End of the Quarter

We had our last meeting of the quarter last week! We hope everyone had a good time. There will still be a board meeting this coming Sunday night for those who are interested in going. This will be occurring at 5 PM before the social at the J. Baskin lounge.

Here is a copy of this weeks newsletter! There is information for the social, volunteering opportunities, conferences, and information about member dues.

PDS End of the Quarter Social: Sunday March 10^th 

Come to eat some pizza, cookies, and hang out! If you need a ride please email the account! Also email the account for location information, I don't want to put an address on a very public webpage.

Volunteering Events: 
SIGN UP HERE: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsH-uQBlX2pSdFc0c1RuR1ZnU2hyZkJtakZkTkN6cGc&usp=sharing

·      CDA Cares Free Dental Clinic: Saturday May 18 & Sunday May 19th at the San Jose Convention Center.

·      For more information and to register as a volunteer visit: http://www.cdafoundation.org/Give/Volunteer/CDACaresFreeDentalClinics.aspx

·      PDS will also have a carpooling list for this event, look for more information as the event gets closer!

·      Motivation Conference (MC): a 2 1/2-day non-yield outreach program (Friday May 24-Sunday May 26^th) that targets underprivileged Asian American/ Pacific Islander (AA/PI) high school students from under resourced and under represented communities. This non-yield outreach program is a student-ran, student-led program that outreaches to students who have not been accepted to the university. MC targets AA/PI high school students who have not thought about higher education as an option, or do not feel that higher education is a space for them and helps encourage them to pursue higher education.

                                               i.     MC is looking for general volunteers to help out during the 2 ½ day conference. There are a multitude of volunteer opportunities through this event- if you wish you interact with the students themselves you have the opportunity to do so; if you’d rather do some ‘behind the scenes’ work (food deliver and service, planning committee, poster making, etc) you may choose to do so!

                                             ii.     Meetings are every Monday at 8:00PM @ The SOAR offices; Volunteer MixerTODAY (Wednesday, February 27th) 7:30PM-8:30PM @ Kresge 327

                                            iii.     For more information email apisa.slugs@gmail.com

Pre-Dental Conferences and Events:

·      6th Annual Impressions Undergraduate Dental Outreach Conference at the University of California, San Francisco inSaturday, May 4th from 8:00am-5:30pm

o    Collaboration between the Student National Dental Association (SNDA), the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and the Hispanic Dental Student Association (HDSA) Chapters at UCSF. The purpose of the Impressions Conference is to expose and excite undergraduate students from diverse/underrepresented backgrounds and/or underserved communities in the Bay Area about dentistry and to provide information about applying to dental school.

o   Registration for this event is now CLOSED

o   If you are attending and would like a ride to and from the conference please email the PDS account! 

·      UoP Pride Day (Same day as SoCal Dental Information Day)
A day long event at the University of the Pacific Dental school in San Francisco, CA. April 20, 2013 from 9:00AM-3:30PM. This event is for prospective students and their families to learn more about the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and its curriculum. Lunch with the dean and current students will be provided as well as tours of the school and some hands on demonstrations.

o   Registration opens in mid-March but plan accordingly! For more information visit: http://www.dental.pacific.edu/News_and_Events/Events_Calendar/Pacific_Pride_Day_2013.html

·      SoCal Dental Information Day 2013: Sponsored by UCSF Dental School. On Saturday, April 20th at The Grand- Long Beach Event Center (Longbeach, CA). This will be a great opportunity to network with current dental students, faculty, and admissions representatives from UCSF! The event will include information about the various roles that dentists have, career specialization, how to prepare yourself for admission to DDS program at UCSF, and hands on activities lead by current dental students.

o   Here is a link to the registration & information page: http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/node/334 CDA Cares Event

Member dues: $15 for the rest of the year OR $10 per quarter

Included with the payment, you will receive a PDS t-shirt, PDS binder with helpful information on becoming the best dental school applicant, and free rides to any PDS event (including social events and pre-dental conferences). By paying this fee AND going to general meetings you will be eligible to enter into a drawing for a FREE and/or discounted KAPLAN DAT course later on in the year too! 
Anyone who has already paid their member dues but have NOT received a shirt and/or binder: please email us & include your shirt size
For those who choose not to pay the member due- ITS OKAY! You are still welcomed and encouraged to come to all PDS’s general meetings. Rides to conferences and events will still be available, however will be necessary to pitch in for gas, please.