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MN ASDA Gold Crown
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2016
Introduction Table of Contents
Here at Minnesota, we engage dental students in
leadership, travel, outreach and a variety of activities to welcome
them into a lifetime of involvement in organized dentistry. MN ASDA Text descriptions of :
is the gold standard of ASDA chapters. Here at the University of MN
school of dentistry, we have a tradition of excellence and strength
Membership & Communications
which we continue to improve upon each year. We fulfill the Advocacy
mission of ASDA to “Advance and protect the rights, interests and
welfare of dental students.” We support our dental students Activities
professionally with educational resources. We give them Fundraising
opportunities to help others in the community through outreach. We
support the issues that matter most to them through advocacy. We Pre-dental
engage them into this amazing organization and give people a
chance to develop and enhance their leadership skills. You can’t
take an exam about leadership skills, you have to do it. There are
many things you can’t learn in dental school or the school can't
provide for a student, We are here to fill that gap and more.
Not only does our chapter embody ASDA’s core values of
Leadership
passion, engagement, integrity and community, but we constantly
strive to improve our chapter and everything we offer our members.
We value our members and listen to what they want and they value
their membership and are engaged in their profession through our
organization. This year a member saw a deficiency in the Travel
organization so, we stepped up to fill it and created the new Dental
entrepreneurship committee. Sometimes it’s learning a new
technique at a LnL, or traveling abroad to provide service work.
Whatever it is, ASDA is here.
Our members have been fantastic at continuing traditions,
initiating new ideas, and being passionately involved in ASDA. Outreach
We are a multiple faceted chapter with many golden components.
In this book we will highlight a quick overview of our year and then
go into our 4 key categories: Lovely Leaders, Terrific Travel,
Outstanding Outreach and Amazing Activities. We hope you enjoy
reading about our year….We had a great one. We are Minnesota
ASDA, We are Golden Gophers and we Go-For the Gold.
Activities
Allison Forbes
MN ASDA President
Cover photo taken by President-Elect Robert Springer
Membership & Communications
Membership Communications
● ASDA Fever Week/Membership Drive ● New! Website
• The first week back to school for fall semester was ASDA Fever Week •Currently undergoing a redesign to be launched in January 2017. Our old website was
• This week included a membership table each day difficult for people with limited computer skills to use. We have moved to SquareSpace for
• Established a strong and overwhelming ASDA presence at the D1 ease of design and for better transitions of leadership year to year.
orientation by presenting to all D1’s who visited with free glasses branded ● Improved Facebook
with the MN ASDA logo •our page “Minnesota ASDA” is more popular than ever before and updated with new posts
• ASDA 101 LnL & ASDA 201 Lunch N’ Learns regularly. We use Facebook to remind students of events occurring each day, link to
•New! Ice Cream Social for committee sign-up articles on our publications, and remind students of National ASDA events and initiatives.
• Happy hour during ASDA Fever Week focusing on educating old and new • New! Created photo albums on Facebook for many of the events we have had.
members about ASDA. Members had fun, chatted with leaders, and signed up • Reached an all-time high of MN ASDA Facebook Likes! From 1/1/2016 to 12/31/2016, we
for ASDA. Also a Party on friday for everyone who paid their dues! have gone from 474 to 564 Facebook page likes.
• Improved Membership increased from 70% (2014) and 74% (2015) to 76% • From the first half of 2016 to the second half of 2016, our page nearly doubled to 28,835
(2016) views. In people’s newsfeed we had an impression of 63,668 views.
•74% ADPAC membership • (@MinnesotaASDA) has become more efficient and meaningful. With 20 posts, we
• Improved Increased membership of advanced standing/PASS students at accrued 670 likes. This was a significant increase from 2015 that garnered 373 likes from 28
our school posts, which was a doubling of 2014 efforts.
• Held a contest for our members to use the tag #ASDAbenefits with their ● Improved Instagram
pictures on social media showing how MN ASDA benefits them throughout #MinnesotaASDA is used as a place for ASDA members to share photos from ASDA
dental school. events. We average at least one post a week.
• Successful Membership conversion drive for ADA in the spring at a local pub ● Class Announcements: We have two representatives from each class that are
● New! “Traveling with ASDA” Lunch N’ Learn responsible for giving announcements to their class of upcoming events and
• Brought back topics that were covered at NLC and shared them with MN activities.
ASDA members who weren’t able to attend ● Email: It is our primary source of communication with the DDS classes. We try to
• Had individual ASDA members pick topics they were passionate about keep emails to a minimum by sending out one email per event and using our
• Gave a full 45-minute presentation on ASDA and the take-aways from other social media sources as reminders
attending NLC. Encouraged other students to travel. ● . Improved MN ASDA’s chapter newsletter, The Central Groove
•Five D1’s got the opportunity to speak in front of the school regarding their
•Published two editions of the central groove during 2016. Our publications committee
experience.
turned this publication into a modern, exciting newsletter with relevant articles, high
•Continue to bring more and more students on each trip! quality pictures, with even higher quality content written by our own members. Topics
● Committee Chair Contracts covered included mental health, faculty pets, and contracting parasites while serving
• MN ASDA continued the use of contracts for each committee chair position overseas to name a few.
• Outlined committee chair’s main responsibilities and expectations for the ● Contributed to National ASDA publications, blog, and Facebook page: MN
year
ASDA members had one article in ASDA News and had four articles in District 8
• Outlined what previous committee chairs planned and contacts they had
Articul8or. MN ASDA linked and re-posted several National ASDA Facebook
made
postings in 2016.
• Had each executive committee verbally go over the contract with each
● Improved Eco-Sustainability:
committee chair and sign the contract agreeing to perform up to expectations
• Utilized green and sustainable practices at ASDA events and in communications.
for the year.
Advocacy
Events Involvement
● Red, White and Brew: MN ASDA is involved with organized dentistry on local, state, district and
•Advocacy committee hosted two events with the Minnesota Dental Association this year national level.
one in the spring before lobby day and one in conjunction with advocacy month.Improved ● MN ASDA collaborates with local districts of the MDA for events
• MDA Legislative Affairs Director presented and gave an introduction to advocacy and such as Vendor Fair and Student Networking Night
why it is important for the future of dentistry. ● MN ASDA exists as the Student District of the Minnesota Dental
• Had over 35 students attend the event, hosted at a local brewery. Improved Association
● Doughnut and coffee for dental voters on Election Day! New! •MDA leaders attended at least three MN ASDA leader meetings per
● Improved National Lobby Day Took the most members yet, a total of 18 year and the MN ASDA monthly leadership meetings are held at the MDA
students. headquarters at least three times a year
● Represent and vote at Annual session and Minnesota House of Delegates •Improved Added more MN ASDA members to the MDA Committees so
● Star of the North students are represented on each committee
•MN ADA members receive free registration to MDA’s Annual Meeting: Star of the North, •MDA House of Delegates We bring 4 delegates and 4 alternate
in addition to free CE classes, food, drink, and the opportunity to volunteer at the event. delegates. Many of the issues discussed directly relate to the students
•Improved Added more opportunities for students to be Room and Speaker Hosts. This especially licensure.
allowed more students to attend more CE courses, hold responsibility, and get more ● Chapter is represented in district cabinet and district activities
involved with organized dentistry. MN ASDA has five members on the District 8 Cabinet including:
● Attended the One Smile Gala hosted by the Minnesota Dental Foundation •Robert Springer - Pre-Dental
•Brought five ASDA members to event that helped raise more than $10,000 for the •Josh Eggebraaten - Treasurer
Foundation. Two students hold positions on the Minnesota Dental Foundation Board •Jerad Servais - Publications and Articul8or Editor
● Minnesota Mission of Mercy and Give Kids a Smile committees have MN ASDA •Allison Forbes- Leadership Development
on the planning committee •Katie Anderson- Communications
● Holding legislative Lunch and Learn •Aaron Henderson was District 8’s trustee and is now the National ASDA
•Licensure 101 Lunch N’ Learn: This Lunch N’ Learn was presented by MN ASDA Vice President New!
Licensure Representative and National ASDA Vice President Aaron Henderson. This He represent us at many different meetings, and was a delegate
introduced to the ADA at the 2016 Annual Session in Denver, CO. We know our voice
•Advocacy 101: The focus of this Lunch N’ Learn was to introduce new ASDA members to is well spoken for by Aaron.
advocacy and what we do here at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.
● Conducts successful ADPAC membership drive
As this book goes to print, our current ADPAC membership is at 74%
Activities
● We Provide fun social events for students to increase wellness and
● We continue to give back to the community through outreach
happiness, most are free or offered at a reduced fee for members
• MN ASDA Give Kids a Smile Committee organizes the largest GKAS event in
• New! The Wellness Committee implemented a “Get Swole” campaign to encourage
the state of Minnesota at the dental school. Last year, KARE 11, the NBC
students to do healthy activities for a month, with the winning class receiving a healthy
Minneapolis-St. Paul media affiliate broadcasted the event. We had more than
meal as an award.
200 volunteers and provided more than $70,000 in care.
• New! The first ever De-stress Week hosted during finals week by the wellness
• Minnesota Mission of Mercy: some of our MN ASDA members were on the
committee to offer several activities including coloring, yoga, running, plank
planning committee for this event and members volunteered at various tasks
competition and healthy snacks.
including: planning, assisting, radiology, operating, set-up and take down. The
•New! Nutrition snack n learn- from the wellness committee.
MDA collaborated with the North Dakota Dental Association to provide
• Our ASDA Fever Week included Happy hours, ice cream social and a party.
approximately $1,000,000 of free dental care to those in the Fargo, ND -
• Our annual summer barbecue was at Psi Omega Dental Fraternity House which
Moorhead, MN area
kicked-off the summer season!
• The Community Outreach Committee organized several outreach
• Our annual GV Black Tie Formal was attended by more than 250 dental students and
opportunities for members through Open Arms, Special Olympics Special
their guest. It was held at the Profile Event Center near Prospect Park in Minneapolis.
Smiles, and more!
Improved
• Our annual Merchandise Sale sold 100 items, providing some school spirit! Including •New! Recruited about 20 UMN dental student volunteers to pack
New patagonia jackets. non-perishable meals for low income children and families at The Sheridan
• The 4th Annual Riverboat Cruise on the Mississippi attracted more than 250 students Story.
and guests. Food, drinks, and music made for a fun time on our venture. Improved -New! Ran Polar Plunge 5k for the Special olympics, Next year we will
● We offer a ton of educational events so our members can be well informed on jump in the freezing water.
issues that are most important to them • The Elementary Outreach Committee completes at least 4 outreach
• Clinical Explorations Committee: organizes Lunch and Learns given by faculty opportunities per year, and we go to the Nativity Family and Child Center in
and/or dentists about topics regarding: oral cancer, implant treatment, etc. Northeast Minneapolis to demonstrate good oral hygiene techniques to
•Collaborates with the Minneapolis and St. Paul districts of the MDA to implement the children.
Annual Student Networking event, where students network with professionals and are • The High School Outreach Committee goes to high schools around the Twin
offered a CE seminar over a scrumptious meal! Cities to explain what the profession of dentistry entails. They complete 4
• Invites a Sonicare Representative to present to the D1 class on their new oral events annually.
technologies, and in return the students receive a complimentary Sonicare toothbrush! • The 9th Annual Mouths in Motion 5K Fun Run/Walk contributes to oral cancer
•New! Dental Entrepreneurship committee was created by a student unsatisfied with research. We raised over $1,490 this year through four sponsors (two of which
the amount of business training we get in school.. A lunch n learn under their belt in were new this year) and over 60 participants! Improved
the first semester and lots of other amazing plans moving forward. • MN ASDA’s International Outreach Committee implemented its third
• Our 21st Annual Vendor Fair brought in over 70 vendors and was held in the DQ Club outreach event to Achuputu, Panama over spring break to provide oral health
Room at the TCF Bank Stadium. More than 250 students attended and $11,400 was care to underserved populations.
collected in profits from the Vendor Fair.Improved ● We Travel to conferences across the country
• Every Wednesday we host Lunch & Learns, thanks to our hard working Lunch & • We are looking forward to sending 30 of our members to January’s District 8
Learn committee collaborating with various dental organizations. Over 175 students Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa. Most members to travel ever! .Improved
attend these weekly Lunch & Learns, which is one of our main sources of fundraising. • We took the most we ever had to National Lobby Day with 18 members
• Other committees host Lunch & Learns: Wellness, Clinical Explorations, Ethics, traveling to Washingotn DC.Improved
Licensure, outreach and Advocacy. Several New! And Improved presentation given. •11 members attended NLC in chicago this year
These lunches are funded through grants, MN ASDA, and the Office of Student Affairs. •9 members attended Annual session in Dallas TX
Fundraising
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● Applied and received a MN ASDA Chapter credit card New!
•Improved efficiency and flexibility of payments
•Relieved the responsibility of members to make payments for later reimbursement
•Effective online tracking of spending and details
•Increased income with credit card rewards
● Obtained a Square card reader New!
•Enhance flexibility in payment methods for our members
•Provide analytics to track previous transactions
•Fast processing allows for the payment to be direct deposited into our account
● Collaborate with the School of Dentistry Student Affairs Office to ensure we
are in-accordance with updated University ethics policies Improved
● MN ASDA Vendor Fair
•The vendor fair continues to be the major source of funds for MN ASDA
•Had over 70 individual vendors attend this year’s vendor fair
•About 290 MN ASDA members attended this year’s event Improved
● Lunch N’ Learn Series
•Maintained significant reduction in expenses for pizza by keeping a relationship with
pizza providers.
•Maintained a variety of food options for Lunch N’ Learns presenters to choose from
•Increased revenues last year from Lunch N’ Learns Improved
•About 34% of the donation for each Lunch N’ Learns resulted in income
● GKAS continues to be our most successful philanthropic outreach event –
this year’s donations of supplies and resources exceeded last years and
totaled $7.8K
● Proceeds of $1.5K, raised by the eventful Mouths in Motion 5K, were donated
to the Oral Cancer Research Foundation Improved
● Committees received generous grants from Professional Student
Government (PSG), Council of Students, the Minnesota Dental Association
and the UMN School of Dentistry.
● White Coat Sales: Every 1st year student purchased a white coat for a net
income of $1.9K.
Pre-Dental
Social Media Improved
● Continued connection with pre-dental members via the
● This information was also sent out to other pre-dental clubs
Facebook page: “University of Minnesota ASDA Pre-Dental”
around Minnesota to present at their meetings
● Distributed our new ASDA newsletter and all publications to
● Pre-dental club advisors or leaders of pre-dental clubs at
pre-dental students
surrounding Minnesota colleges and universities were
● Continued to maintain relationships with pre-dental clubs in the
contacted
area
● Through these connections, ASDA membership, and University
● Pre-dental committee chairs spoke to University of Minnesota
of Minnesota ASDA pre-dental events were advertised
Pre-Dental Club on September 26, 2016 about joining ASDA as
● Continue to implement tutoring and mentoring programs to
pre-dental members.
pre-dental students
● Contacted other pre-dental clubs around the state, including:
University of St. Thomas, University of St. John’s and St.
Continued to Host ASDA’s Core Pre-Dental Events
Benedict’s, Minnesota State University Mankato, and the
Impression Session
University of Minnesota
● At the impression Session, pre-dental students were educated
● Our new website will feature information for pre-dental students
on one of the fundamentals of treatment planning. Students
on how to join, benefits of becoming a member, and event
had the opportunity to take alginate impressions and pour them
details
up in lab stone. Along with great conversation with volunteering
dental students, the event was a success.
Give Kids a Smile Improved
● University of Minnesota ASDA Pre-Dental were able to volunteer
Condense and Carve
at Give Kids A Smile on February 6, 2016.
● At the Condense and Carve Amalgam Event, pre-dental
● Pre-dental members volunteered by assisting in radiology, dirty
students were introduced to restorative dentistry. Attending
dispensing, serving food, patient ambassadors, and more
pre-dents had the opportunity to condense and carve amalgam
restorations in typodont teeth. With help from volunteering
Lunch N’ Learns
dental students, many great restorations were completed.
● ASDA Pre-Dental members were invited to all weekly lunch &
learns with dental students and faculty.
Wax and Relax
● At the Wax and Relax Event, pre-dental students received a
Recruitment
“crash-course” in tooth anatomy. Attending pre-dents had the
● ASDA pre-dental recruitment committee presented at the
opportunity to learn some tooth morphology, wax up a
University of Minnesota Pre-Dental Club about organized
maxillary central incisor, and have it assessed by a current
dentistry and the benefits of ASDA and ADA membership
dental student. Along with some bagels and coffee, this event is
always a pre-dent favorite.
Golden Lovely Leaders
Executive Committee
President- Allison Forbes
• Serves as President of the Student District to the MDA
• Serves as Associate Editor for the MDA’s Northwest
Dentistry Magazine
• Oversees five MN ASDA Committees
• Host of MN ASDA Summer Leadership Retreat
• Gives “ASDA 101” and “ASDA 201” Lunch N’ Learns during
ASDA Fever Week
• Organize travel and oversee all activities of MN ASDA
Vice President - Trent Neisen
• Oversees four committees
• Chair of MN ASDA Fundraising: oversees Merchandise
Sale and Dental Deck Sales Membership - Dan Ditch
• Oversees MN ASDA Class Representative (two Representatives
President-Elect - Robert Springer per year) and two committees
• Oversees three committees • Chair of MN ASDA’s Membership Drive and Conversion Drive
• Chairs MIM 5k • Organizes yearly membership satisfaction survey
• Election chair for following year
Communications - Quentin Knutson
Treasurer - Josh Eggebraaten • Oversees two MN ASDA Committees:
• Sets MN ASDA’s yearly budget and keeps the EC up to • Manages MN ASDA’s Social Media Presence - Twitter,
date on spending Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram
• Works closely with MDA & Student Affairs Office • Assumes the duties of both MN ASDA Secretary and Historian
Our Executive Committee of six is elected by the student body every April. This group
then works closely throughout the year to develop the year’s strategic plan, meets with school
officials, organizes MN ASDA leadership meetings and national involvement, and oversees all
MN ASDA Committees and Representatives.
Committee - Chair Committee Leaders and Organization
Licensure - Aaron Henderson
Activities - Alyssa Daley & Carly Sherod
Lunch N’ Learn - Luke Viall & Sawyer Ferguson
Clinical Explorations - Alejandro Cisneros
Ethics - Chelsea Miller & Jessica Edwards
Elementary Outreach - Tiana Barsness & Nadine Yacoub
Pre-Dental - Meredith Burns & Mary Yousef & Andrew White
GKAS- Mehrdad Hairani & Kaitlyn Lauer & Karin Englund
Community Outreach - Karly Whitsitt & Heather Holt & Kate Marquis
International Outreach - John Smith & Harika Chadive
Wellness - Hadeel Alniemi & Nate Caple & Ben Trapp
Publications - Alex Lentz & Kathryn Anderson
Dental Entrepreneurship - John Clifford
Advocacy - Nick Schulte & Amy Finn
High School Outreach - Kallie Delveaux District 8 Cabinet
Class Reps Robert Springer - Pre-Dental
D4-Amelia Lauer & Kim Rostvold Josh Eggebraaten - Treasurer
D3-Allison Forbes & Dan Ditch Jerad Servais - Publications and Articul8or Editor
D2-Robert Springer & Quentin Knutson Allison Forbes- Leadership Development
D1-Chad Wagner & Jake Held Katie Anderson- CommunicationsLeadership Retreat and Monthly Meetings
In late June 2016, we held our annual leadership retreat
to welcome our new team. We headed over to Alchemy in
Northeast, Minneapolis for a crossfit and yoga class.
Afterwards, we enjoyed healthy snacks and met with special
guest speakers MDA President Dr. Cannon and MDA Speaker of
the House Dr. Taylor. They shared their wealth of knowledge
and some fun stories. Everyone left thinking about what our
organized dentistry elevator pitches should include and the
importance of being an advocate for ASDA and the ADA.
Together, we have a strong voice and can do amazing things.
These leaders are fit in body and leadership skills.
Monthly leadership
meetings are hosted at the
MDA three times a year. These
meetings also include fun
awards, such as Committee
Chair of the Month Award &
Rep of the Month Award. We
aim to inspire our entire MN
ASDA team monthly. These
meetings update all leaders on
current and upcoming events,
keep all leaders connected, and
motivate all to continue to lead
their committees.Jane Yang - MDA Trustee
The Minnesota ASDA Chapter is unique and distinct in that we are recognized as a full-fledged district of the
Minnesota Dental Association. We have student representation on almost every committee within the Dental
Association and are continually involved with local events and meetings. Our district contributes a student member as
our representing Trustee of the Student District. As is tradition, this is always the Immediate Past President of
Minnesota ASDA.
As a part of this role, I sit on the 14 member Board of Trustees. This is comprised of the eight District Trustees,
four members of the Executive Committee, Speaker of the House, and the Executive Director. The board meets
approximately six times annually, where we all come together for one or two day-long meetings, fueled with coffee,
and take care of MDA business. The board is tasked with tackling, debating, discussing and delegating plans put forth
at each House of Delegates, and responds to other issues that presents itself during the year.
As the only student and youngest member of the board, it is extremely rewarding to feel that my input and
comments are highly valued. The future of the dental association lies with our students and often the group looks to
me for perspective as a young person, and as a dental student. This is especially true this year in regards to declining
membership, interest from new dentists and licensure examination within Minnesota. It has been a great honor to sit
on this board, getting to know several passionate dentists from the state and share in the experience of the board. We
are truly lucky as a chapter to have such a strong healthy reciprocal relationship with our state organization.
Jane YangMinnesota Dental Association
The MDA supports the students in many ways.
We are a full district of the MDA and the leadership often
expresses amazement at our energy and amount of
activities that we pursue as an organization. They support
us in an organizational sense, help process memberships,
and aid us in keeping our books in order. They also help us
put on several events throughout the year including the
vendor fair, student networking night, MN MOM, Star of the
North, and GKAS. The MN Dent PAC and advocacy portion MDA Committee ASDA Member
of the organization fights for important issues. Individual Affinity Products Luke Viall
ASDA members also receive member benefits which Barriers to Care Quentin Knutson
include free use of Dental Decks for boards studying, Board of Dentistry Task Force Lucy Corrin
Robert Springer
mental health counseling, award-winning publications,
Constitutions, Bylaws & Ethics Chelsea Miller
job board and more! MN ASDA leaders are also
Jessica Edwards
represented on all MDA committees.
Dental Education Aaron Henderson
Dental Marketplace Nick Schulte
Environment and Safety Allison Forbes
EBD MSRG Members
Legislative Affairs Nick Schulte
Amy Finn
New Dentist Committee Chad Wagner
Allison Forbes
Peer Review Brent Miller
Amelia Leuer
Governance Work Group Nick SchulteAaron Henderson - Licensure Chair and National Vice President
Following the proceedings of ASDA’s 2016 Annual Session, the incoming and outgoing executive officers meet to have a rapid and in-depth
information exchange to facilitate the very beginning stages of a smooth transition into new positions. Well before submitting the application to run for a
position on the executive committee, I knew the workload would be intense and probably unlike positions I’d in the past held. When one of the outgoing vice
presidents stated, “I had over 1,300 emails, and they were the ones which required a response,” it was confirmed just how intense it might be.
Looking at my own inbox, the count is currently at 1,570, though thankfully not every one of those needed a direct response. It might suffice to say, at
least judging by the administrative load, there’s been a lot going on during the last 10 months. Our executive committee journey began as a struggle through
the campaign and caucusing rigors of ASDA Annual Session which immediately launched us into representing the Association the following weekend at
ADEA’s national meeting. From that point on we’ve worked rather tirelessly to represent ASDA in the professional realm as well as to guide and shape the
Association during our seemingly short tenure.
Streams of emails, conference calls and frequent trips around the country allowed our executive committee to keep intimately connected with
each other and issues important to U.S. dental students. From those calls and letters, we’d bring discussion points to the Board of Trustees or other parties of
interest for action. Topics ranged from the Association’s budget, strategic plan and the process of initial dental licensure to mentoring, committee
assignments and inter-association dynamics and politics. While we on the EC have vested interest in all of these topics plus a great many more, a personal
project was to chair ASDA’s delegation to the 2016 ADA House of Delegates. This opportunity put me at the head of the table, overseeing our five delegates
and five alternate delegates as we navigated the political playing field of the American Dental Association’s largest yearly gathering. The remaining time in
our position will be spent crafting the Association’s budget, aiding in appointment of new national leaders, attending district meetings and facilitating the
transition to the newest executive committee. Bound to be busy until the very end, the tenure on ASDA’s national executive committee was at times
tumultuous and always kept us on our toes. In the end, it has been a tremendous experience steeped in personal and professional growth and
character-building for me and the other student dentists representing our Association.
Initial dental licensure continues to be a topic of significant discussion at all levels of dentistry, from
students and states to practicing dentists and the various dental associations. Minnesota has been a leader
for change in the process as they eschewed the requirement for students to complete a traditional licensure
examination and instead instituted the Canadian Objective Structured Clinical Examination to license new
graduates in the field. Some headway is being made on the creation of an American OSCE by the ADA, but
with a history of glacial progress, we must be vigilant in trying to move change forward, but also ensuring that
change doesn’t set the progress already made in reverse.
MN ASDA students will receive a lecture in January 2017 explaining the steps necessary for
completion of the University of Minnesota’s graduation requirements which then leads to initial dental
licensure. The presentation will include parts I and II of the NBDE, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry-
specific graduation competencies and the entire layout of the initial dental licensure examination experience
to be expected of a dental student. Feedback from past licensure presentations has been positive as few, if
any, other outlets provide the same information in a concise session.
Talks will continue with the Minnesota Dental Association on the future course of licensure within the
Land of 10,000 Lakes. The current licensure process within the state has been shown to have glaring
inadequacies regarding portability and further, has left itself open to being assailed by those who would see
little benefit in changing the status quo. Minnesota lead the charge toward change in this process and the
onus will be on the dental students and other vested communities to ensure that things are changed for the
better for everyone involved, patient and student alike.
Aaron HendersonPublications
MN ASDA’s local newsletter, The Central Groove was continued in excellence!
We created a modern publication with high quality articles written by our own members
on a variety of topics. It was composed of beautiful pictures, clean lines, and lots of color.
There was also an emphasis on getting more members involved. Our newsletter allowed
everyone to see how many creative and talented people are a part of MN ASDA. The
Central Groove articles included the usual ASDA updates from local and national events,
as well as articles about mental health, faculty features, and international outreach. It was
a truly unique and exceptional publication, just like our chapter. This year we went green
and disseminated out publications solely electronically.
Each year, the current MN ASDA President serves as an Associate Editor
for the Journal of the Minnesota Dental Association: Northwest Dentistry. In
each of the six issues each year, they give an update from the Student District
and also have the opportunity to write other articles. Each MN ASDA member
gets Northwest Dentistry delivered to their student mailbox.
Our own D3, Jerad Servais, is the current editor of the Articul8or (District
8’s publication). Along with last year’s editor Robert Huot (MN ASDA member),
MN ASDA members have worked hard to redesign and refresh this fun
publication for the district. Many MN ASDA members write articles for this
“punny” publication.Communications
Mid-Year Membership Survey
-A mid-year feedback survey was sent to all students of the University of Minnesota
School of Dentistry in December, 2016 to improve MN ASDA’s programming, inspire
new events, and to ensure we are meeting our members’ needs.
-At this time, we have had over 30 people respond and have learned a lot about what
our members’ value, what we are doing well, and how we can improve as and ASDA
chapter
-Feedback was given about our publications, advertising for upcoming events, and
future social outing opportunities. -There was also a space to volunteer an idea and
help to implement it. We hope to use this feedback to inspire our leaders in the
coming calendar year to serve our members more effectively.
-Those who took the survey were entered in a drawing for a gift card.
Website
Our website is currently undergoing a dramatic update.
During various initiatives, it was identified that our
website was one of our chapter's weaknesses. We
decided in December 2016 to switch domains to
SquareSpace and completely revamp our web approach.
We have many ideas in development in order to make
our website, simple, mobile friendly, and relevant. We
also wanted a website that was easier to pass from
webmaster to webmaster. Stay tuned for something
golden in 2017.
Facebook and Instagram
While our website is under construction, our main
modes of communications and most effective
continue to be instagram and FB. Most likes, more
posts more events this year!Terrific Travel
ASDA Annual Session 2016 - Dallas, TX
Our chapter rounded up Nine MN ASDA members to bring to the 2016 ASDA Annual Session
in Dallas, Texas! Members participated in various breakout sessions, voted for the new National and
District leadership, and developed new connections with dental students across the country. Being
recognized for the top 5 Gold Crown Ideal Chapter Award was humbling. We are very fortunate for
our membership and grateful National ASDA honored our chapter.
We are incredibly proud that our
own Aaron Henderson ran for the
Presidency along with five other
very talented individuals, and was
elected Vice-President! We also
congratulate Sohaib Soliman of
Washington and Jordan Telin of
Buffalo for being elected to the
Presidency and Vice-Presidency,
respectively.
Research Poster Presentation
Two of our members, Katie Anderson and Jared Servais
presented their research. Jared placed third for his
research in analyzing bone fractals in patients with
impacted canines. Congratulations to them and all the
research participants!National Lobby Day - Washington, D.C.
18 MN ASDA members attended ASDA’s
National Dental Student Lobby Day. The most we
have ever sent on a trip! We obtained a generous
grant from the office of Dean Leon Assael at the
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in the
sum of $5000 to help cover expenses. We spent
four days in Washington, D.C. visiting the city and
taking in the sights. MN ASDA members lobbied
for access to dental health care and student loan
refinancing.MDA House of Delegates - Bloomington, MN
The MDA House of Delegates was
held in September in Bloomington, MN.
More house time was devoted to
discussion of resolutions that affected the
students directly, making our presence
and voice extremely important. We sent
four delegates and four alternate
delegates as well as student district
trustee.
President and president-elect also
sit on the reference committees which is
a great way to understand the resolutions
better.
The greatest discussion came from
a resolution surrounding licensure which
was actually brought to the floor by the
president of CRDTS. A lot of lively
discussion ensued about whether or not
to include CIF model as an exception for
not using live patients in an exam. The
resolution was defeated.
Another resolution brought forth from the
St.Paul District wanted to increase the
number of delegates from the student
district. It was defeated but we will
address it again in 2017.
We feel so supported by the MDA
and excited to enact changes that will
affect us now and when we practice.National Leadership Conference - Chicago, IL
Ten MN ASDA Members – including five first year dental
students – embarked on a road trip to the NLC in Chicago. Our
attendees took advantage of the numerous breakout sessions, heard
from inspirational speakers such as Doc Hendley, and socialized with
students across the country. Further, the atmosphere in Chicago was
electric following the Cubs World Series victory!
We had many highlights, as the conference motivated all of us to
continue our leadership with ASDA. Furthermore, our attendees
presented information they gained from the conference and
encouraged current members to attend future events to catch that
ASDA Fever! A Lunch N’ Learn presentation was a great way to bring
information back to the chapter and practice public speaking!Unparalleled Outstanding Outreach
Elementary Outreach
MN ASDA has been involved with elementary outreach throughout the Twin Cities. We annually go to several
elementary schools and the Nativity Family and Child Center in Northeast Minneapolis. This year, we did interactive
activities with four-year-old and five-year-old children. Some activities included categorizing pictures of food that were bad
or good for your teeth. We also put Play-Doh in big Lego blocks and gave them yarn to “floss” out the Play-Doh. To practice
brushing techniques, we brought stuffed animals and toothbrushes for them to brush the animal’s teeth. Most importantly,
we offered gloves, masks, mirrors, safety-glasses, and lab coats for them to dress up as a dentist! As a chapter, we hope
they learned how to take care of their teeth, are comfortable around dentists during their appointments, and perhaps dream
of becoming a dentist!This committee recruit volunteers for the Special Smiles at the Winter, Spring, and Summer Special Olympics.
In the spring, the committee recruited members to participate in the Special Olympics Polar Plunge 5K for the benefit of local
Special Olympic athletes.Around fifteen UMN dental students and Dr. Esteban Lugo provide oral screenings, fluoride
varnish, mouth-guard customization and hygiene instructions to Special Olympics athletes.
Community Outreach
We collaborate with food shelves across the Twin Cities. This year, the committee brought about twenty U of MN
dental students to The Sheridan Story, which boxes non-perishable food items to schools and families in low-income
areas in the Twin Cities. We packed 1,650 bags of food for these communities!
We continued to serve at Open Arms, delivering meals to people with life-threatening illnesses.
The committee hosted a Lunch N’ Learn with Dr. John and Barb Nei to discuss their experiences volunteering at an
orphanage in Honduras. This Lunch N’ Learn attracted dental students and faculty who are interested in global outreach.Give Kids a Smile -This year’s event was held at the School of Dentistry on February 6th, 2016. -Over $70,000 worth of care was provided (equivalent to approximately $180,000 in private practice) through 1,051 procedures -164 children and patients were seen who otherwise would not have been able to afford dental care -Interprofessional Volunteers: pharmacy, medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing and veterinary students hosted interactive tables providing educational experiences to families in the waiting area - $8,000 raised through grant application requests from various associations and foundations -$1,149.24 was raised through a two-day bake sale by the D1’s -Dental supply donations were received from several dental corporations and the School of Dentistry -Local restaurants around the School also donated breakfast and lunch for the volunteers -The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry is the largest Give Kids a Smile location. This year, over 435 students as well as faculty volunteers provided care to patients. Three Minnesota ASDA members serve on the Give Kids a Smile Committee and coordinated all the events at the University of Minnesota
MN MOM is always one of the best weekends of the year! This year
on July 22-23 in Moorhead, MN, the best of the best in the dental
community came together to provide care to numerous Minnesotans and
North Dakotans. Students had the excellent opportunity to work with and
learn from some of the kindest dentists in the state. For me, being a part
of MN MOM reminds me why I pursued a career in dentistry and keeps
excited me for the future. After a long day at MOM, I’m undoubtedly
exhausted but still energized from the grateful patients and kind
colleagues. This year 3 MN ASDA members were on the planning
committee for this event: Karin Englund, Kelly Djerf and Tara Orech with
Faculty oversight from Dr. Hall. More than 70 MN ASDA members
volunteered in planning, assisting, radiology, operating, and set-up and
take down. In 2016, Mission of Mercy provided over $1 million worth of
treatment!
MN Mission of Mercy - Moorhead, MN
“I am so
grateful for this.
It’s a once in a
lifetime
experience! I
can SMILE!”
– Ranel,
Mankato, MNPre-Dental Recruitment
On February 21, 2016, approximately 30 pre-dental
and dental students gathered at Moos Tower for the
“Impression Session.” Pre-dents had the opportunity to
take alginate impressions of typodonts, learn how to
evaluate them, and pour them up in dental stone. This
was an excellent session for pre-dents to learn about one
of the most important steps of treatment planning.
On May 1, 2016, approximately 40 pre-dental and
dental students were in attendance for the “Condense
and Carve Amalgam” event. Attending students learned
how to condense, carve, and burnish amalgam
restorations. Along with great conversation, networking,
and mentoring, this event truly was truly a success.
On September 26, 2016, our ASDA Pre-Dental
Recruitment Committee Chairs spoke at the University of
Minnesota Pre-Dental Club’s first fall meeting. A brief
presentation was given on the benefits of joining ASDA as
a pre-dental member, upcoming events, and how to join.
On October 29, 2016, the “Wax & Relax” session
took place. This is the premier fall event for MN ASDA’s
Pre-Dental Recruitment Committee. This year, 35
pre-dents and dental students assembled for the event.
Pre-dental students had the excellent opportunity to put
their hand skills to the test in waxing up a maxillary central
incisor. As always, the event was complimented by
application advice and information about life in dental
school from volunteering dental students..High School Outreach
On October 27, 2016, MN ASDA’s High School
Outreach Committee Chair teamed up with Mary
Vanderwert from the National Children’s Oral
Health Foundation, and spoke with 30 Roosevelt
High School students in the IB program about
America’s Toothfairy Project. This project aims to
educate and raise awareness on pediatric dental
disease. Students were informed how they can get
involved by collecting donated dental supplies,
provided with resources to be able to educate
elementary students, and educated on the
importance of oral health.
On November 11, 2016, 13 members of the
High School Outreach Committee went to the Hilton
Hotel Mall of America where the HOSA Fall
Conference was hosted. The attending members
talked with 175 HOSA students about dentistry, took
alginate impressions of stone teeth, and also helped
them pour the impressions in microstone. The
students seemed to be really excited about the
hands-on activity and our students educated them
on dentistry as a profession!International Outreach
MN ASDA members teamed up with Mission Save A Smile to send
DDS students to Achutupu, Panama over spring break 2016. Students flew
to Panama City and then took a small rotor plane to the northern coast of
Panama. Next, they hopped onto a small boat to arrive at their final
destination of Achutupu, a small island of the Caribbean.
22 total volunteers took part in this event. The group was composed
of: seven dentists, an orthodontist, an oral surgeon, six DDS students, three
translators, and four general volunteers.
DDS students help run the preventive care program by providing
fluoride varnishes to over 700 children. They also assisted dentists screen
the patients, take radiographs, and schedule patients for restorative work or
extractions.
Last year, 600 fluoride varnishes, 93 sealants, 56 restorations, and 77
extractions were provided.Mouths in Motion 5K for Oral Cancer
On September 18, 2016, the 9th Annual Mouths in Motion
5K Run/Walk for Oral Cancer Research took place.
More than 60 participants geared up for this
charitable event held outside Coffman Memorial Union
Building on the University Minnesota Campus. The route
includes running on the Washington Bridge, which
crosses the Mississippi River. This year, we had beautiful
weather with a clear September sky, making for a
picturesque morning run. Between the racing fees and
four sponsors, including two new sponsors, we raised
over $1490 that went toward investigating ways to
detect oral cancer earlier. Following the event, the
Clinical Explorations Committee hosted a Lunch N’ Learn
on oral cancer where we present the check donation to
Dr. Rhodus, who is a board member of the Oral Cancer
Foundation and pivotal in oral cancer research and
advocacy in our community!
Another great aspect
to this event is faculty
participation! Pictured
above (L-R) are Dr.
Hildebrandt, Dr. Rhodus, Dr.
Thierer, and Dr. MaddenThe second annual One Smile Gala, hosted
by the MDA’s philanthropic arm the Minnesota
Dental Foundation, was held on October 7, 2016.
The MDF strives to eliminate unmet oral health
needs throughout Minnesota. This year was
particularly exciting as it was held in the Hyundai
Club at U.S. Bank Stadium, the new home of the
Minnesota Vikings! There were 350 attendees who
had the opportunity to auction for donated prizes
and take pictures on the field. Furthermore, MN
ASDA members captured a selfie with the Vikings
mascot at the event!
Three generations of presidents!
SKOL Vikings, Purple and GOLD!Amazing Abundant Activities
4th Annual Riverboat Cruise
Our popular fall semi-formal event
attracted over 250 students and guests to
embark on a night of merriment on the
Mississippi River. This year, the boat had
a lower and upper deck. The lower deck
included a dance floor and DJ for those
interested in dancing, and the upper deck
appealed to those who wanted a quieter,
scenic view of the river. There were
appetizers and bars on both decks. MN
ASDA covered most expenses as
members paid $10 and guests $15.GV Black Tie
MN ASDA’s GV Black Tie formal event is
organized by the MN ASDA Activities Committee. The
2016 event was held on Friday, February 19th at the
Profile Event Center in Minneapolis.
This event expanded in popularity from
approximately 350 ticket sales in 2015 to over 400
tickets in 2016. This included dental students and
guests.
Provided DJ, pizza and snacks, memories, as well
as photo booth to attendees.
Considerable funding was done to keep ticket
prices low. Over $2.2K was received from sponsors and
over $7.3K came from ticket sales. This helped to cover
the costs for the event of approximately $7.2K and even
ended in a net income.
“Dental Prom” continues to be a favorite amongst
the students and a huge success!The 3rd annual Student Networking Night another popular and fun
event. This year we received a generous ADA grant to put on this unique
event that engages students in organized dentistry. Hosted at the
beautiful McNamara Alumni Center with delicious food and drinks.
Attendees included: dentists from around the state, generous sponsors
and students of course! We had an awesome CE presentations tiled “
MINI, MAXI AND MID-SIZE IMPLANTS: WHAT? WHERE?” Dr.Lingle and
Dr.Trowbridge are both full time practicing dentists at St. Paul Dental
Center in St. Paul and at the Dental Implant Center in Golden Valley.
Schedule included 5:00 p.m. Social/Networking Reception* 6:00
p.m. Program and Lecture 7:15 p.m. Student Networking. Networking
involved round table discussion with dentists and sponsors and frequent
table rotations.
Student Networking Night with MDA
Drs. Scott Lingle and Joe
Trowbridge had a great
CE presentationLunch N’ Learn
Every Wednesday at the University of Minnesota, you can count on great food and
knowledge being provided by MN ASDA Lunch N’ Learns. During the 2016 year, we had
nearly 30 Lunch N’ Learns hosted by numerous vendors, faculty, and fellow students
speaking on the many facets of dentistry. This incredible hour offers our members to
become engaged (and eat!) with topics and issues that extend beyond the classroom.
The Lunch N’ Learns have served as a vital fundraising medium for the chapter. In
2016, we brought in a gross income of $19.1K with total expenses of $12.5K, Net income of
$6.5K.
Provided diverse food options including Chipotle, Chinese, BunMi and Raising Canes,
Pizza, Chinese, Pasta, and more.ASDA Fever Week - Membership Drive
ASDA Fever Week helped provide all of the incentives to new students to help
encourage them to join and pay their membership dues. It also nspired existing
members to renew their dues. All of the D1 members received a MN ASDA glass
along with the first 200 D2-D4s to pay their dues.
The Membership Drive starts the first week of new school year consisting of:
D1 Orientation – MN ASDA leaders attended their orientation day to
introduce them to ASDA
Monday, August 29: ASDA 101- a Lunch N’ Learn just for the new D1 class
to learn about ASDA
Tuesday, August 30: ASDA 201 - a Lunch N’ Learn for all students to get a
refresher on ASDA membership and benefits of joining
Wednesday, August 31: ASDA sponsored social at Sally’s. ASDA provided
free drinks and food. Great opportunity to network with ASDA leaders and
fellow classmates
Thursday, September 1: Ice Cream Social over lunch to help introduce
students to the different committee leaders
Friday, September 2: ASDA Party at MN Psi Omega Dental Fraternity. Free
for those who paid their ASDA dues.
This year was great for membership with 316 new and renewing members!Membership Drive Winners! D1’s!!!!!
As part of our Membership Drive Initiative, the class with the
highest membership at the end of the month of September
wins money that is contributed to their class funds. This year’s
winner was the D1 class, who had the highest membership at
the end of September!
Membership Drive and IncentivesClinical Explorations
Throughout the year, MN ASDA’s Clinical Explorations Committee held various Lunch N’ Learns focusing
on new and innovative dental techniques. These Lunch N’ Learns will give students the opportunity to learn
about new techniques and dentistry while exciting the new graduates on what is to come in their own practices.
These opportunities allow students to learn about new techniques in dentistry and excite new graduates on
what is to come in their own careers.
Topics include: lasers, labs, short implants
Oral cancer with Dr. Nelson Rhodus, including a donation of $1497 from the Mouths in Motion 5K to raise
awareness for oral cancer research.
Valley Dental Arts put on another Lunch N’ Learn about the treatment planning and restoration of
esthetically-driven implants. They also invited students to a course they held at their lab.Dental Entrepreneurship Committee -
Summer BBQ
NEW!
In its first semester as a new MN ASDA
committee there has been a lot of interest, growth,
and has created lofty goals as we became a more
active committee within MN ASDA.
We introduced the committee with a
well-attended Lunch N’ Learn with local entrepreneur
Tyler Quinn. He spoke on entrepreneurship as a whole,
described his own journey with Alchemy, and
connected relevant insights to dentistry. This event
was well received and very motivating for those who
are interested in running their own practice in the
future.
Moving forward into the new year we will have
a practicing dentist with multiple offices come and talk
about how to manage patients, employees, and the
business of multiple practices effectively. Also, we are
bringing in a professional who deals with transitioning
and new practice start-up to help educate our
members about how to effectively begin our careers in
dentistry.
Grill master Eric Christenson mans the grill on a beautiful,
hot summer day! Minnesotans really love being outdoors
when we can!The 21st Annual MN ASDA Vendor Fair was
another successful year!
We utilized the spacious DQ Club room of TCF
Bank Stadium for the third year in a row, filling
to capacity with approximately 70 vendors
and nearly 300 students. Relationships with
the Minnesota Dental Association, University
of Minnesota School of Dentistry, and the
larger U of MN institution allowed us to keep
building room rental expenses low. Overall,
the Vendor Fair brought in a gross revenue of
$24,025 with $12,583 in total expenses, Net
income of $11,442 – a 60% increase in profits
from two years ago! Students love the
amazing food and drinks, prizes and learning
from all the vendors and dentists in
attendance.
Vendor FairEthics
Submitted a video to ASDA’s Ethics Video Contest.
Our ethics committee collaborates with the international outreach
committee to ensure ethics are upheld on mission trips.
Ethics is continually addressed in our publication, The Central
Groove.
ASDA distributes and presents the code of ethics to students.
The ethics committee also hosts Lunch N’ Learns regarding
various ethical topics.
Doughnuts and coffee for dental
voters on Election Day!
Voting EncouragementsRed, White, and Brew On March 3, 2016, the ASDA Advocacy Committee hosted the 2nd annual “Red, White, and Brew” event at the Northgate Brewery in Minneapolis. This was a excellent get together in advance of National Lobby Day. The event was an excellent opportunity for students to get involved with lobbying and learn about relevant legislation. Carmelo Cinqueonce, the MDA Executive Director, gave an introduction on lobbying and an update on current legislation. He along with MDA President Peter Cannon provided insight on the topics, individual conversation, and answered questions. This year we also hosted a fall version of the event just with students and at a closer brewery in conjugation with Advocacy Month! The MDA choose not to have a large scale MN Dental Day at the capitol this year given the nature of the legislative session and the construction. We had a Lunch N’ Learn with Legislative Coordinator of the MN DENT PAC so students would still be informed on the issues. We are excited to be back on the Capitol steps in 2017!
Wellness The “Get Swole” Challenge In March of 2016, the ASDA Wellness Committee kicked off a 4-week wellness initiative. Each class recorded wellness activities, such as taking the stairs, exercising, or practicing proper nutrition. At the end of the 4-week challenge, the winners were the D1’s (Class of 2019). This was a great initiative to promote wellness and we look forward to our second annual event in 2017. Nutrition Snack N’ Learn On November 10th, 2016 representatives from Boynton's nutritional SNAC (Student Nutrition Advocacy Collaborative) committee gave a presentation titled "Practical Nutrition for Busy Students" De-Stress Week The Wellness Committee finished out the 2016 year with a “De-Stress with ASDA Wellness Week.” Activities included yoga, a plank competition, healthy snacks coloring, and a stress-relieving run. This was a great way to make it through finals. Wellness Area in Student Lounge We outfitted the Retromolar Pad (what we call our common room at the School of Dentistry) with a Theracane back massager, back rollers, a swiss ball, crash pad, a little library, and informational packets about wellness (de-stressing ideas and professional services). We als0 added a white board with inspirational quotes!
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