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The
American Student Dental Association (ASDA) is celebrating
National Predental Week, Feb. 8-14, 2015.
Become an ASDA predental member this week for special benefits:
Join ASDA through Saturday, Feb. 14, to be eligible for prizes, including an Apple iPad mini, $250 Visa gift card and $100 Amazon gift card. You'll also have immediate access to
member benefits including the "Getting into Dental School" handbook, predental checklists, interview tips, a shadowing guide and more.
ASDA chapters and predental clubs across the country are putting on events this week.
Download this listing to see what events are happening near you.
Free webinars
Non-traditional paths to dental school
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Register here
Feb. 10, 7:30-9 p.m. CT
Whether you decide to take a gap year to gain experience or you don't get accepted into dental school on your first try, you can learn something from the three dental student panelists who each
took a unique and non-traditional path to dental school.
Choosing the right dental school -
Register here
Feb. 12, 7-8:30 p.m. CT
Learn tips from experts on what to consider in making one of the most important decisions for your future.
Online resources to make you a well-rounded applicant
Visit
ASDAnet.org/predental for information on:
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Interview tips
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Shadowing
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Preparing for the DAT
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Choosing a school
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Letters of recommendation
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Non-traditional resources
A day in the life of a dental student
Watch the "day in the life of a dental student" video series for insight into the lives of other predentals and first through fourth year dental
students. Find out about the challenges students face at each stage of dental school and what they wish they had known before each year.
A day in the life of a dentist
Read
profiles on eight dentists, each of which practice in a different specialty or work environment. You'll find out why they chose their career path, what makes their field unique, what advice they would give someone interested in their career and much more.
For more information about ASDA, visit
ASDAnet.org/predental. You can also watch this brief video featuring current and past ASDA members telling their stories about how ASDA has impacted their career in dentistry:
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