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Autumn 2014

To the D1s, A Second Year’s Advice

& Why Join ASDA?

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Letter from the EditorHow transitioning can be a

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Calendar & EventsLook out for bar crawl, vendor fair and volleyball tournament

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Advocacy UpdateDespite dramatic changes in

healthcare, dentists still able to direct future, by Keith Kerns

Why join ASDA?A message from our

chapter President

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Spotlight ColumbusBest Campus Eats! Your ultimate

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Get to Know....Dr. Sarah Mikhail

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a publication of The Ohio State University American Student Dental

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MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTORS

Editor-In-ChiefRebecca Bartlett (D2)

Contributing EditorsClare McGorry (D3)

Tony Besse (D3)

Contributing WritersKyle Keller (D2)

Kyle Westhafer (D3)Tony Besse (D3)

Sarah Johnston (D3)Mallary St. John (D2)

Contributing PhotographersMorgan Kelley (D2)

Shawn Rajendrawm (D2)Lydia Lancaster (D2)

WIll Burnard (D4)Dr. Robert Rashid

Layout & DesignRebecca Bartlett (D2)

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

PresidentMorgan Kelley (D3)

President-ElectMatthew Kotapish (D2)

Vice PresidentLydia Lancaster (D3)

TreasurerWarren Gall (D3)

SecretaryClare McGorry (D3)

Legislative ChairBen Kushnir (D3)

Email inquiries & submissions to:bartlett.159@osu.edu

www.asda.org.ohio-state.edu

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L E T T E R F R O M T H E E D I T O R

Life is a never-ending series of transitions. Whether it be moving to a new city, beginning professional school, starting in the clinic, or finally receiving a DDS degree and wondering where to go from there, each year of dental school is itself a transition, constantly throw-ing something new at us at just as hints of familiarity set in. It is how we adapt to these frequent transitions that makes us who we are; when leaders emerge and people step up to the plate. Notice I use the word transition as opposed to “change.” “Change” to me implies doing something different altogether, giv-ing up the current state of things for something new. If that is what you prefer, that’s great. But for most of us who aren’t so quick to jump into something new, let’s call it a transition; keeping the past and where we came from always in our heads and adding to it; becoming better and growing each day. It was refresh-ing to be able to watch the current ASDA ex-ecutive board transi-tion into leadership, for instance, build-ing on what past leaders had established yet putting a new spin on it, freshening up ASDA to be one that my class and future ones will uphold. As Keith Ke-arns illustrates in his article, we seem to have chosen a profession that also quickly adapts and transitions when faced with adversity. And as Urvi writes in her letter to the D1s, the transition from undergraduate to professional school is challenging and exciting. The Ohio State College of Den-tistry community will now begin to transition after the loss of beloved and famous Dr. Ron Kerby, someone who laid the foundation for me, and every dentist to graduate from The Ohio State College of Dentistry since 1984. Dr.

Transitions Kerby touched each of our lives for the better, even if it was only for a semes-ter. To the first year class and beyond, you will not be able to have Dr. Kerby in the pits, but you will not go your entire dental school career without knowing him, rest assured. If I am lucky enough to be the first person to share with you how important he is to each and every one of us, I consider it an honor. A con-cept he hammered home to us daily was to NEVER GIVE UP. Dental school is hard, yes, but it will be okay, and we can

do it. I remember talking to Dr. Kerby about my anxiety before practicals and he re-sponded, “It’s just a plastic tooth. Do what you know how to do. I know you can do it.” As a school now we must transition…use the foundation he laid and add to it, and every time we do a crown prep in the pits, in the clinic, or in practice, know who gave us our start. So Postle Hall, I wish you good luck with your

various transistions. To the students of the D1 class in getting to know each other and

how dental school works; to my class, heading into the dreaded “D2 fall,” we got this; to the third years getting used to clinic; and to the fourth years taking boards and completing requirements. Best wishes for a great year!

Becca — Rebecca Bartlett

Editor-In-ChiefClass of 2017

“....do the best you can no matter what confronts you in life.”

-Dr. Kerby

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Check out our upcoming events this fall!

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Sat 7.2 6Basketball Tournament Members competed in our an-nual three-on-three basketball tourna-ment at the RPAC. Congratulations to our winning team (from left) Andrew Hurt, Jack Minnillo, Cody Miller, and Chrisopher Turner.

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involvement fair 4:00-6:00 PM Current ASDA leaders will

be out in the courtyard after school. Come learn

how to get involved!

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ASDA bar crawl 4:30 -9:00 PM

Come hang out with your fellow ASDA members and meet the

D1 class! We are requesting a $5 donation be made; proceeds to

OSU COD Pelotonia team.

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vendor fair @ ohio union 4:00-6:30 PMCheck out dental vendors from across the state and enter for a chance to win prizes and a

scholarship!

Calendar and Events

Sat 6.28Special Smiles OSU ASDA members paired with the Ni-songer center and hygiene students to complete oral health screenings for hundreds of athletes at the Special Olympics on Ohio State’s campus, the largest Special Olympics event in Ohio.

Check out our upcoming events this fall!

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Mix and mingle with members of the ODA after annual session!

$5 entrance fee in support of OODPAC.

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volleyball tournament 6:00 PM

Our annual volleyball tour-nament is back at

Woodlands Backyard! There will be drink and food

specials.

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Ohio Dental association 's annual session ODA’s Annual session will take place at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. There will be vendors, various presentations, and opportuni-ties to mingle with local dentists. Register at: http://oda.org/news-and-events/annual-session/

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Despite dramatic changes in health care, dentists still able to direct futureKeith R. Kerns, Esq.Director of Legal and Legislative Services, Ohio Dental Association

Congratulations on your choice in careers. The profession of dentistry is important, respected and can provide you with many opportunities, in-cluding the ability to control your own fu-ture. Control over the future is a notion becoming more and more rare, especially in the field of health care. Health care is in the midst of trans-formative change with the implementa-tion of the Affordable Care Act and other governmental dic-tates. These pressures are among the reasons an increasing number of physicians are opting to become hospital employees or leave the practice of medicine altogether. Fortunately, the profession of dentistry has avoided many of these dif-ficulties encountered by the medical community. How has the profes-sion of dentistry avoided these concerns? And how can it guard against pressures from trial lawyers, insurance companies, government bu-reaucrats and others in the future? The reason dentistry continues to succeed in pro-tecting the profession from unnecessary interference is simple – strong member-ship in organized dentist-ry.

Policymakers and elected officials are asked daily to make decisions on health care issues. However, most of them know very little about the delivery of health care, den-tistry or the challenges facing small busi-nesses.This makes it important for them to receive information that they can rely

upon. Policymakers and legislators know that they can look to organized dentistry for that information because it speaks with a credible, uni-fied voice with near-ly 75% of practicing dentists in Ohio as members.

Additionally, organized dentistry is member-driven. As the experts in oral

health, dentist and dental student members of orga-nized dentistry establish the policy positions for the profession and provide leg-islators with an accurate and trustworthy source of infor-mation. Other professions, like medicine, no longer have these attributes and are los-ing their ability to stave off the negative influences of third parties. In the past few years alone, dentists have directly benefited from the following advocacy efforts of organized

dentistry:

“The reason dentistry continues to succeed in

protecting the profession from unnecessary

interference is simple– strong membership in organized dentistry” -Keith Kerns, ODA

Keith R. Kerns, Esq.

• Preservation of the adult dental Medic-aid program. Ohio is one of only a few states which offer comprehensive dental coverage for low-income adults.• Creation of a set time limitation on when malpractice actions can be filed to reign in out-of-control frivolous law-suits, and• Development of an exemption to a state pharmacy license for prescribers. Den-tistry is the only prescribing discipline with a broad exemption to this require-ment. These successes save dentists hundreds of dollars annually and allow dentists to focus on delivering the best care to their patients instead of worrying about government mandates. However, the work is not done. Current proposals like those to create new midlevel dental providers able to perform irreversible procedures like extractions and resto-rations might be successful if organized dentistry is not there to respond. In these transformative times den-tists and dental students can’t afford to sit on the sidelines and hope that things work out for the best. More changes are on the horizon and the best way to con-trol the future and protect your profes-sion, your patients and your ability to practice dentistry on your own terms is by becoming a member of organized dentistry.

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“Wait....what is ASDA again?”

uckle up and get ready for an exciting year in ASDA.

Our leadership team has been working diligently over the summer to plan a lot of fun, in-formative and creative events for the upcoming year. Some of the events that I am most ex-cited about will be taking place during the first couple weeks of autumn semester. Just to name a few… the ASDA Bar Crawl (Friday, August 22nd), ASDA Fair (Wednesday, August 27th), Vendor Fair (Tuesday, Septem-

ber 2nd) and the annual Wel-come Back Volleyball Tourna-ment (Friday, September 5th). We are also very excited to add a new event this year during ODA Annual Session: a mixer with member dentists at Calla-han’s (Friday, September 12th). We can’t wait to meet all of the first-year students and recon-nect with everyone else during our ASDA Welcome Week events! Not sure what ASDA is? The American Student Dental

Association (ASDA for short) is the largest student-run den-tal school organization, rep-resenting over 90% of den-tal students and over 20,000 members. The goals of ASDA are to protect and advances the rights, interests and welfare of dental students. Being a mem-ber of ASDA allows you to have a larger voice and impact on your future profession in order to preserve its integrity in the years to come.

Chapter President Morgan Kelley explains the specifics of ASDA as well as the great things our chapter is doing here at Ohio State

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Financial benefits: Free life ($50,000) and disability ($2,000/

month) insurance, free stu-dent membership in the ODA (Ohio Dental Association), ADA (American Dental Asso-ciation) and AGD (Academy of General Dentistry), discounts on events throughout the year, discounts on NBDE test prep materials and study aids which contain extremely useful infor-mation for classes you are tak-ing.

Influence & Advocacy: Work with other den-tists and dental students

to inform legislators about dental care and its importance. Not only will this help to di-rectly shape the future of the profession, our chapter’s advo-cacy efforts allows students to attend events like Day at the Statehouse, National Dental Student Lobby Day and Advo-cacy Academy.

Service Projects: Volunteer opportuni-ties throughout the year

including Smiles for Seniors,

Nationwide Children’s Hospi-tal, Special Smiles, Give Kids a Smile, as well as the oppor-tunity to attend outreach event throughout the year in order to provide screenings to the un-derserved in the surrounding community.

Lunch & Learns: M e m b e r - e x c l u s i v e events will be happen-

ing through the year. These will provide you the necessary up-to-date information re-garding current issues dentists are facing and tips that will help you when you enter into your own practice!

Get to know dental students across the country:

They will be your professional colleagues in a few years, why not take advantage of the op-portunity to network and get your career started off right?

Success series:For each class: Seminars specific to Ohio State

students, organized by your ASDA leaders in conjunction with the ADA to prepare you for clinic.

ASDA Student Clinic Guide: Each member receives

their personal student clinic binder during your D3 year prior to entering clinic creat-ed by a number of D4 ASDA members.

Leadership: Attend national meet-ings like Annual Ses-

sion and National Leadership Conference and take on a bigger role in your own OSU chapter.

In-the-know: Access to award-win-ning ASDA, ODA,

ADA and AGD publications as well as the ASDA website.

Networking opportu-nities: Attend special events

throughout the year that facil-itate interaction and network-ing with area dental profes-sionals.

(Have a question about ASDA or a great idea that you would like to see put into action? Please contact the Executive Council by emailing asdaohio-state@gmail.com)

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1. HANG OVER EASY $8-10Walk time: 2min

Wait time: 5-15 minFavorite dish: Buffalo chicken salad or seasonal

pancake

2. BRUEGGERS $6-9Walk time: 2min

Wait time: 5-15 min Favorite dish: Four cheese and tomato panini, to-

mato basil soup

3. ADRIATICO'S PIZZA $8-10Walk time: 2 minWait time: 15 min

Favorite dish: Personal pepperoni pizza, cheezy garlic bread

4. MARKETPLACE $6-7Walk time: 3 min

Wait time: 15-20 (if ordering food)Favorite dish: smoked turkey w/ munster and pes-

to, salad bar

5. HOSPITAL SEASONS CAFE $5-7Walk time: 5 minWait time: 5 min

Favorite dish: taco bar or gyro bar

6. HOSPITAL GARAGE CAFE $6-8Walk time: 5 minWait time: 10 min

Favorite dish: breadsticks from Maurizio’s, Caprese sandwich, Mark Pi’s Express

7. BRENNEN'S CAFE $8-10Walk time: 5 minWait time: 10 min

Favorite dish: Dijon Bleu Salad, Cranberry Chick-en Salad sandwich, lemon orzo, great dessert and

smoothies (*cover photo*)

8. PANERA $8-12Walk time: 8 min

Wait time: 5-10 minFavorite dish: Flat Breads, Thai Chicken Salad,

Broccoli Cheddar soup, warm chocolate chip cookie

9. POTBELLY SANDWICH SHOP $8-12Walk time: 10 min

Wait time: 5-10 minFavorite dish: Coffee milkshake, tuna salad sand-

wich

10. FUSIAN $6-9Walk time: 10 min Wait time: 10 min

Favorite dish: Tuna Sushi with sweet soy, spicy mayo and tempura flakes

11.. CHIPOTLE $7-8Walk time: 10 min

Wait time: 10-15 minFavorite dish: Burrito/Bowl (treat yo-self and opt

for the guac!)

12. MIRROR LAKE $6-8 CREAMERY & GRILL

Walk time: 3 min Wait time: 5-10 min

Favorite dish: burgers, sandwiches, chicken ten-ders, dipped ice cream, sundaes

13. RPAC COURTSIDE CAFE $6-8Walk time: 7 min

Wait time: 5-10 minFavorite dish: Smoothies, pasta, wraps, and Asian

food

14. WENDY’S $4-6Walk time: 4 minWait time: 10 min

Favorite dish: Spicy chicken sandwich, fish filet, frosty (obviously)

15. FOOD CARTS $4-10

Website for all campus food cart daily locations: http://ohiofoodtruckfinder.com/osuwmc/

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W h e r e w e r e yo u b o r n a n d r a i s e d ? “I was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt (the city of Alexander the Great) during my early childhood years. I then moved with my parents to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates throughout my elementary and secondary school education.”

W h at i s yo u r fav o r i t e c h i l d h o o d m e m o ry ? “My favorite childhood memory was a trip to Greece with my family where we spent everyday on the beach making sandcastles. Watching those sandcastles get washed by the waves would make my brother and I giggle. Tired of making sandcastles in the sun, dad would rent a pedal boat and we would go further out into the sea and excitedly look for the different kinds of fish.”

W h at t h r e e t h i n g s w o u l d yo u b r i n g w i t h yo u i f yo u w e r e s t r a n d e d o n a d e s e rt i s l a n d ? “The first of three things to bring with me if stranded on a desert island would surely be my iPhone! The problem then would be how to charge it when battery goes dead... Perhaps the sec-ond item would be a solar cell to solve this problem... The third thing: perhaps a flying carpet to go back home!”

W h y d i d yo u c h o o s e d e n t i s t ry / w h e r e d i d yo u g o t o d e n ta l s c h o o l ? “Growing up as a child, my mom developed some den-tal problems. Determined to help her out, a passion to become a dentist and provide dental services grew within me. I re-turned back to Alexan-dria for my dental school education (BDS Degree). The Alexandria Univer-sity College of Dentistry is considered one of the best dental schools in the Middle East. I graduated in 2001, and then com-pleted a one-year GPR program in Alexandria.”

H o w d i d yo u a n d D r . A z e r m e e t ? W h at i s s o m e t h i n g w e d o n ' t k n o w a b o u t h i m ? “I met Dr. Azer during the Fall of my fi-nal year of dental school. That time, he had just re-turned back to Alexandria from Chicago where he had completed his Prosthodontic Degree at UIC and was teach-ing in Alexandria. And you guys know him quite well. He is generally easy-going but sometimes he can become a perfectionist! He is also a 5th Degree Chinese Kung Fu prac-titioner, and together with the kids, they have turned the house into a sparring dojo!”

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“ I met Dr. Azer during the Fall of my final year of dental school . . .”

Dr. Sarah Mikhail-Interviewed by

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It was the first day of orientation and all I could think to myself was how this day marks the beginning of a long and incredible journey for the next four years. I was anxious and nervous, but at the same time excited and hopeful. A million questions were also running through my head; I was wondering if my classmates will like me or will I be the only one to laugh at my own jokes? Are the upper classmates helpful? Are the professors going to give me the time of day? I felt overwhelmed…and this was only orien-tation. Armed with my clean new grey Ohio State College of Dentistry scrubs and new pencils, pens, and notebooks, the first week of classes started. Okay, I can do this, I thought to myself. But as the workload increased, it seemed as though everything was piling on top of each other. Undergrad was never this hard and just the year before I was topping my classes on tests, barely studying. Now, I have to study for two weeks in advance just to get the average score on a test! I slowly came to realize that I was no longer one of the few talented people in my classes but that I was now amongst the nation’s brightest and gifted individ-uals. This was one of the biggest adjustments for a lot of us starting dental school last year—no longer being the best at everything. However, I realized it was okay; my class be-came my biggest resource. My first message to the D1s is this: you may not be the best at prepping teeth (unlike your neighbor who may be able to see a POW from a mile away) and that is okay, and if you have a question, don’t be afraid to ask someone! One of your classmates will have a skill that you need improve-ment on, and that person can help you. But not only your classmates, the upper classmen and instructors are there to help you too.

D2 student Urvi Shukla reflects on her first year and the transition from undergraduate to professional school education.

To the D1s,

And even when the course load kept piling and piling, there was a cherry on top of all this: it was the friendships I was starting to make and getting involved in various school organizations. One of the best things about Ohio State College of Dentistry is that there are a million and one ways to get involved—whether it be a fraternity, an academic club, or a class officer, the op-portunities are endless. But not only that, socializing with my class also helped me keep my sanity. Realizing that we’re all in this together to help each other grow as dentists and as people helped me cope with the chal-lenge of dental school. I also learned that although be-coming a dentist is my priority, it isn’t my entire life; in order to maintain balance in my life, I’ve continued to enjoy my hobbies and try to relax on the weekends. I want the Class of 2018 to remember that you have the power over your own happiness. And al-though dental school is challenging, you have the abil-ity to maintain the smile on your own face by reaching out to others when you need help, getting involved, and doing what makes you happy. Don’t lose sight of your goals when you get discouraged, just keep your mind steady on your ambitions and your dental school expe-rience will be incredible and fall into the right place.

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foodie.Tailgating 101Katie Seymour and Lauren Dull (D2s) share their favorite game day eats! Simple and delicious recipes for any tailgate.

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Buffalo Chicken DipPrep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutesYield: about 5 cups

Ingredients:4 oz (half package) of cream cheese, softened

1 cup plain Greek yogurt1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup hot sauce (such as Frank’s Red Hot)1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

1 Tbsp. ranch seasoning (optional)3 cups shredded chicken

In the Oven: Preheat oven in 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, stir all ingradients together until well-mixed.

Transfer mixture to a small greased baking dish, and back for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the edges begin to slightly brown. Remove and serve immediately.

Beer BratsIngredients: 1 Package of Fresh Brats1 can of your favorite brew

Instructions: Grill package of fresh brats until golden. Place in crockpot and pour one can of beer over them. Finish covering with water. Simmer for 5-6 hours. Can serve out of crockpot.

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PREDENT DAY

DAY AT THE STATEHOUSE

ADVOCACY ACADEMY

National Dental Student

Lobby Day

Annual Golf Outing

ODA Leadership Institute

Basketball Tournament

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