ASDA GENERAL BODY MEETINGNOVEMBER 29TH, 2011

ISDS Annual Session – St. Louis

District 7 Meeting – St. Louis

Central Regional Meeting – Raleigh

ADEA Meeting – San Antonio

ISDS Annual Session – St. Louis

ISDS Annual Session – St. LouisThe Headlines:1. Student-introduced resolution on taking live patients

out of clinical licensure exams narrowly lost in a 53-55 vote!

2. New ISDS President, Dr. Robert Bitter, will keep dental education in Illinois at the top of his agenda!

District 7 Meeting – St. Louis

District 7 Meeting – St. Louis

The Headlines:1. Subsidized loans for graduate students are gone!2. Cardinals are contenders for the World Series!

Central Regional Meeting - Raleigh

Central Regional Meeting – RaleighThe Headlines:1. ASDA won big at ADA Annual Session in Vegas!

a. $126,000 for students to work with state dental societiesb. ADA BoT to tackle student debtc. Continued Cochrane Library subscriptionsd. ASDA representation maintained in ADA HOD

2. No new MLP programs will be created in 2011!3. Hot Topic: DHAT vs ADHP vs DT/ADT vs CDHC!

ADEA Meeting – San Antonio

ADEA Meeting – San AntonioThe Headlines:1. It is ON Starting Jan 1, 2012!

a. NBDE P1 & P2 will be P/Fb. New test items in NBDE!c. New limitations on eligibility (5 Yr / 5 Attempts)d. Reporting score histories & testing irregularities

2. New Endo Terminology in NBDE P2 in April 2012!3. Integrated NBDE (INBDE) Coming in 2015!?!

Miscellaneous

Upcoming EventsRonald McDonald House – December 4th ADPAC Week – Mid JanuaryASDA Annual Session in Minneapolis, MN – February 29th to March 4th National Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. – April 16th and April 17th State Lobby Day in Springfield – April 25th

Questions?ASDA National:www.asdanet.org

UIC ASDA:www.uicasda.comuicasda@gmail.com