+ Pre-Dental Club January Meeting 26 January, 2015

+ Today’s Meeting Sign-in Speaker: Dr. Kyle Smith Getting involved in volunteering Give Kids A Smile, UMN Ready, Set, Smile: Taylor H. Tour de Teeth: Andrew P. Union Gospel Mission: Mary Y. and Kim H. Mission of Mercy Tutoring with MOI : Eric B. Hope Lodge DAT Study Group announcement Pick up t-shirts!

+ Please welcome… Dr. Kyle Smith

+ Volunteer and Involvement Opportunities

+ Give Kids A Smile Day February 7, 2015 University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Pediatric Dental Clinic Moos Tower Volunteer release and privacy forms must be submitted by Feb 1 Contact if you have

+ Ready, Set, Smile Non-profit founded to improve the oral health of Minneapolis children Dental screening and treatment for children at Minneapolis elementary schools adtkids.org

+ Tour de Teeth Annual biking tour that is partnering up with Oral Health America to assist in funding OHA's mission to improve America's oral health

+ Union Gospel Mission Dental Clinic Volunteer-based clinic 2,057 adults and 173 children were served last year. Steps for Getting Involved: Complete the paperwork Wait for approval from volunteer services (2-10 days). Approval usually comes in the form of an . Get on the schedule!

+ Mission of Mercy July 17-18, 2015 Duluth, Minnesota Provide free dental care, especially to patients with dental infections and/or pain. Raise awareness of the barriers to dental care faced by low- income adults and children. MANY volunteer opportunities!

+ Tutoring: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute After school homework help for under-resourced students Currently looking for volunteers for spring semester Schools in St. Paul and Minneapolis Drop-in tutoring for K-12 students in all subjects. Volunteer tutors are paired one-on-one with students to provide academic support on assignments. (Commitment of minimum 90 minutes per week)

+ American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Hope Lodge offers cancer patients and their caregivers a free place to stay when their best hope for effective treatment may be in another city Location very close to campus down University Ave VARIOUS volunteer opportunities: front desk, music for patients, activities nights, basic housekeeping You choose what you want to do To volunteer at Hope Lodge, please contact Debbie Nelson, Hope Lodge Assistant Manager – x 104

+ DAT Study Groups Monday nights from 6-8 pm, MCB starting next week Guaranteed weekly time set aside to studying Materials available for check out in the Pre-Dental Club library at the Health Careers Center in Moos Tower, or you can bring your own! Study independently or with peers Opportunity to lead a study group: contact the officers

+ Free DAT Practice Tests Opportunity to win 3-month access to 2 DAT Practice tests from Gold Standard DAT Complete the Google Form sent out in the if interested Access for 25 club members!

+ This semester’s meeting dates February 23 March 30 April 27 (elections)

+ T-shirts Ready to pick up today!

+ See you next time… Monday, February 23 MCB 6 pm