the houston fill february 2014
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The Houston FillEDITION 5: FEBRUARY 2014
Inside thisEdition:
Publications Editors: Macey Cartrite, Laura Nelson, andMichelle Boecker
Welcome to the Spring 2014Editionof The Houston Fill!
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The next time youbrush your teeth, take
a moment to look atyour surroundings. Ifyou are closer than
six feet to a toilet,
airborne particlesfrom the flush can
travel and adhere toyour toothbrush.
Yuck!
Welcome.
Letter From the President.
Community Service...
Upcoming Events..
District 9 Meeting..
Pre-Dental Day..
ASDA Going Global..
Meet the New Officers
Wisdom Tooth:
It is finally February 2014 and we have lots ofASDA Events coming your way. In thisedition, you can read about the District 9
Meeting and what the officers learned during
their trip to Colorado. You will also see anupdate on community service projects, like the
toothbrush and toothpaste drive donations.Finally, take a look at the last page to meet thenew officers for the 2013 2014 year!
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Katie Sowa 15
President:Katie Sowa 15
President-elect: Graham Reed 16Immediate Past President: Sam Carrell14 Class
Delegate:Andrew Naeger 17
Treasurer: Hunter Owen 15Historian: Khushbu Patel 14, & Hieu
Pham 17Outreach Coordinators: Tim Woernley
14, Kelsey Edmonson 15, Shivani Patel16, & Clara Yoo 17
Legislative Liason: Bryce Gates 14,Kyle Hale 16, & Glennis Katzmark 17Events/Meetings Coordinator: Aaron
Menchaca 14, Andrew Smith 15,
Marisa McKee 16, & Mary Becker 17
Pre-Dental Coordinators: IlianaSaavedra 15, Paola Salazar 16, ChrisThorburn 16, & Alex Edgerly 17
Publication Editors: Laura Nelson 16,Macey Cartrite 16, & Michelle Boecker
17Website Manager: Andre Ngyuen 15, &Matthew Franzen 17
American Student Dental Association
Executive Committee
President: Jiwon Lee, Columbia 14
Vice President: Martin Smallidge,
Pittsburgh 14
Vice President: Tyler Rumple,Washington 14
District 9 Trustee: Daryn Lu, Oklahoma
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All views in this newsletter are those of
the authors and not necessarily of theAmerican Student Dental Association or
The University of Texas School of
Dentistry.
The University of Texas School of
Dentistry
American Student Dental
Disability/ Life insurance
Be sure to sign up for FREE life
insurance and disability for ASDA
members while in dental school. If
everyone signs up, our ASDA chapter
will receive a monetary award! So
take 5 minutes and do yourself andASDA a favor by signing up!
www.insurancefordentalstudents.com
ADPAC
As a dental student, you can have a
voice in legislation decisions by
joining the American Dental Political
Actions Committee (ADPAC)!
Student dues are just $5 and can bepaid to ASDA legislative liaisons:
Kyle Hale (DS2), Bryce Gates(DS4), Glennis Katzmark (DS1)
We hit the
ground running thissemester with our
ASDA chapter. The
semester started with a
few Lunch & Learns
and our District 9
Meeting. The District 9
meeting is a great way
to collaborate with
leaders from other
schools, all the while
enjoying the slopes ofBreckenridge, CO.
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At this years meeting, our chapter won District 9 Chapter
of the year! This is a pretty exciting accomplishment since weve
worked so hard all year. Each of our ASDA officers and members
have been instrumental in reaching this level. Thank you for your
support.
At the end of this month, 18 members from our chapter will
be attending ASDA Annual Session. I will be running for National
ASDA President and could not be more excited. Im looking
forward to visiting the district caucuses and helping themunderstand why Im the right fit for ASDA President. I want to
thank the current Houston ASDA officer team, my classmates, and
the faculty for all of their support during this election. Im looking
forward to representing UTSD well.
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Upcoming
Events:
Med Pro L and L
DATE: 2/12/14
Vendor Fair
DATE: 2/13/14
5 7:30 @ Cooley
ASDA Annual Session
DATE:2/26/14
Predental Day
DATE: 3/8/14
Pacific Dental L and L
DATE: 3/13/14
ASDA Family Picnic
DATE: 4/3/14
SIGHT Health Fair at Lockhart
Elementary
DATE: 4/12/14
The Alliance health fair forrefugees living in Houston
DATE: 2/22
8:30-12:30pm
Best Buddies - TBD
Please contact Shivani Patel 16 or Kelsey Edmondson
15 for ways you can become more involved in
community service projects at the
UT School of Dentistry at Houston.
This past November, some of our ASDA membersparticipated in a health fair put on by Students Global Health inTexas, aka SIGHT. Student representatives from UT medicalschool, Baylor College of Medicine, U of H pharmacy, and U ofH optometry school were also present. They provided patrons of
the health fair with vision, hearing, blood pressure, and bloodglucose screenings. The event was held at Alliance MulticulturalCenter in Bellaire, a cultural and educational community center.
They were able to provide dental screenings and oralhygiene education for approximately 175 people. Many of thehealth fair patrons had recently emigrated from regions such asNepal, Burma, and eastern Africa and had not had access todental care for most of their lives. This was an excellent culturallearning experience and volunteers from different classes had agreat time getting to know each other. ASDA has been invited
back to the Alliance this spring for another health fair, aimed atserving international refuges that have recently arrived inHouston. ASDA gives much thanks to Dr. Neumann forguidance and supervision at the SIGHT health fair.
SIGHT Health FairNov. 23, 2013
Kelsey Edmondson 15
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Getting to attend District 9 Retreatwas one of the most memorable and funexperiences of my dental school career
thus far. Not only were the speaker topicsinteresting - building a practice,networking, and being passionate about
our industry - but I can say with fullconfidence that we heard from a futureADA President who gave the most
impassioned and thoughtful seminar Iveheard on bringing change to a staticorganization.
District 9 MeetingChristopherThorburn 16
District 9 includes the dental schools in Texas, Colorado,and Oklahoma. UT Houston ASDA won Chapter of the
year for their outstanding achievements on the local ASDA
level.
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Skiing was, of course, a great part of the trip. However it came at a cost as Ihit a tree on the first day. Despite the recovery I was able to spend time with some
great people from around our district and share ideas about how to improve ASDAat our schools.Meeting past ASDA national Presidents and Vice Presidents was the highlight of
this trip for me. Their advice and mentorship has already been called upon and Iconsider myself extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to attend this meeting.
For anyoneconsidering applying for an
officer position or whothinks we need a newposition they could fill, I
strong encourage you tocontact us about what you
can do. Its trips like thisthat help flesh out thedental school experienceand prepare you for what
comes after graduation.
Chris Thorburn, Class of 2016Pre-dental Coordinator, UTSD
ASDAtel: 830.822.9100
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When and where is Pre-Dental Day?
Saturday March 8th, 2014
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
The University of Texas School of Dentistry
7500 Cambridge St. Houston, TX 77054
What is pre-dental day?
Sessions include a tour of the school grounds, topics on
the application process, interviewing, personal
statements, life as a dental student, and addresses from
the Dean and Associate Dean of Admissions.
All attendees will have the opportunity to experience
drilling in the simulation clinic along with waxing in
separate breakout sessions.
How can you help?
Contact Paola Salazar
How do pre-dental students register?
http://houstonasda.com/pre-dental/
ASDA Pre-Dental Day 2014Paola Salazar 16, Pre-Dental Co-Chair
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ASDA is excited to host its first annualPre-dental day on March 8, 2014. Studentsfrom universities all over Texas were invited toparticipate. One hundred students total will be
joining us in this event from the University ofHouston, Baylor University, Texas A&M, TexasState, UT Pan-American, Rice University,Houston Baptist University, St. EdwardsUniversity, Texas Christian University, EastTexas Baptist, Tyler Junior College, Lamar
University, Wharton County Junior College, St.Marys University, and Stephen F. AustinUniversity.
Undergraduate students will be enjoying aday filled with activities including workshops onwriting personal statements, sessions discussingstudent life, as well as questions and answersessions with dental students. Additionally, theywill get a chance to drill and wax in the schoolspreclinical labs, bringing them that much closerto the life of a dental student. ASDA, with thehelp of dental student organizations such as theHispanic Student Dental Association, AsianAmerican Student Dental Association, TexasAssociation of Women Dentists, StudentNational Dental Association, Alpha Omega, andStudent Professionalism and Ethics Association,are making this possible. This project would not
be possible without the help of all theseorganizations, ASDAs Pre-dental Co-Chairs(Christopher Thorburn, Iliana Saavedra, andAlex Eldgerly), and Dr. Pierpont and DeanValenza.
The goal of pre-dental day is to allowundergraduate students, who are interested in acareer in dentistry, a chance to explore UTSDand learn more about the profession. In addition,all the activities planned aid as enrichment thatwill help them in their application process.
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ASDA Going Global:Update on Toothbrush and Toothpaste Drive Donations
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In the November 2013 issueof The Houston Fill, we reportedthat your donations for the PatriotDay Toothbrush and ToothpasteDrive for the troops were in routeto an Army base in the Horn ofAfrica. The donations have arrived!Captain Barrett (a graduate ofBaylor College of Dentistry)
stationed in Djibouti, has used ourdonations to aid in presenting aTooth Talk about preventive oralhygiene to local civilians. ASDAgives our continued thanks do Dr.and Mrs. Fullerton for sponsoringthe shipment of the donations.
Middle row, left:
EducationCenter, Dikhil,
Djibouti
Middle row,right: Captain
Barrettdemonstrates
flossing
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MEET THE NEWOFFICERS
Chris Thorburn Pre-Dental Coordinator
Andrew Naeger Class Delegate
Mary Becker - Events Coordinator
Clara Yoo - Outreach Coordinator
Glennis Katzmark - Legislative Liaison
Alex Edgerly - Pre-Dental Coordinator
Hieu Pham - Historian
Not pictured:
Michelle Boecker - Publications EditorMatthew Franzen - Webmaster
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The UT Houston School of Dentistry
7500 Cambridge St.
Houston, TX 77054
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