The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) is a national student-run organization that protects and advances the rights, interests and welfare of dental students. It introduces students to lifelong involvement in organized dentistry and provides services, information, education, representation and advocacy.
Nationally, ASDA connects more than
Our students are not only training to be excellent clinicians and oral health scientists -- they are preparing to be the next generation of oral health leaders. We offer an outstanding, innovative curriculum that is patient
You have just finished submitting your AADSAS and supplemental applications. You are feeling great!
Now it’s time to get ready for the next step in the application process: the interview.
Most dental schools – including UIC – use a personal interview with selected applicants to assess qualities such as self-confidence, interpersonal skills and your level of passion and knowledge about the field
Congratulations on choosing the exciting field of dentistry for your career! The profession was recently rated by U.S. News as the Second Best Job in the United States. You’ll be joining tens of thousands of professionals who are dedicated to improving oral and overall health in their communities.
The transition from undergrad to your
Dental school is not only academically challenging -- it is also very competitive. That's why preparing early for dental school is so important. One of the biggest steps for this preparation is getting ready for the DAT, or Dental Admission Test.
The Hispanic Student Dental Association at UIC is an organization that aims to create a unified voice for dental students and faculty, and seeks to promote and advocate the oral health issues of the Hispanic community in Illinois. We do this by following the four principles of our mission SEAL: Service, Education, Advocacy, and Leadership. HSDA at UIC
At the Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) recently, the UIC College of Dentistry’s Hispanic Student Dental Association (HSDA) was chosen the winner of the Hispanic Dental Association (HDA) Orgullo competition, sponsored by Procter & Gamble and Crest Oral B.
For the contest, students developed a video of about three minutes long demonstrating oral hygiene instructions, caries prevention, and
Did you know the average amount of debt incurred during dental school is $287,333 and that 39% of dental students have more than $300,000 of debt?
That’s the average debt for dental school graduates in 2017 according to the ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors. If you factor in the compounding interest
multiplied by the years it will
For Pan-Asian Student Dental Association (PASDA) president, Timothy Ng, volunteering to improve oral health in communities of need, is close to home. “Growing up in a low-income family myself, I understand the huge disparity in dental education and care,” says Ng. “I want to be able to help these people out. They deserve to have proper oral health.”
The College’s American Dental Education Association (ADEA) chapter hosted a Peer Mentoring Group (PMG) DAOB Clinical Skills Event for the D-2 class in which D-3 and D-4 mentors guided D-2s with Class IV composite restorations and crown preps.
The event was set up by Shawn Jung, Peer Mentoring Group (PMG) DAOB Clinical Skills Director, and run by Hany Reyad, UIC ADEA
