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 dent@umich.edu

Danielle BauerASDA Chapter Relations ManagerDanielle@ASDAnet.org www.ASDAnet.org