1. Pre-Dental Recruitment and Involvement American Student Dental Association Western Regional Meeting October 29 - 31, 2010 Chicago, Illinois

2. Participants Darryl Pendleton, DMD, Associate Dean UIC College of Dentistry Kaori Ema (D4) UIC ASDA President 2009 -10 Shivam Patel (D3) UIC ASDA President 2010 -11 Phillip Gurgone (D2) President University of Illinois Pre-Dental Club 2008-09 Alexander Reznikov (D2) President Illinois Institute of Technology Pre-Dental Club 2008 -09

3. UIC ASDA

4. Executive Board President President Elect Vice-President Chairs Pre-dental Legislative Liaison Public Relations Service Fundraising Education/Activities Membership Ethics Licensure

5. Chapter Overview Auto-enrollment Lunch and Learns Service Opportunities Social Events Legislative Activities Publications Fundraising PRE DENTAL INVOLVEMENT

6. Illinois Pre-Dental Consortium

7. Pre-Dental Club Members Benedictine University Chicago State University Illinois Institute of Technology Loyola University Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign

8. Organizational Members American Student Dental Association American Dental Association Chicago Dental Society Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation Illinois State Dental Society University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry

9. Illinois Pre-Dental Consortium Purpose The purpose of the consortium is to: To connect Illinois Pre-Dental students on a state-wide level with the goal of sharing resources and interests, and most importantly, collaborating on efforts to increase Pre-Dental mentoring; AND to educate Pre-Dental Students on oral health Disparities in the state and to increase access to care for children in Illinois.

10. Illinois Pre-Dental Consortium Overview Started in the fall 2007 as the Illinois Pre-Dental Club Consortium Funded by Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation and UIC COD Pre-Dental Club members Organizational members Annual Budget varies $15,000- $20,000 (not including in-kind support) Purpose Statement Consortium and Club Activities Newsletter Websites

11. Illinois Pre-Dental Consortium Activities Annual Consortium Meeting – August at UIC Pre-Dental Conference– February at Chicago Dental Society’s Mid-Winter Meeting Outreach - Give Kids a Smile Day (2 nd Friday February) Mentoring - Mentoring Dinner Meeting (November ) Club meetings Dental School Visits Club Websites Club Newsletters

12. UIC ASDA

13. UIC ASDA Pre-Dental Involvement Pre-dental day/night Mentorship Program University visits IPDC Meetings Service Events Public Relations Other Activities

14. Pre-Dental Recruitment Presentations Local and National ASDA Organized Dentistry Legislative Issues Q & A Member Benefits Tangible benefits Resources Network Leadership Development

15. Pre-Dental Outlook Joint Service Projects Newsletter Exchange Joint Activities Preparation for National Conferences General Body Meetings Invitation to Lunch and Learns Website Links and Resources

16. Pre-Dental Clubs University of Illinois Illinois Institute of Technology

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