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Clicking on the image to the left will re-direct you to the homepage of the Pre-Dental Association of Florida Atlantic University. On the official OwlCentral homepage you may officially join the association by clicking the "Join Organization" button located near the top. After we have approved your membership you will receive an email to confirm your status as a member. You will then begin to receive emails about our upcoming meetings, workshops, volunteer, and fundraising events. If you have any further questions or concerns you may email us at predentfau@gmail.com.
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is The Voice of Dental Education. Its members include all 76 U.S. and Canadian dental schools, over 800 allied and advanced dental education programs, 66 corporations and more than 20,000 individuals. The mission of ADEA is to lead institutions and individuals in the dental education community to address contemporary issues influencing education, research and the delivery of oral health care for the overall health and safety of the public. This is where you will find the AADSAS application.
The American Dental Education Association Go Dental webpage offers pre-dental students many useful tips. It is also home to the ADEA Guide to Dental Schools. This is a great book to have when applying to schools. It includes all dental schools average gpa's, dat scores, tuition, pre-requisite requirements, and much more. We highly recommend checking this site out. It also has has posts dedicated to deciding which school to go to, interview tips, and application preparation.
Boca Helping Hands provides food, medical, and financial assistance to meet basic human needs as well as education, job training and guidance to create self-sufficiency. Email or call to set up a day to volunteer for service hours. They offer many different areas to volunteer in. As an association we try to always set up a date where we can volunteer together. So, look out for upcoming dates!
The Introduction to Dentistry and Lab is a one of a kind class you can sign up for to get a feel of what dentistry is like. It is an outside of school course which gives you an idea of what you will encounter during dental school.
Lecture: The various disciplines of dentistry are discussed. Clinical procedures including diagnoses, prosthetic, endodontic, surgical, pediatric, orthodontic, CAD/CAM, as well as laboratory procedures are covered.
Lab: Hands-on basic skills of clinical and laboratory dental procedures are covered in a simulated lab.
Many people in Central America do not receive regular dental care. By partnering with communities in need and globally-minded volunteers, Vida Volunteers are able to provide basic dental care through our mission trips to those who would otherwise not receive any dental attention. Volunteers will be encouraged to participate as much as possible during the entire clinic process without ethically compromising the welfare of our patients.
Relay for Life is a volunteer opportunity that we as a dental association participate in every year. Each year, more than 4 million people in over 20 countries raise much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer through the Relay For Life movement. The event inspires Relay participants to take action against a disease that has taken too much.
ASDA's mission is to protect and advance the rights, interests and welfare of all the dental students across this nation, while introducing their members to a lifetime in organized dentistry.
ASDA represents 92% of all dental students in the U.S. and has a membership of more than 22,000 dental and predental students.
DAT Bootcamp provides quality DAT practice tests available in a convenient online format. DAT Bootcamp practice tests are designed to be the most focused and high-yield prep a pre-dental student can use in their journey to conquer the DAT.
It’s called a Bootcamp for a reason – this material is challenging, but focused to give you the highest-yield prep by going over common questions, topics, and themes that appear on the DAT. If you want to conquer the DAT, you’ve come to the right place.
Mouthing Off is a blog runned by ASDA. This blog is intended for anyone with an interest in a career in the field of dentistry or currently enrolled in dental school. They incorporate issues related to dentistry and student life into their posts with hopes to engage their readers in an ongoing conversation. Click the picture to explore the blog a bit, you may find some interesting posts!
Click the image to explore all the various pre-recorded webinars (such as topics of DAT, financing, dental school experience and more). You can also register to tune into live upcoming webinars with topics like interview do's and don'ts and staying balanced while in dental school. This is a really cool opportunity so check it out!
The Standardized Patient program is a great way to get volunteer hours in the College of Medicine by acting as a patient for medical students. Benefits include: volunteer hours that can help strengthen your medical school application; direct interaction with the College of Medicine faculty and staff, which can give insight on what to expect while attending medical school; and further your medical understanding while helping train future MDs. If you are interested in volunteering in the SP Program, please fill out the form linked in the image.
The educational mission of SDN is to assist and encourage all students through the challenging and complicated healthcare education process and into practice.
Our members have created one of the most active and supportive communities on the Internet, with many members making lifelong friendships. Many of our members started as undergraduates and are now practicing doctors in every field of medicine and healthcare.
With tens of thousands of active members and millions posts, our members can answer practically any question you may have, from college through advanced practice.
Since 2010 CourseSaver (Chad’s Videos) remains THE most recommended study material to prepare for the DAT while also being highly recommended by users taking the MCAT, PCAT, and OAT. Over 70,000 students have used CourseSaver to prepare for their entrance exams including ~90% of all accepted dental students. Learn what you want, when you want, from their library of videos, quizzes, flashcards, and from other peers. The AVERAGE reported score from users is in the 90th percentile. We highly recommend Chads as a DAT study tool.
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