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 40 th Annual Session Pittsburgh, PA - March  District Meetings  Chapter Meetings

Follow-up on Recruitment  List of attendees (to a main event)  addresses  Get feedback from the events  Look for the leaders

How Can They Become Part of ASDA?  Online at  Call (800) , ext  2009 dues: $55/year –Dues remain the same for 2010

Questions  Andrea Salazar Council on Membership Chair  Danielle Bauer ASDA Chapter Relations Manager