Student Life
At the UB School of Dental Medicine, the experiences you have outside the classroom and clinic play a significant role in your experience. The activities you are involved with, the colleagues you interact with, and the decisions you make, help shape your dental school life.
ASDA Pre-Dental
What is ASDA Pre-Dental?
The ASDA Pre-Dental Committee aspires to bridge the gap between pre-dental education and dental school. The committee is comprised of current UBSDM dental students with knowledge and experience in different areas such as mentorship, webinars, and event coordination. Through events held both in-person and virtually, the committee strives to assist students interested in potentially pursuing a career in dentistry on both a local and nationwide level. The committee offers educational and informational content for pre-dental students with the goal of assisting any and all interested individuals with the dental school application process. Pre-dental students can gain invaluable exposure to the dental field through participating in the mentorship program, attending virtual webinars, and participating in hands-on activities at the dental school. In this way, the Pre-Dental committee strives to inform individuals about the field, inspire them to pursue the field of dentistry and encourage them to be a part of the UBSDM family.
ASDA Pre-Dental Instagram Page
Follow the UBSDM ASDA Pre-Dental Instagram Page to see upcoming pre-dental news and events!
Read ASDA Pre-Dental Latest Newsletter!
Pre-Dental Path Guide
Scan the code above to view the Pre-Dental Path Guide
Pre-Dental guide that includes advice on receiving more interviews (letters of interest vs. intent), common interview questions, shadowing, and personal statements - done by third-year student, Tina Fadel, with her personal experiences @smilesofwisdom.
ASDA Pre-Dental Mentor Program
The mentorship program here at UBSDM serves as a way for pre-dental students to have a direct connection with a current dental student! The goal of the UBSDM mentorship program is to guide future pre-dental students through their journey to dental school (hopefully to UBSDM) and act as an additional resource they can utilize for any questions they have along the way. Each mentor is required to reach out to their mentee at least once every semester, to ensure that there is an open line of communication between the two.
Are you interested in having a dental school mentor from UBSDM? Do you have questions about applying to dental school, taking the DAT, undergraduate course requirements, interviewing, writing the personal statement, and/or life as a dental student?
Please fill out this form to be paired with a current dental student who can help guide you along the pre-dental process.
ASDA Pre-Dental Office Hours - Ask your questions!
You can ask questions about and discuss Dental School with UBSDM's Office of Student Affairs and student members of the ASDA Pre-Dental Committee!
Hosted on Instagram Live 12-1 pm Every 3rd Tuesday of the Month!
Upcoming Dates:
- November 19, 2024
- December 17, 2024
ASDA Pre-Dental Fall Open House
The University at Buffalo ASDA Pre-Dental Committee is happy to invite you to our campus for our 2024 FALL OPEN HOUSE! The Open House includes a tour of the dental school, presentations from Admissions and current students a part of ASDA, and faculty, a student panel, and hands-on activities in our very own pre-clinic. Attending this event will allow you to gain a better understanding of our dental school as well as the Admissions process, and will provide you with an opportunity to work on your hand skills in our pre-clinical simulation lab to strengthen your dental school application. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
This event is open to all current undergraduate students, current graduate students, and those who have graduated from college or university and are interested in potentially pursuing dentistry as a career. This event is not intended for high school students.
Registration is required. There is no fee for this in-person event. To register, please follow this LINK and complete the registration form. Closer to the date of the event, you will be required to confirm your attendance and to complete a waiver; the waiver will be sent to the email that you registered with. Closer to the date as well, we will give more details on parking and provide an itinerary of the day.
Date/Time: Saturday, November 16th, 2024 from 8:00am- 2:00pm
Location: University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (UB South Campus)
Please contact us at ubasdapd@buffalo.edu if you have any questions.
The ASDA Pre-Dental Committee focuses on making pre-dental information accessible, informative, and fun through virtual, interactive webinars. Webinar topics range from DAT and interview tips to webinars all about the admissions process, gap years, and life in dental school. Although we are always brainstorming new webinar topics, there are a few webinars that we always repeat each year due to positive feedback from interested pre-dental students. Webinars will be announced over email to our email list a few weeks before the event. If you would like to join the email list to stay up to date about upcoming webinars, please fill out this form. Webinars will also be advertised on the pre-dental social media page, @ubsdm_pre_dental on Instagram. Come join us to hear from our guest speakers and current students!
ASDA Pre-Dental Webinar - Tackling the ADEA AADSAS
Tooth Be Told Podcast
Tooth Be Told is a podcast by dental students right here at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine where we share advice and discuss our experiences both inside and outside the classroom.
Whether you're considering dentistry as a career or already a fellow dental student, The Tooth Be Told podcast is the place to learn straight from the roots!
Attention Pre-Dental Societies! UBSDM ASDA Wants to Meet with You!
Current UBSDM students will be hosting presentations for individual pre-dental societies over Zoom!
Some Topics We Plan to Cover:
- Why dentistry?
- Why should you apply to UBSDM?
- What is dental school really like?
- Plus time for questions at the end!
If your pre-dental society is interested, please send us an email to schedule a presentation: ubasdapd@buffalo.edu
We hope to see you soon!
Are you interested in joining our email list to stay up to date about upcoming events, webinars, and more?
Do you have any questions for current UBSDM dental students?
Phone: 716-829-6925
Fax: 716-829-2731
Email: sdmadmit@buffalo.edu
Hours:
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., M-F
DDS Admissions
School of Dental Medicine
315 Squire Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14214