CORNELL UNIVERSITYPRE-DENTAL SOCIETY

WELCOME!

OfficersName Position NetID

Lindsey Atiyeh President LA246

Kathryn Pallonetti VP of Services KAP93

Katie Lim VP of Community Outreach KL426

Lauren Chun VP of Finances MC798

Dan Osorio VP of Communication DEO29

Semester EventsDental Professional Guest Speaker

Dr. Brown, DMDHealth Careers Presentation - Dental School

Application/HCEC PresentationJudy Jensvold

Operation Smile FundraiserProject Smile

Enhancing Your Application:

Shadowing and Service Work

Cornell University Pre-Dental SocietySeptember 16, 2010

OverviewShadowing

RequirementsTips: What to Ask

Resources for Building ConnectionsLocal ProfessionalsCornell Alumni

Service TripVIDA

Requirements

•Start Early•Variety of Settings•Possible Recommendation Source•Useful Links:• http://www.brynmawr.edu/healthpro/documents/DentalSch

ool_Addional_Requirements2011.pdf• http://www.adea.org/ BACK

Tips: What to AskHow did you become interested in dentistry? What can I do in college to better prepare for a career

in dentistry? Why did or did not you specialize?What kind of tools/equipment do dentists use? What is the future need for dentists? What is an average day like for a dentist in private

practice? Where else do dentists work? From your experience, what would you recommend to

someone who is considering dentistry as a career? 

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Local Professionals Tompkins Dental Health

2309 N. Triphammer Rd.Ithaca, NY(607) 257-8065 tompkinsdental.com

  Stephen O. Hand, DMD

Orthodontics102 N Tioga St.Ithaca, NY(607) 272-8550 stephenhand.com

John C. Conte, DMDPeriodontist 2333 N. Triphammer Rd., Suite 502Ithaca, NY(607) 257-2300 

Fall Creek Family Dentistry501 N Cayuga St.Ithaca, NY(607) 272-8118 

Timothy Bonniwell, DMDFinger Lakes Oral Surgery2377 N. Triphammer Rd.Ithaca, NY(607) 266-8600 fingerlakesoralsurgery.com

  Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, MD, DMD

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery200 E. Buffalo St., Suite 304Ithaca, NY(607) 277-7007 http://www.cayugafacialsurgery.com/

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Cornell AlumniStony Brook

Robert Sonn: Cornell ’09, Stony ’13, stillmaticbeat@gmail.comJason Cho: Cornell ’08, Rosie Katz: Cornell ’09, Stony ‘13Phil Glassberg: Cornell ’09, Stony ‘13Lindsey Scheer: Cornell ’05, Stony ’09, lds24@cornell.edu

 Penn

Monjir Bakshi: Cornell ’09, Penn ’13, mb427@cornell.eduSungmin Alyssa Kim: Cornell ’10, Penn ’14, sk534@cornell.edu Seth Greenberg: Cornell ’10, sbg36@cornell.eduNicholas Mueller: Cornell ’10, Penn ’14, nsm29@cornell.eduKatherine Ma: Penn '13Nikhil Shyam: Cornell ’08, Penn ’12, ns288@cornell.eduDanielle Scheir: Cornell ’06, Penn ’11, dbs27@cornell.eduEli Kahn: Cornell ’04, Penn ’09, Marshall Montgomery: Cornell ’04, Penn, mbm28@cornell.eduJennifer Tran: Cornell ’05, Penn ’09, jt242@cornell.eduAmit Rajani: Cornell ’05, Penn ’09, asr28@cornell.edu

 Harvard

Natalie Claire Rogers: Cornell ’04,Alison Seliger: Cornell ’09, Harvard ’13, ars64@cornell.edu

 Columbia

Lidia Movahedian: Cornell ’10, Columbia ’14, lm278@cornell.eduBethany Wong: Cornell ’10, Columbia ’14, bkw4@cornell.eduThomas Chae: Cornell ’08, tdc22@cornell.eduBansari Modi: Cornell ’05, bkm7@cornell.eduLisa Van Eindhoven: Cornell ’04, lv35@cornell.eduCharley Levy: Cornell, ctl26@cornell.eduAngie Chin: Cornell ’04, Columbia ’08, ac355@cornell.edu

 Tufts

Rita Estefan: Cornell ’09, re37@cornell.edu UConn

Stefanie Aquilina: Cornell ’10, UConn ’14, stefaq@gmail.comChirag Patel, Cornell ’03, Uconn ’07, UCSF ’11 (MD-OMFS), cmp42@cornell.edu

 UMDNJ

Nadia Rodriguez: Cornell ’08, nr58@cornell.eduMisato Fukuda: UMDNJ '14Eric EunTaek Oh: UMDNJ '13

 University of Colorado School of Dentistry

Kate Goldberg: Cornell ’08, UC ’13, ksg25@cornell.edu

 UCSF

Richard Salas: Cornell ’07, UCSF ’11, rps29@cornell.edu

 UNLV

Erin Brosy: Cornell ’10, UNLV ’14, eab72@cornell.edu

 NYU

Henry Huang: Cornell ’07, NYU ’11, hh99@cornell.edu

 BU

Alexis Fraser: Cornell ’06, BU ’10, amf44@cornell.eduChristine Ambrose: Cornell ’04, BU ’08

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VIDA: Service TripWhat: Service Trip to Costa Rica and NicaraguaBenefits:

Learn about common oral diseasesGet an overview of the instruments/equipment usedReview the nerves of the mouth and tooth identificationLearn how dental exams and screenings to adults

and children are performedObserve field cleanings, extractions, and cavity

filling processes56 hours of volunteer experience

Go with a group of CU Pre-Dental Students!

Volunteers for Intercultural and Definitive Adventures

VIDA: Service TripWhere: Costa Rica and NicaraguaWhen: December 27, 2010 – January 8, 2011

Volunteers for Intercultural and Definitive Adventures

Cost: $1,795Covers:

Medical supplies, translators, medical staff, hotels, ground transportation, 2 Meals a day on clinic days, and 1 meal on non-clinic days.

How to pay: Fundraise!

Important Dates:

More information:www.vidavolunteertravel.org

Trip DateApplication

($100)$500

depositFinal

installmentDec 27-Jan

8Sept 27th Sept 27th Nov 12th