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Announcements

Fall 2022 Meetings:
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Fall 2021 (MEETINGS THROUGH ZOOM)
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Informational Meeting:
Hi all! Our first general body meeting for fall quarter is Thursday! Come join us to meet fellow pre-dents and learn what PDS is all about!
WINTER 2021 (MEETINGS ALL THROUGH ZOOM)
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Guest Speaker: Harvard Admissions
Tonight we will have Harvard Admissions coming to speak to us! Come learn about Harvard’s School of Medicine programs, admission statistics and more!







Guest Speaker: UCSF Graduate Research
Tonight we will have Mr. Roger Mraz come to speak to us regarding UCSF and graduate research! Mr. Mraz is part of the Office of Graduate and Research Affairs, and will be coming to tell us all research opportunities in dental school!





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Guest Speaker: NYU Admissions
Today at 3 PM we have NYU Admissions coming to speak to us! We are so excited and looking forward to interacting with more out of state colleges due to our online formatting. Hope to see you there!





Dental School Applications:
Tonight we have our general body meeting on the dental school application process, the prerequisite classes and more!! See you all as usual







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Dr. Edward Heath:
Tonight, Dr.Heath will be coming to speak to us! Dr. Heath is one of the 2 cofounders of PDS here at UCSC.
He will be sharing his journey and his insider scoop on dental school feel free to come with some questions and we’ll hopefully have some answers!!




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Dr. Brittany Watu:
Tonight, Dr. Brittany Watu will be coming to speak to us! Dr. Watu is a recent Loma Linda graduate and also has a tutoring website for predental students. Come join us to hear some valuable information from a recent dental school graduate!





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Vision Board:
Tonight's general body meeting we'll be creating vision boards. Vision boards provide us with a visual form of showcasing our goals! Having multiple goals to work towards is important in order to stay motivated and keep working hard!






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Informative Meeting:
Hey pre dents! Our second general body meeting will be tomorrow night and we will be having an informative meeting on the most commonly applied to dental schools! 6 of them will be California schools and 4 will be out of state!

See you there!






Manual Dexterity:
Our first general body meeting will be a soap carving!

For this activity you will need 
1) Soap (if not an apple works)
2) Butter/Plastic Knife
3) Paper Clip for details

See y'all soon! 
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FALL 2020 (MEETINGS ALL THROUGH ZOOM)

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Dr. NATHAN COUGHLIN:
Dr. Nathan Coughlin is an orthodontist who owns Thrive

Dentistry along with his wife, a general dentist. Join us to hear

Dr. Coughlin speak about the life of an orthodontist and how

​he has successfully set up 5 clinics!
DAT WORKSHOP:
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Tonight, we have a DAT workshop set up to provide helpful

​test prep and information. See you there!

Recap of Meeting





​JOYCE THE DENTIST:

Join us to hear from our guest speaker, Dr. Joyce Kahng, an

aesthetic and restorative dentist. Join us to hear

Dr. Kahng speak more about her specialty and what it is like to

​build a business as well as a brand.

UCSC ALUMNI:

Join us to hear from a recent UCSC alumni, currently at UCLA

dental school. Jack will be speaking to us about his time at

UCSC as well as the application process.




​USC MEETING:


Admissions officer Christine Wade of the USC Ostrow

School of Dentistry will be coming to speak to us. Make sure
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to bring any questions you've got! 

Recap of meeting information:

GENERAL BODY MEETING:

Join us for a fun manual dexterity event where we will be

making origami, all you need is 2 pieces of paper

More info about Manual Dexterity: ​https://www.adea.org/GoDental/Application_Prep/Preparing_for_Dental_School/The_Importance_of_Manual_Dexterity.aspx


​​DAT BOOT CAMP GIVEAWAY

Checkout @pdsatucsc on Instagram for more info
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INFO SESSION
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ucsc.zoom.us/j/91810832490?pwd=RVNIQ1ZwbXQ4dFVBNndVSW9MVHFyUT09

SPRING 2020 (MEETINGS ALL THROUGH ZOOM)

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UOP MEETING

https://pacific.zoom.us/j/6752369266?
​pwd=Y284RjU3aXkyMXBSTmZZUEl6MUR1Zz09


Meeting ID: 675 236 9266
Password: UOP2023 ​


GENERAL BODY MEETING

Join us for a quick rundown of plans for the quarter

regarding dues reimbursements, board elections,

​and activities planned.
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zoom link:  https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/92936440613

WINTER 2020

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Dentist Panel

Come join us for a dental panel and Q&A Session from 2

local dentists! they will be sharing their stories of getting

into dental school and answer any questions you have!
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​Conchas and hot chocolate fundraiser

come out and support PDS with our fundraiser this upcoming

Wednesday! see you all there :)


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​2nd GBM
Our 2nd meeting of the quarter is tomorrow night! Come out for a fun manual Dexterity where we will be practicing sutures on BANANAS...surgery on a banana🍌!!! See you all predents!





First General Body Meeting
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Hi predents! Come out to our first general meeting

for an info session to learn about the awesome plans

and trips we have in stored for the winter quarter, and

learn about some basic dental hygiene(super fun and

​useful!!!promise). If you have never been to our meetings,

please Come meet the board and our members we would

love to see you all..past members, welcome back to

winter quarter and we can’t wait to see your lovely faces

again❣️LOVE, PDS <3 
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FALL 2019

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Thanksgiving Brunch

Come Join us for a Pre-dental society thanksgiving brunch this Sunday!

food sign ups link: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yXup_jxfPCyVJtn9_EfiJB8-Sf9YQInRi0Wn9QlSnI0/edit?folder=10yHzv_p_KVQb1JVheHaLn5DOLyd3Vb-Y#gid=0



​Last General Body Meeting

Our last General Meeting for Fall 2019 will be this upcoming Thursday

(11/21) from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Physical Sciences 114. We'll be having

mock interviews to help illustrate the interview process and the

different questions to be expected. Additionally, we'll be doing our best

to give critiques so that you know where you're at.



Boba FUNdraiser

Our boba fundraiser is this coming Thursday!!

Please come support us and help spread the word by reposting this!

we’ll meet y’all in front of s&e for some good boba

$5 for Tpumps Boba, 2 flavors: 

black milk tea and passion fruit tea both with boba of course


4th General Body Meeting

- this week we are doing game night! we will have kahoot on DAT questions and more games for club bonding!

- don't forget the volunteer event is next Sunday






Volunteer Opportunity
- Help decorate for the D' Eleganz event presented by the Dominican hospital where 100% of the proceeds from this event will help benefit patient care.
- Rides will be provided for members at 1PM by Natalie(
nakeng@ucsc.edu) and at 3PM by Trevor(tnguy296@ucsc.edu)
Event directions: Enter to the Cocoanut Grove through Entrance B which is to the left of the arcade and right of Neptune's Kingdom. Parking will be validated at the big boardwalk parking lot. If you need any help getting to the location, contact Guinevere (831)594-9606.
link for event info: https://www.supportdominican.org/events/holidays-deleganz



3rd General Body Meeting
-DAT Workshop, come learn more about the Dental Admissions Test and get an idea of what it is like from our board members who has taken the exam this year!
-member dues due at the end of the meeting!
$25 per quarter $45 per year
​-we're passing out our 2019 new shirts to paid members!


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2nd General Body Meeting

We're having our 2nd General Body Meeting this Thursday (10/24)
at Physical Sciences 114 from 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM and we have a Soap Carving Manual Dexterity activity ready for y'all. come test your skills and get some practice in!

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​​1st General Body Meeting
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Come out to our First General Body Meeting on October 10 from 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM! Location is TBD but a follow-up email will be sent. We'll be going over the new Board of 2019-2020 and discussing our plans for PDS this academic year!

We are beyond excited to meet everyone and hope to see you all there! Additionally, be sure to follow our Facebook and Instagram page(pdsatucsc)! 

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SPRING 2019

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4th General Body Meeting ELECTIONS!!!!!!
We will have our elections for the 2019-2020 academic year!. 
Last day to sign up to run for board is on Sunday May 12th, 2019. Link to sign up was sent through email. If you have any questions, feel free to message us on facebook, instagram, and/or email. 

Elections
May 14th @7:30pm at McHenry Library 2359
Those who are running, please be prepared for a 2 minute speech or presentation to tell us why you would be a good candidate for the position you are running for!

Come and Vote!!!!!
and good luck to everyone who is running for board!!!

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1st General Body Meeting
This Tuesday will be our first General Body Meeting for Spring quarter☺️ And what better way to kick off the quarter than with guest speaker, Stephanie Chan!!! She is an admissions coordinator for University of the Pacific and will be talking about their dental program. We encourage you all to come and say hi! 


We will also talk about UoP’s Dugoni Day which is on Saturday April 20th from 8am-2pm (registration fee $30) 


Registration link for event ⬇️⬇️⬇️
http://sfdental.pacific.edu/forms/dugonidiscovery.aspx


 Registration link for rides ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h1ZGAJ7PkUUgGOUzjM4pyQEe3xyhIqBlEQ5MEok-STY/edit#gid=0


We have a lot planned this month so stay tuned! ☺️

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FALL 2018


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Friendsgiving Day!
​Join us this Friday, November 16th at 7pm to celebrate our annual Friendsgiving Day!
It will be a fun-filled night with friends, laughter, games, and delicious food.

Address and sign up sheet up for food was send through email. If you don't have access to our emails or have any questions, please email us at predentalslug@gmail.com

​We hope to see you there! 


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3rd General Body Meeting

In our next meeting, we will talk about the AADSAS application process, DAT tips and facts, and also a potential volunteer opportunity.

Where: McHenry 0345 (main floor near the computer area)

When: Thursday, November 8th

Time: 7:30pm
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Join us at our first general body meeting for the 2018-2019 year!

Where
: Social Sciences 2 rm 179 (near the college 9/10 Dining Hall)

Time: 7:30 pm

When: Thursday Oct 11th

Why: Learn about our Pre-dental Society and Meet our 2018-2019 Board!


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​Come find us at the 2018 OPERS Fall Festival on September 26th from 3-6pm. Meet your fellow Pre-Dental slugs, learn how to become a member, and stay tuned for our 1st meeting of the Fall 2018 quarter. 

Onsite Dental will be with us at OPERS. Onsite Dental is an independent dental practice providing high quality, full-service dentistry conveniently on campus. UCSC students, faculty and staff will have access to dental exams, cleanings, X-rays, fillings and many other services without having to leave campus.

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