Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Chapter
The American Student Dental Association is a national student-run organization that protects and advances the rights, interests, and welfare of students pursuing careers in dentistry. As a national professional organization, ASDA provides a forum for expression of dental student concerns. It introduces students to lifelong involvement in organized dentistry. ASDA currently has more than 22,000 predoctoral members at each of the 66 U.S. dental school chapters.
Organization Goals:
- Promote welfare of dental students
- Advocate just treatment of dental students
- Represent needs, interests and welfare of association members
- Identify and promote needed change in dental education
- Introduce and promote organized dentistry (ADA, MDS)
- Disseminate pertinent information to dental students
- Improve dental care and delivery to all people by identifying public dental needs
Events
- National Dental Student Lobby Day
- National Leadership Conference
- ASDA Small Council Meetings
- ASDA Annual Session
- ADA District Caucuses
- MDS House of Delegates
- Interschool Debate (Tufts, Harvard, BU)
- Tufts Pre-dental Day (w/ Tufts ADEA)
- Vermont Special Olympics
- ASDA Smile Share & Care
- New England Center for Homeless Veterans
- Hale House
- Yankee Dental
- ADPAC Drive
- Socials
- Health and Wellness
- Wellness
- ASDA Vendor Fair
- Leadership Summit
More About Us
Represent Your Class and School:
- Leadership within Tufts ASDA: Class reps, Committee chairs, Legislative Liaison, and other Leadership Positions
- Leadership at the National Level: Elected Positions (elected by House of Delegates or chapter delegates at Annual Session), Appointed Positions (selected from a pool of applicants by board of trustees)
- Externships in Washington, D.C. and Chicago
Faculty Advisors
Dean Karimbux and Joanne Falzone
2023-2024 E-board Contacts
- Past-President, Sam Rivera, D24, samantha_anne.rivera@tufts.edu
- President, Emely Vidal, D25, emely.vidal@tufts.edu
- Vice-President and Tresurer, Stacey Young, D26, stacey.young@tufts.edu
- Secretary, TBD