the competition First-hand knowledge of dental school Hot topics in the world of dentistry
Resources
Powerful resources available to them Access to the nation’s largest network of
individual’s pursuing dentistry as a career!
ASDA Membership Benefits
10% discount on Kaplan DAT online courses and preparation materials
10% discount on T-Mobile monthly wireless plan and exclusive deals on devices
20% discount on Lexi-Comp dental print and electronic resources
Members-only area of ASDAnet.org Online discussion forum and Facebook page ASDA credit card and consumer loan
program Auto and homeowners/renters insurance Online discounts on books, music and DVDs
The Voice of the
American Student Dental Association
ASDA News – Monthly Newsletter Mouth – Quarterly Journal Getting Into Dental School Handbook
(predental members) Getting Through Dental School
Handbook (predoctoral members) Guide to Postdoctoral Programs National Board Reprints New monthly e-newsletter
“Word of Mouth”
Publications
ASDA Meetings Eastern, Central and Western
Regional Meetings 2010 National Dental Student Lobby Day
Washington, DC – February 8-9 ASDA’s 40th Annual Session
Pittsburgh, PA - March 17-21 District Meetings Chapter Meetings
Follow-up on Recruitment
List of attendees (to a main event) E-mail addresses Get feedback from the events Look for the leaders
How Can They Become Part of ASDA?
Online at www.asdanet.org/join Call (800) 621-8099, ext. 2795 2009 dues: $55/year
– Dues remain the same for 2010
Questions
Andrea SalazarCouncil on Membership Chair [email protected]
Danielle BauerASDA Chapter Relations [email protected] www.ASDAnet.org