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Pre-dental Reference Materials

Pre-Dental Advising

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Advising Center
Location: 387 Cramer Hall
Phone: (503) 725-3822
Email: askclas@pdx.edu
Appointments: Call (503) 725-3822 to schedule an appointment to meet with a pre-dental adviser. Students should meet with a pre-dental adviser at least once per term.


Pre-Dental Listserv (Mailing List)
Receive important academic and dentistry-related information from pre-dental advisers by signing up for this listserv: https://www.lists.pdx.edu/lists/listinfo/pre-dentistry_students

 

Dental Education Information

American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
http://www.adea.org

Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS)
http://www.adea.org/dental_education_pathways/aadsas/

ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools - order at:
http://www.adea.org/dental_education_pathways/educational_resources/

OHSU American Student Dental Association (ASDA)
http://www.ohsuasda.org

 

Dental-Related Opportunities

Pre-Dental Student Organization (PSO) at PSU
Location: M107E (the mezzanine) in SMSU (to enter the mezzanine, look for the sign that says "Student Groups" near the elevators on the second floor of SMSU).
Phone: (503) 725-5682
Email: predent@pdx.edu

To access the PSO website and be added to their listserv, email predent@pdx.edu and ask to be invited to join PSO via OrgSync.

OHSU School of Dentistry shadowing & assisting
Contact Sharon Reams, School of Dentistry Clinic Administration at 503-494-4712 to inquire about shadowing and assisting opportunities.

Aspects of Dentistry (CH 199, offered every spring term at OHSU)
Information on this course is sent to the pre-dental listserv each year.

Dive into Dentistry (day-long, hands-on experience each summer at OHSU)
Information on this course is sent to the pre-dental listserv each year.

Oregon Dental Association Conference
Attend this conference each spring for free as a PSU pre-dental student. Information on this opportunity is sent to the pre-dental listserv each year.

 

DAT Resources

Scholarware TopScore
http://www.scholarware.com

DAT Achiever
http://www.3tquest.com

DAT Destroyer
http://www.orgoman.com/datdestroyer.html

Kaplan Test Prep
http://www.kaptest.com

 

Community & Leadership Opportunities

Student Activities & Leadership Programs
http://www.salp.pdx.edu

Orientation Leaders
http://www.pdx.edu/orientation/orientationleader

Student Ambassadors
http://ambassadors.pdx.edu/details.html

Hands on Portland
http://www.handsonportland.org/