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and Dr. Ronald J. Lehand, DDS, MAGD the NYSAGD Board of Trustees at our Be Open to New Ideas
(periodontist). I believe the students were last board meeting. We were all quite im- There is a saying, “You can’t open new
suitably impressed and inspired. pressed at how much our student members doors with old keys”. While old ideas are
have accomplished in the past year. still good – flyers to advertise upcoming
In addition, whenever there was a Lunch seminars – sometimes, Facebook Invite is
and Learn, the invitation to attend was Encourage and Support – But if You so much faster and more efficient. Yes –
especially extended to our AGD mem- Can’t Help, Get Out of the Way you can teach an old dog new tricks. Espe-
ber faculty. They received free lunch and It is the function of every teacher to assess cially if she has an iPhone X!
CE credit for attending and we, in turn, the ability of their students – their weak-
received valuable feedback and endorse- nesses and their strengths and help them In conclusion, it was a lot of hard work
ment. It was a win-win situation. improve. As a faculty advisor, I was no dif- but time well spent. I guess only time will
ferent. I know they were super busy. They tell whether we are truly successful but it
Furthermore, thanks to the generosity of barely have enough time to sleep! But I was gratifying to watch the students grow
our amazing and talented members, our encouraged them to submit articles, com- and develop into young leaders. It was an
students had great speakers for Lunch and municate effectively with the administra- enriching experience. If you are a fac-
Learns – gratis. I want to thank Dr. Kay tion, and attend NYSAGD Board of Trust- ulty member in NY and are interested in
Oen, Dr. Eugene Antenucci, Dr. Fabiola ee meetings. These were small things I becoming a faculty advisor for a student
Milord, Dr. Jean Furuyama, and Dr. James could help them with to foster their growth chapter, please reach out to me. I’d be
Keenan for taking time out of their busy as leaders. However, when they started happy to help.
schedules to educate our students. talking about the international editing proj-
Tip: Try to get speakers from in-house ect on information relating to dentistry on
when you can. There is always more paper- Wikipedia, I knew this was beyond my Dr. Rhee is an Adjunct As-
work and scrutiny when you bring speak- scope. Luckily, Dr. Analia Veitz-Keenan sociate Clinical Professor
ers from outside the school. took charge and the project is moving at NYU College of Den-
along nicely. One of our students, Nicole tistry and she is honored
Document and Photograph Everything Liu, was actually selected to go to Oslo to to serve another year as
Good record keeping is always essential learn more about this project in depth this Faculty Advisor for the
in any well-run organization. Ours started August. student chapter. She is a
when we had to report back on the progress member of the NYUCD’s
we made to the AGD as a recipient of the Plan Ahead but be Flexible Part-Time Faculty Council and she
Mini Grant and Scholarship Awards. We One thing I learned working with my stu-
continued to document our year – with lots dents is to be flexible. Nothing is etched also serves on the Membership Coun-
of photos - and it came in handy when the in stone – meetings got cancelled and re- cil at AGD. She is the Chair of the New
students put together a Powerpoint presen- scheduled because 4 years had rotations Dentist Committee and Associate Edi-
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tation as their application for the Student or 2 years had a big oral medicine exam. tor for the NYSAGD. She would like to
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Chapter of the Year Award. We did not Between various religious holidays, exam take this opportunity to thank all those
win, but I believe reviewing all they have schedules, availability of our guest speak- who helped make student chapters at
accomplished in the past year was quite ers, it was always quite a challenge trying NYSAGD a reality. Dr. Rhee is in private
rewarding for our students. Besides, I hate to find a date for our Lunch and Learns. practice in Manhattan.
to see a good Powerpoint go to waste. So But despite all the variables, it can be done.
I asked them to show the presentation to If not, we will do it next week.

How to Get More Funding for Your Student Chapter

By Seung-Hee Rhee, DDS, MAGD

Change is never easy but hopefully the gradual transition will ease - Gold Level: Receive an additional $500 upon recruiting your
the process. Lastly, here are some additional tips on how to get ad- 30 new member.
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ditional funding for your school and to make most of your money:
1) AGD Constituent Mini Grants/AGD Student Chapter Fel- 3) 18 Months of Membership for the Price of 12
lowtrack Scholarship Programs If you join after July, students can enjoy up to 18 months of mem-
Each constituent can apply for the Mini Grant and/or the Scholar- bership for the price of 12 months. For example, if you join be-
ship to help supplement the cost of membership recruitment and tween July 1 to December 31, 2018, enjoy membership through
retention programs, invite speakers, host leadership programs, the end of 2019.
etc. They each award $500. Keep an eye out for AGD in Action
in your email to take advantage of these opportunities. **A con- 4) AGD’s Student Chapter of the Year Award
stituent may receive only 1 Mini Grant and 1 Scholarship every This contest honors one AGD Student Chapter that provides
12 months. Please refer to www.agd.org for more details. their student membership with the best overall set of programs
and activities. A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry
2) Refer a Classmate Program and Oral Health was the winner in 2018. Winning school gets a
All AGD dental student members in good standing can participate. Certificate of Recognition and a $1000 in prize money to be
It starts from January 1 to December 31. You can earn up to $850! used towards new membership programming or to enhance ex-
**Not eligible in states where student dues are paid by the constit- isting programs. **Student Chapter that won the Award in the
uents. Please refer to www.agd.org for more Rules and Eligibility. immediate prior year is exempt from consideration for the
- Bronze Level: Receive a $100 American Express gift card upon following academic year’s award submissions. Please refer to
recruiting 10 new members. www.agd.org for more details.
- Silver Level: Receive an additional $250 upon recruiting your
20 new member.
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