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Pre-Dental ClubJanuary Meeting26 January, 2015
+Today’s Meeting
Sign-in
Speaker: Dr. Kyle Smith
Getting involved in volunteering Give Kids A Smile, UMN Ready, Set, Smile: Taylor H. Tour de Teeth: Andrew P. Union Gospel Mission: Mary Y. and Kim H. Mission of Mercy Tutoring with MOI : Eric B. Hope Lodge
DAT Study Group announcement
Pick up t-shirts!
+Please welcome…
Dr. Kyle Smith
+Volunteer and Involvement Opportunities
+Give Kids A Smile Day
February 7, 2015 University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Pediatric Dental
Clinic Moos Tower
Volunteer release and privacy forms must be submitted by Feb 1
Contact [email protected] if you have questions
+Ready, Set, Smile
Non-profit founded to improve the oral health of Minneapolis children
Dental screening and treatment for children at Minneapolis elementary schools
adtkids.org
+Tour de Teeth
Annual biking tour that is partnering up with Oral Health America to assist in funding OHA's mission to improve America's oral health
www.tourdeteeth.com
+Union Gospel Mission Dental Clinic
Volunteer-based clinic
2,057 adults and 173 children were served last year.
http://ugmtc.org/volunteers/dental-clinic/
Steps for Getting Involved: Complete the paperwork Wait for approval from volunteer services (2-10 days).
Approval usually comes in the form of an email. Get on the schedule!
+Mission of Mercy
July 17-18, 2015 Duluth, Minnesota
Provide free dental care, especially to patients with dental infections and/or pain.
Raise awareness of the barriers to dental care faced by low-income adults and children.
MANY volunteer opportunities!
https://www.mndental.org/events/mission-of-mercy/
+Tutoring: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute
After school homework help for under-resourced students
Currently looking for volunteers for spring semester
Schools in St. Paul and Minneapolis
Drop-in tutoring for K-12 students in all subjects.
Volunteer tutors are paired one-on-one with students to provide academic support on assignments. (Commitment of minimum 90 minutes per week)
http://www.moi-msp.org
+American Cancer Society Hope Lodge
Hope Lodge offers cancer patients and their caregivers a free place to stay when their best hope for effective treatment may be in another city
Location very close to campus down University Ave
VARIOUS volunteer opportunities: front desk, music for patients, activities nights, basic housekeeping You choose what you want to do
To volunteer at Hope Lodge, please contactDebbie Nelson, Hope Lodge Assistant Manager – [email protected] 612.379.6350 x 104
+DAT Study Groups
Monday nights from 6-8 pm, MCB 2-120 starting next week
Guaranteed weekly time set aside to studying
Materials available for check out in the Pre-Dental Club library at the Health Careers Center in Moos Tower, or you can bring your own!
Study independently or with peers
Opportunity to lead a study group: contact the officers
+Free DAT Practice Tests
Opportunity to win 3-month access to 2 DAT Practice tests from Gold Standard DAT
Complete the Google Form sent out in the email if interested
Access for 25 club members!
+This semester’s meeting dates
February 23
March 30
April 27 (elections)
+T-shirts
Ready to pick up today!
+See you next time…
Monday, February 23
MCB 2-120 @ 6 pm
