Upcoming Meetings/Events

Hello Pre-Dental Society members!

Here are some upcoming meeting/event dates:

Thursday, November 3rd (5-8 PM) - UCO Pre-Dental Society is participating in a canned food drive with 7 other student organizations on campus in an effort to collect food donations and to raise money for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Pre-Dental Society will be at the Homeland located on Bryant & Danforth from 5-8:00 PM on Thursday, November 3rd. We will give 10 pts per hour to members who can come volunteer. If you can't volunteer, come by and visit - canned food donations will be GREATLY appreciated! Please send an e-mail to uco.pds@gmail.com if you would like to sign up for a shift.

Friday, November 4th (2-3 PM) - Dr. Randy Jones, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs at the OU College of Dentistry, will be our guest speaker.

Friday, November 11th (2-3 PM) - Dr. Doug Auld, Oklahoma Dental Association President and Oklahoma Mission of Mercy Chair, will be our guest speaker.

Also, if you attended Kaplan's online "How to Choose a Dental School" event yesterday, fill out this form to receive points: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&authkey=CMnXt80B&formkey=dDYwU3lsTDFFTGVJSEJ6d21fN0VsQnc6MQ#gid=0

For any shadowing, working, or volunteering at any dental offices/clinics that you've been doing this semester, please complete this form to receive points: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?authkey=COvG5JUB&hl=en&formkey=dHVYRTZDZjVaUFRZMkMyX01jN2pFTkE6MQ#gid=0

Let us know if you have any questions!

Meeting This Friday at the OU College of Dentistry

Our next meeting will be held this Friday, October 28th from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM at the OU College of Dentistry! This will give members an opportunity to hear from current dental students and to possibly tour the dental school. We will also be serving pizza. Come ready with questions!

**Please send an e-mail to uco.pds@gmail.com letting us know that you plan on attending, and also let us know if you are interested in carpooling!**

Kaplan: How to Choose a Dental School

Get focused with Kaplan's Dental School Spotlight events:a series of live, online seminars featuring leading experts in dentistry and dental education. Check back often for new, upcoming eventsthat explore dentistry in a different light each time.

Our next event: How to Choose a Dental School Thursday, October 27 | 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT

Choose the dental school that's right for you.If you want to succeed in your career, just getting into any dental school isn't enough. In this seminar we'll explore the factors that you should consider when choosing where to apply and teach you how to make sure your application stands out for your dream school.

Attend from anywhere.The event will be held in real time online—all you need is a computer and an internet connection.

Space is limited. Sign up now!

Oral Hygiene Awareness at Nigh University Center

October is National Dental Hygiene Month, so Pre-Dental Society wants to educate University of Central Oklahoma students on proper oral hygiene!

Come visit us near the cafeteria at the Nigh University Center between 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM to receive some FREE oral hygiene products, SmileyBands, and Orbit gum. American Dental Hygienists' Association has partnered with Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, manufacturer of Orbit gum, this year to celebrate National Hygiene Month as chewing sugarfree gum can impact oral health in many ways improving oral health.

Haven't visited the dentist's office lately? This is a great opportunity to see how well you've been cleaning your teeth! We will have cherry-flavored tablets for you to chew that stains new plaque red and old plaque blue to identify areas continually missed when brushing.

For oral health tips, please visit:
http://www.adha.org/ndhm/i​ndex.html
http://www.adha.org/oralhe​alth/index.html

Registration for OkMOM also OPEN

Registration for Oklahoma Mission of Mercy is also officially OPEN!

What is the Oklahoma Mission of Mercy (OkMom)?

OkMOM is a two-day, MASH-style free dental clinic designed to treat the most pressing needs of patients that are either uninsured, underinsured or would normally not have access to dental care. At the event, patients will undergo medical and dental triage to identify their needs and then be routed to the appropriate areas of treatment: oral surgery, extractions, restorations, pediatrics and hygiene. We anticipate treating 2,000 patients over the course of the event.

The third Oklahoma Mission of Mercy (OkMOM) will be held on February 3 and 4, 2012 at the SE Expo Center in McAlester, Oklahoma.

About 1,400 volunteers are needed for various positions. We encourage you to register as soon as possible!

To register or find out more information, visit www.okmom.org.

Registration for Pre-Dental Clinical Simulation Course is OPEN!

Registration for the Pre-Dental Clinical Simulation Course is also OPEN!

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Time: 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: OU College of Dentistry
1201 N. Stonewall Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107
Cost: $85.00

From the OU College of Dentistry Website:

This course has been designed for pre-dental students to gain insight and a hands-on approach to learning about what the clinical portion of dental school entails. More importantly it is an opportunity to begin to develop the hand skills that are necessary to succeed. It is an opportunity to find out "if dentistry is for you." This course will reveal the art and science behind dentistry. Students that complete this course will have a better idea of what it takes to be a dental student, gain confidence, and become a more competitive applicant.

Students attending the predental clinical simulation course will have the opportunity to learn the following in a state of the art pre-clinical simulation lab:

• Use various dental instruments.
• Use waxing instruments to wax teeth to proper form and function.
• Use a high speed handpiece to prepare class cavity preparations.
• Restore cavity preparations with amalgam.
• Restore cavity preparations with composite.
• Take impressions of typodonts and pour them in stone.
• Develop hand skills and a working knowledge of clinical dentistry.
• Take part in a presentation given by the OU COD admissions office.
• Have access to current dental students attending OU COD for a Q&A session.
• Take a practical and written examination for certification of attendance.

Visit http://dentistry.ouhsc.edu/predent/index.html to register and to read about course details. Members will receive 25 points for attending that will go towards winning 1/2 off a Kaplan course!

General Meeting This Friday, October 14th at 2:00 PM

Hello Pre-Dental Society members!

Vicki Coury, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene at the OU College of Dentistry, will be our guest speaker this Friday, October 14th at 2:00 PM. The meeting will be held in room 218 of Howell Hall.

This will be a great meeting for both pre-dental and pre-dental hygiene students.

Have a great week!