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Keith Kerns writes about the lasting profession of dentistry
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Spotlight Columbus:
Your ultimate guide to dining on campus
foodie:
Tailgating 101
To the D1s,
A Second Year’s Advice & Why Join ASDA?
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Contents 2 3 Letter from the Editor How transitioning can be a good thing
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Look out for bar crawl, vendor fair and volleyball tournament coming up!
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Why join ASDA?
A message from our chapter President
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Calendar & Events
Spotlight Columbus
Best Campus Eats! Your ultimate guide to dining
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Despite dramatic changes in healthcare, dentists still able to direct future, by Keith Kerns
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Dr. Sarah Mikhail
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................................... a publication of The Ohio State University American Student Dental Association
................................... MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTORS Editor-In-Chief Rebecca Bartlett (D2) Contributing Editors Clare McGorry (D3) Tony Besse (D3) Contributing Writers Kyle Keller (D2) Kyle Westhafer (D3) Tony Besse (D3) Sarah Johnston (D3) Mallary St. John (D2) Contributing Photographers Morgan Kelley (D2) Shawn Rajendrawm (D2) Lydia Lancaster (D2) WIll Burnard (D4) Dr. Robert Rashid Layout & Design Rebecca Bartlett (D2)
................................... EXECUTIVE COUNCIL President Morgan Kelley (D3) President-Elect Matthew Kotapish (D2) Vice President Lydia Lancaster (D3) Treasurer Warren Gall (D3) Secretary Clare McGorry (D3) Legislative Chair Ben Kushnir (D3)
................................... Email inquiries & submissions to: bartlett.159@osu.edu www.asda.org.ohio-state.edu
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Transitions Life is a never-ending series of Kerby touched each of our lives for the transitions. Whether it be moving to a better, even if it was only for a semesnew city, beginning professional school, ter. To the first year class and beyond, starting in the clinic, or finally receiving you will not be able to have Dr. Kerby in a DDS degree and wondering where to the pits, but you will not go your entire go from there, each year of dental school dental school career without knowing is itself a transition, constantly throw- him, rest assured. If I am lucky enough ing something new at us at just as hints to be the first person to share with you of familiarity set in. It is how we adapt how important he is to each and every to these frequent transitions that makes one of us, I consider it an honor. A conus who we are; when leaders emerge cept he hammered home to us daily was and people step up to the plate. Notice to NEVER GIVE UP. Dental school is I use the word transition as opposed to hard, yes, but it will be okay, and we can do it. I remember talking to “change.” “Change” to me Dr. Kerby about my anxiety implies doing something before practicals and he redifferent altogether, giving up the current state of sponded, “It’s just a plastic things for something new. tooth. Do what you know If that is what you prefer, how to do. I know you can that’s great. But for most do it.” As a school now we of us who aren’t so quick must transition…use the to jump into something foundation he laid and add new, let’s call it a transition; to it, and every time we do keeping the past and where a crown prep in the pits, in we came from always in the clinic, or in practice, our heads and adding to know who gave us our start. it; becoming better and So Postle Hall, I wish growing each day. you good luck with your It was refresh- “....do the best you can no matter various transistions. ing to be able to watch To the students of the what confronts you in life.” the current ASDA exD1 class in getting to -Dr. Kerby ecutive board transiknow each other and tion into leadership, for instance, build- how dental school works; to my class, ing on what past leaders had established heading into the dreaded “D2 fall,” we yet putting a new spin on it, freshening got this; to the third years getting used up ASDA to be one that my class and to clinic; and to the fourth years taking future ones will uphold. As Keith Ke- boards and completing requirements. arns illustrates in his article, we seem Best wishes for a great year! 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 — Rebecca Bartlett school is challenging and exciting. Editor-In-Chief The Ohio State College of DenClass of 2017 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.
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Calendar and Events Sat 7.26 Basketball Tournament
Members competed in our annual three-on-three basketball tournament at the RPAC. Congratulations to our winning team (from left) Andrew Hurt, Jack Minnillo, Cody Miller, and Chrisopher Turner.
Sat 6.28 Special Smiles
OSU ASDA members paired with the Nisonger 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! FRI 8.22
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ASDA bar crawl 4:30 -9:00 PM
involvement fair 4:00-6:00 PM
vendor fair @ ohio union 4:00-6:30 PM
Current ASDA leaders will be out in the courtyard after school. Come learn how to get involved!
Check out dental vendors from across the state and enter for a chance to win prizes and a scholarship!
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. Page 3
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Our annual volleyball tournament is back at Woodlands Backyard! There will be drink and food specials.
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Despite dramatic changes in health care, dentists still able to direct future
Keith R. Kerns, Esq. Director of Legal and Legislative Services, Ohio Dental Association
Congratulations on your Policymakers and elected officials are choice in careers. The profession of asked daily to make decisions on health care dentistry is important, respected and can issues. However, most of them know very provide you with many opportunities, in- little about the delivery of health care, dencluding the ability to control your own fu- tistry or the challenges facing small busiture. Control over the future is a notion nesses.This makes it important for them becoming more and more rare, especially to receive information that they can rely in the field of health upon. Policymakers care. “The reason dentistry and legislators know Health care is in the midst of trans- continues to succeed in that they can look to formative change protecting the profession organized dentistry for that information with the implementafrom unnecessary because it speaks tion of the Affordable interference is simple– with a credible, uniCare Act and other strong membership in fied voice with neargovernmental dictates. These pressures ly 75% of practicing organized dentistry” are among the reasons dentists in Ohio as -Keith Kerns, ODA an increasing number members. of physicians are opting to become hospital Additionally, organized dentistry employees or leave the practice of medicine is member-driven. As the experts in oral altogether. Fortunately, the health, dentist and dental profession of dentistry has student members of orgaavoided many of these difnized dentistry establish ficulties encountered by the the policy positions for the medical community. profession and provide leg How has the profesislators with an accurate and sion of dentistry avoided trustworthy source of inforthese concerns? And how mation. Other professions, can it guard against pressures like medicine, no longer have from trial lawyers, insurance companies, government buthese attributes and are losreaucrats and others in the ing their ability to stave off future? The reason dentistry the negative influences of continues to succeed in prothird parties. tecting the profession from In the past few years unnecessary interference is alone, dentists have directly simple – strong memberbenefited from the following ship in organized dentistadvocacy efforts of organized ry. Keith R. Kerns, Esq. dentistry: page 5
ADVOCACY
• Preservation of the adult dental Medicaid 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 lawsuits, and • Development of an exemption to a state pharmacy license for prescribers. Dentistry is the only prescribing discipline with a broad exemption to this requirement. 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 restorations might be successful if organized dentistry is not there to respond. In these transformative times dentists 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 control the future and protect your profession, 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?” 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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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, informative and creative events for the upcoming year. Some of the events that I am most excited 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, Septempage 7
ber 2nd) and the annual Welcome Back Volleyball Tournament (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 Callahan’s (Friday, September 12th). We can’t wait to meet all of the first-year students and reconnect 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 dental school organization, representing over 90% of dental 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 member 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.
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Ohio State: Financial benefits: Free life ($50,000) and disability ($2,000/ month) insurance, free student membership in the ODA (Ohio Dental Association), ADA (American Dental Association) 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 information for classes you are taking.
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Influence & Advocacy: Work with other dentists and dental students to inform legislators about dental care and its importance. Not only will this help to directly shape the future of the profession, our chapter’s advocacy efforts allows students to attend events like Day at the Statehouse, National Dental Student Lobby Day and Advocacy Academy.
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Leadership: Attend national meetings like Annual Session and National Leadership Conference and take on a bigger role in your own OSU chapter.
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Lunch & Learns: In-the-know: Memb er-exclusive Access to award-winevents will be happenning ASDA, ODA, ing through the year. These ADA and AGD publications as will provide you the necessary well as the ASDA website. up-to-date information regarding current issues dentists Networking opportuare facing and tips that will nities: help you when you enter into Attend special events your own practice! throughout the year that facilitate interaction and networkGet to know dental ing with area dental professtudents across the sionals. country: They will be your professional (Have a question about ASDA colleagues in a few years, why or a great idea that you would not take advantage of the op- like to see put into action? portunity to network and get Please contact the Executive your career started off right? Council by emailing asdaohiostate@gmail.com) 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.
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ASDA Student Clinic Guide: Each member receives their personal student clinic Service Projects: binder during your D3 year Volunteer opportuni- prior to entering clinic creatties throughout the year ed by a number of D4 ASDA including Smiles for Seniors, members.
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
10 benefits of becoming AN
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Special Smiles, Give Kids a Smile, as well as the opportunity to attend outreach event throughout the year in order to provide screenings to the underserved in the surrounding community.
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$8-10
Walk time: 2min Wait time: 5-15 min Favorite dish: Buffalo chicken salad or seasonal pancake
2. BRUEGGERS
$6-9
Walk time: 2min Wait time: 5-15 min Favorite dish: Four cheese and tomato panini, tomato basil soup
3. ADRIATICO'S PIZZA
$8-10
Walk time: 2 min Wait time: 15 min Favorite dish: Personal pepperoni pizza, cheezy garlic bread
4. MARKETPLACE
$6-7
Walk time: 3 min Wait time: 15-20 (if ordering food) Favorite dish: smoked turkey w/ munster and pesto, salad bar
5. HOSPITAL SEASONS CAFE Walk time: 5 min Wait time: 5 min Favorite dish: taco bar or gyro bar
6. HOSPITAL GARAGE CAFE
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Walk time: 5 min Wait time: 10 min Favorite dish: breadsticks from Maurizio’s, Caprese sandwich, Mark Pi’s Express
7. BRENNEN'S CAFE
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Walk time: 5 min Wait time: 10 min Favorite dish: Dijon Bleu Salad, Cranberry Chicken Salad sandwich, lemon orzo, great dessert and smoothies (*cover photo*)
8. PANERA
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Walk time: 8 min Wait time: 5-10 min Favorite dish: Flat Breads, Thai Chicken Salad, Broccoli Cheddar soup, warm chocolate chip cookie
SPOTLIGHT COLUMBUS
1. HANG OVER EASY
9. POTBELLY SANDWICH SHOP
$8-12 Walk time: 10 min Wait time: 5-10 min Favorite dish: Coffee milkshake, tuna salad sandwich
10. FUSIAN
$6-9 Walk time: 10 min Wait time: 10 min Favorite dish: Tuna Sushi with sweet soy, spicy mayo and tempura flakes
11.. CHIPOTLE
$7-8 Walk time: 10 min Wait time: 10-15 min Favorite 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 tenders, dipped ice cream, sundaes
13. RPAC COURTSIDE CAFE
$6-8 Walk time: 7 min Wait time: 5-10 min Favorite dish: Smoothies, pasta, wraps, and Asian food
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Walk time: 4 min Wait time: 10 min Favorite dish: Spicy chicken sandwich, fish filet, frosty (obviously)
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Website for all campus food cart daily locations: http://ohiofoodtruckfinder.com/osuwmc/
COMPOSED BY: Tony Besse & Clare McGorry (D3s)
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get to know
Where were you born and raised?
“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.”
What is your favorite childhood memory?
“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.”
What three things would you bring with you if you were stranded on a desert island?
“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 second item would be a solar cell to solve this problem... The third thing: perhaps a flying carpet to go back home!”
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Dr. Sarah Mikhail -Interviewed by Kyle Keller, class of 2017
Why did you choose dentistry/where did you go to dental school?
“Growing up as a child, my mom developed some dental problems. Determined to help her out, a passion to become a dentist and provide dental services grew within me. I returned back to Alexandria for my dental school education (BDS Degree). The Alexandria University College of Dentistry is considered one of the best dental schools in the Middle East. I graduated in 2001, and then completed a one-year GPR program in Alexandria.”
How did you and Dr. Azer meet? What is something we don ' t know about him?
“I met Dr. Azer during the Fall of my final year of dental school. That time, he had just returned 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 practitioner, and together with the kids, they have turned the house into a sparring dojo!”
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D2 student Urvi Shukla reflects on her first year and the transition from undergraduate to professional school education. 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 orientation. 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 individuals. 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 became 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 improvement on, and that person can help you. But not only your classmates, the upper classmen and instructors are there to help you too.
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 opportunities 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 challenge of dental school. I also learned that although becoming 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 although dental school is challenging, you have the ability 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 experience will be incredible and fall into the right place.
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foodie.
Tailgating 101 Katie Seymour and Lauren Dull (D2s) share their favorite game day eats! Simple and delicious recipes for any tailgate.
Buffalo Chicken Dip Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Yield: about 5 cups
Ingredients:
4 oz (half package) of cream cheese, softened 1 cup plain Greek yogurt 1 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 Brats Ingredients:
1 Package of Fresh Brats 1 can of your favorite brew
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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. Page 13
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