September 22nd Pre-Dental Club Meeting

1. September 22nd Pre-Dental Club Meeting Featured Topic- Pre-Dental Student Panel

2. Pre-Dental Club Officers Co-Presidents- Bailey Fountain- befounta@ncsu.edu David Morrison- dcmorri3@ncsu.edu Vice-President- Julia Khatibzadeh- jfkhatib@ncsu.edu Website Coordinator- Julia Khatibzadeh- jfkhatib@ncsu.edu PACK Smiles Coordinator- Mark Russell- mwrussel@ncsu.edu Serive Coordinator- Emma Johnson- ecjohns3@ncsu.edu Donations Coordinator- Leah Anderson- lnander2@ncsu.edu Reporter- Emily Nabut- emnabut@ncsu.edu Recorder- Jenna Freda- jrfreda@ncsu.edu

3. Pre-Dental Club Advisor Dr. Miriam Ferzli- mgferzli@ncsu.edu Dr. Charles Ferzli Address: 1150 NW Maynard Rd. #120 Cary, NC 27513 Phone: 919-462-3350

4. Pre-Health Club and Health PAC Pre-Health Club Registration • https://docs.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/forms/d/1loOfvLrMFpLtsS2QS8419gru_1CLw_FsayOZ1xJ7Y_I/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link • $15.00 fee • Cash- envelope with labeled with Pre-Health Club Dues, Name, Student ID Number and Interest Group • Check- Make out to NC State Pre-Health Club Name, Student ID Number and Interest Group on memo line Health PAC • https://foliofiler.dasa.ncsu.edu/login • Fill out the “Data Sheet” • Utilize the “Portfolio” to document your accomplisments and experiences as you progress through your college career • The Health PAC Review Committee is one of the Most Respected pre-health review committess in the Nation (Make The Most of It!!!)

5. NCSU Volunteer Opportunites • PACK Smiles- February 2015 • Nutrition NUTS- Spring 2015 • NCMOM Clinics • Kill Devil Hills- October 24-25 • Dare County Parks and Recreation Center 602 Mustian Street • Winston Salem- November 14-15 • The Education Building at the Fairgrounds 421 W 27th Street • Jake Laxer will send out a sign up email a few weeks before both each clinic. Sign up is on a first come first serve basis (spots are limited). Do Not Sign Up Unless you know that you can volunteer for the Entire Day!

6. UNC Chapel Hill- SNDA CAARE Clinic Hello all! The SNDA CAARE Clinic schedule and volunteer sign-ups are now available for you. Please visit the website http://www.uncsnda.com/caare-clinic/ , go to the volunteer tab, and log-in with password “earlybird2014”. Once logged in please sign up for only ONE date until further notice. Eventually you will be able to sign up to volunteer on other dates, but please wait until we open the schedule for that. If you sign-up for a particular date you are expected to be in attendance, and if for some reason you are unable to volunteer in the clinic for that night, you must notify us and find someone to replace you. There will be a power point presentation online at this website and you are expected to review that powerpoint to allow you to familiarize yourself with the clinic prior to arriving on your scheduled date. Please only sign up in the "Pre-Dental" section beside your respective school. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Tayla Cunningham UNC-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry D.D.S. c/o 2016 SNDA Vice President SNDA CAARE Clinic Site Coordinator twcunnin@dentistry.unc.edu

7. UNC SNDA Impressions Program Interested in dentistry? Want to know more about the UNC School of Dentistry? How to strengthen your application? How to strengthen your personal statement? Come out to the Impressions Program Saturday, October 25th! Each semester, the UNC Chapter of the Student National Dental Association holds its key event, the Impression Program. Pre-dental students from across the state and out of state are invited for a full day of hearing from admissions at the UNC School of Dentistry, a DAT prep session presented by Kaplan, a lab activity, mock interviews, and a chance to hear current dental student’s perspective about their experiences. You can register online and get more information atwww.uncsnda.com/impressions. Please see the attached flyer for more detailed information. We hope to see you there!  If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at llangsto@dentistry.unc.edu. INVITATION FLYER: file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/Impressions_Invitation10.25.2014.pdf

8. Global Dental Brigades The purpose of this organization is to mobilize Pre-dental university students and dental professionals through the skill-based service program in under resourced communities. Dental Service Trip to Panama: May 9th,2015 to May 15th, 2015 First Interest Meeting: Monday September 29th, 2015 (the location TBA) Please contact ncsuglobalbrigades@gmail.com for further questions or information

9. Dental School Tours • UNC Chapel Hill- Fall 2014 • Friday, October 3rd- Thank you to everyone who signed up for the tour! • The deadline to sign up has been extended to MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22nd @ MIDNIGHT (See link below) • https://docs.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1BpCFrQg6rh3xKO8ei3qcG3z_b9wynmzpJTsWuN_OGSk/edit#gid=0 • Be on the lookout for an email regarding carpool arrangements for the tour • East Carolina- Spring 2015 • The tour will be held on January 9th (Time TBD) • The tour signup will take place in November after registration for Spring 2015 classes has taken place

10. UNC Chapel Hill School of Dentistry Survey “Survey Regarding Pre-Dental Student’s Knowledge of Specialty Training in Dentistry (Prosthodontics)” • Easy PHC Point Opportunity! • Survey takes only 10 minutes to complete and it is completely anonymous • Email screenshot of survey confirmation after completing survey to CJ Tikvart (cjtikvar@ncsu.edu) to receive PHC point • Be on the lookout for an email with the survery link

11. Delta Delta Sigma Pre-Dental Honor Society In Order to Apply • Must have sophomore status (30 credits) • Have at least a 3.5 GPA During Pledge Semester • Accumulate 12 PHC points • Submit an application for review (due at the October 20th DDS Meeting [Bostian 2722 5:45-6:45 pm]) • Participate in at least one of two service projects • Participate in at least two of three social events • Attend and stay for the duration of all DDS and Pre-Dental Club meetings

12. Weekly Dental News! • Why Bother? • -Staying updated on research and current debates in your dental community not only gives you an edge when networking, it allows you to broaden your interests and get a full perspective on the dental industry as a whole. • -Research is changing daily; in a competitive dental school setting, those who are involved, knowledgeable, and opinionated may appear as a stronger applicant. • Content • -“Hot Topics on the Press” includes new research findings, proposals, and debates. • - “In Our Community” includes upcoming free clinics needing volunteers, events scheduled with or BTG chapter of ASDA, and Health PAC related opportunities. • Curious or Have Suggestions? • -This is the first year we have this position so if there are any suggestions for content please let me know! I will be happy to research a topic of interest and include it in the next weeks email. emnabut@ncsue.edu

13. Words To Live By “If Your Dreams Do Not Scare You, Then They Are Not Big Enough!”

14. NEXT Pre-Dental Club MEETING Date- Monday, October 20th Location- Bostian 2722 Time- 7:00-8:00 pm Everyone is also invited to attend the next DDS Honor Society meeting (topic- Tackling The DAT) which is held right before Pre-Dental Club meeting s in Bostian 2722 (5:45 6:45pm)

15. Pre-Dental Student Panel Sophomore- Julia Khatibzadeh Junior- Jake Laxer Senior who is applying- Mark Russell Senior who is taking a glide year- Emily Nabut