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Photo Credit: Megan Huynh, ’22 Changdeokgung Palace (Seoul, Korea)

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Encouragement in Leadership

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. J. Stansill Covington D4 ASDA Conference Recap Dogs are a Patient’s Best Friend Pursuit of Happiness Accessing the Truth Get Fit Memphis!

Social Showcase The Bitewing Photo Credit: Allison Poget, ’21 Geneva, Switzerland

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SIGNING ON As my fellow East Tennessean Dolly Parton says, “I always just thought if you see someone without a smile, give ‘em yours!”

This always moves me to think about another dimension of dentistry, one removed from science and skill and more strongly rooted in connection with the person behind the teeth. As dental students and future dental professionals, we are often so laser focused on the treatment, the steps, the grades, the clinic requirements, but let us not forget that our impact can be so much greater.

So much of what we do impacts people to their core from relieving anxiety to creating self-confidence. We can give our patients so much more than just a functional occlusion, we can give them a reason to smile. May the joy and the passion that prompted us to pursue this career be passed little by little to our patients and the people in the communities we impact.

Allison Poget, ‘21 Chapter Editor-in-Chief

The broad theme of this issue of theTENNESSEALANT is leadership. In this issue we will hear advice from leaders on maintaining positivity, leading as a woman in dentistry, tips on leading in school and community. Additionally, we will showcase recaps on our District 4 Conference and the Netflix documentary Root Cause. All this and more can be found in the following pages.

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Encouragement in Leadership

Encouragement is an important quality of leadership. In most areas of dentistry and dental education, in professional and personal relationships, speaking positive, uplifting words can give someone hope to make it through a difficult day or season of life.

Leadership may take its finest form in service to others. There are few services more valuable than timely, genuine encouragement.

In my seventh decade of life, I still remember people who motivated me with kindness and affirmation. In almost every instance, I’ll remember the words that were spoken and how those words made me feel. Some of the simplest encouragements from our pasts may have the most enduring effects. Sincere, authentic words, from someone who is willing to offer support in our lives, might never be forgotten.

Conversely, discouragement is isolating, creating an illusion that we are incapable or inferior in a fast-paced world of image control and superficiality. In isolation, our fearful, critical, deceptive inner-voices can become perceived realities, reinforced by the range of experiences in our complex pasts. At such an intersection, the game-changer will often be the encouraging support that we give to those who are dispirited and downcast.

Raising someone’s spirits must start with honesty, with heartfelt concern. Insincerity and manipulation will stop the process in its tracks. We should give to others what we desire for ourselves. Detailed formulas and deep insights are not required here - only the recognition of an opportunity to help, and a willingness to speak.

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“People need

kindness.”

In most instances, they want to be noticed, heard, appreciated, and respected. Giving people our time is a valuable gift in a distracted world.

Through our offering respectful attention, we honor and encourage the lives of others.

Honesty about our own limitations, fallibilities, and failures can be an effective means of encouragement. Transparency enhances relationships, and sound relationships are the fertile environment where true encouragement can occur.

As leaders, be perceptive with colleagues, students, friends, and family. Recognize the universal need for encouragement. Offer it often, seeing your words and supportive behavior as gifts.

Know that the satisfaction of giving is its own fulfilling reward.

Your well-chosen words, or even your spontaneous ones, may produce smiles and hopeful outlooks for appreciative people who need them most. When in doubt, be an encourager. The effects of what you do may be Dr. Robert Hatch multiplied in ways you would Assistant Professor never imagine.

Photo Credit: Sahar Mokhtari Moshref, ’22

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Faculty Spotlight Dr. J. Stansill Covington

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Photo Credit: Dr. Robert Hatch

This featured quote could not be any truer for our very own

faculty member, Dr. Covington. Not only is Dr. Covington a faculty member at the College of Dentistry, but he is also an alumnus, having graduated in 1981. He has been working at our school since 1986, and he has held many positions throughout his time at UTHSC. Formerly the College of Dentistry’s Dean of Admissions, Dr. Covington seamlessly transitioned to interim dean when our school was in need. It is no surprise that Dr. Covington received the College of Dentistry’s “2019 Outstanding Alumni Award.” He is well known and respected by all dental students, and he exemplifies the positive attributes of a leader.

LP: When you became our school’s interim dean, what did you learn during this (presumably overwhelming) transition?

Dr. C: The funny story with that transition is that I had about 90 minutes to get ready for the job, so this whole year has been somewhat of a fast-paced blur, but I feel as if I did the best I could.

LP: Lastly, if you could visit anywhere in the world (besides the Grove on a perfect fall day in Oxford, MS!), where would you go?

Dr. C: The other Oxford – Oxford, England. My daughter celebrated her 21st birthday while at Lincoln College in Oxford, and we flew over there with a bottle of wine and drank wine out of paper cups with her for her birthday.

LP: “Students, guess this faculty member: ……” How would you fill in the blank for yourself without giving away your “The pessimist position?

Dr. C: This faculty member is complains about the ‘Door Open, Student Friendly’

wind. The optimist expects it to change.

The leader adjusts the sails.”

LP: Taking BBQ out of the competition, what is your favorite restaurant in Memphis?

Dr. C: It would never be BBQ, because my absolute favorite restaurant in Memphis is Flight. You’re going to have a great night if you’re eating at Flight; the service is amazing, they always have your table ready for you, and a bonus is their valet parking.

LP: What is the most helpful advice you ever received as a dental student?

Dr. C: Don’t sweat the small stuff.

LP: What do you think are the best characteristics a leader can have?

Dr. C: A good leader needs to have open ears, open eyes, and a mouth that is not easily engaged.

(Speaking of England, Dr. Covington was once a visiting professor in London, and he is a member of the Royal Society of Medicine – how cool! He also has a list of “10 things you must do while in London” if anyone plans to go there in the future.)

Dr. Covington ended the interview by asking me questions about myself instead, about my future plans and how I was doing. He is a faculty member that is invested in our well being as students and would love for you to stop by and chat, as he is “Door Open and Student Friendly!”

Lauren Leiden Phillips, ‘21 Chapter President Elect

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Conference Recap

Photo Credit: Damian Kim, ‘21

In February, our students took a break from the classroom and clinic for a weekend in Chattanooga, TN to attend the ASDA District 4 Conference. For some students, this was their first time attending an ASDA event, opening their eyes to what ASDA has to offer, and for others it was another exciting opportunity to return for an invaluable weekend. Everyone left with some new knowledge, friends, insight, and appreciation for ASDA. For those that were unable to attend, here are the highlights. This year the conference had 258 students from District 4 in attendance, and 51 of these students were from UTHSC. For the first time ever, we were lucky enough to have our dean, Dr. Ragain, attend.

Saturday morning we opening up with our keynote speaker, Mary Otto, author of Teeth. She shared some of her experiences as a journalist specifically following oral health. Otto also opened the floor for the student’s to discuss some of their experiences in dentistry and lead an interesting discussion on the oral health in

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America. The morning also included an interesting lecture on CAD/CAM presented by Pacific Dental Services.

Following a coffee break, our incredible District 4 Advocacy team led a discussion and debate on licensure reform, which really opened the eyes of a lot of our students.

Before lunch, we ended with an insightful panel discussion from various members of our state dental associations. After lunch, we had a set of breakout sessions followed by a presentation by The Ninja Dentist who taught us “sitting is the new smoking.”

The Life & Dentistry Podcast was in attendance, not only recording for the podcast and letting our students be featured, but also giving us a real life discussion of being a dentist and successes and failures that go along with that. Following their discussion, we had our hands on break out sessions on suturing and dental photography. Special shout out to our UTHSC Alumni Dr. Jeff Trembly for teaching us more about photography! We ended our day with our vendor fair where we got to see and hear from some of our favorite dental vendors, and headed to a social sponsored by MedPro and Pacific Dental Services. The socials were a great opportunity to network with other dental students as well as get to know some of our peers at UTHSC a little better in a more relaxed and laid back environment.

Sunday began with an inspiring talk given by Dr. King, a UNC Associate Clinical Professor, on what it takes to be successful in dentistry. This was followed by an eye opening talk on diversity and serving those with special needs and more break out sessions. We wrapped up our day on Sunday with our Stainless Steel Crown Award Lunch where our chapter won an award for excellence in Wellness!

In summary, we had an incredible line up of guest speakers, hands on break out sessions, and so much to learn! The District 4 Conference is a prime opportunity for our ASDA members to better themselves, and grow more into our profession. If you have yet to attend an ASDA conference, I definitely recommend it!

Jennifer Lenning, ‘21 Chapter Legislative Liaison-Elect

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Dogs are a Patie Have dental offices across the US gone to the dogs? Well not entirely, but dental therapy dogs are sweeping the nation as a way to decrease cancellations and dental anxiety and increase employee morale and overall work environment. Though the breeds range from golden retrievers to Cavachons, their gentle temperaments have a way of ridding patients of stress and fear of their dental appointment.

Recently, a Golden Retriever named Jojo went viral on Buzzfeed for her work in the Pediatric Dentistry of Northbrook office. When patients begin to squirm for fear of a looming dental procedure, Jojo is right there to rest her head in their lap. More than just keeping these patients company during their treatments, these therapy dogs offer something to look forward to for these young patients.

This can lead to less fits and resistance both in getting patients to the dental clinic as well as in the dental chair for treatment.

You don’t have to look too far to see success in having dental therapy dogs in other dental specialty offices. These offices have reported having lower cancellation rates, greater office morale, and greater patient satisfaction with the addition of their 4-legged coworkers!

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nt’s Best Friend

Additionally, offices with dental therapy dogs report that patients request the presence of the therapy dogs at their appointment when scheduling upcoming appointments and procedures.

Why is there so much success? Well the ADA reports findings of a National Institutes for Health study found that therapy dogs yield to boosts in mental, social, and physiological health of patients with whom they interact. There are also reports from Nagasawa et al. 2015 that say that simply looking into a dogs eyes will increase oxytocin levels, thus improving overall mood and happiness. There are even Pinterest pages dedicated to ridding dental anxiety through gazing at puppy grins!

If you are looking to get more information on dental therapy dogs or training programs, check out the links below!

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https://www.tdi-dog.org/default.aspx https://www.pinterest.com/askthedentist/pics-for-dental-anxiety/ http://akc.org/ http://success.ada.org/ • Search "Pet ownership: Fur-wrapped therapy?"

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Puppy Pointers: 1) 2) 3)

Temperament is important. Various dentists report successes with both purebred and also rescue dogs, but the important point is to make sure the dog has a sweet, non-aggressive demeanor. In addition to that, the dog should be sociable and calm. All of these traits will yield the most success when interacting with patients and staff alike.

The dog should go through a reputable therapy dog training process. It is important that these dogs be prepared professionally to handle all that a dental office has to offer. In similar fashion to attending dental school to learn to be a dentist, these dogs should attend an appropriate program to train them for their jobs.

Keep the dogs in appropriate areas of the office. It is recommended to keep the dogs out of environments where sterile or open wound procedures are being performed for good infection control practices, but when it comes to simple restorations or prophys, dogs are welcome!

Nagasawa, Miho, et al. “Oxytocin-Gaze Positive Loop and the Coevolution of Human-Dog Bonds.” Science, vol. 348, no. 6232, 17 Apr. 2015, pp. 333–336.

Allison Poget, ‘21 Chapter Editor-in-Chief

Photo Credit: Heath Phillips (’21), Hannah Carter (’19), Lauren Leiden Phillips (’21), Ben Melton (’21), Dylan Qualls (’21), Allison Poget (’21), Jonathan Curlin (’22), Morgan Broussard (’19), Chloe Meriwether (’20), Reece Henson (’21), Logan Kuhn (’19), Talia Hardgrave (’21), Jenn Lenning (’21), Candace Windle (’21), Spenser Ryan (’22)

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Pursuit of Happiness

It is hard to believe I started Dental School at Baylor College of Dentistry in 1986 and graduated in 1990, almost 30 years ago. Dentistry has been very good to me. It has been such a privilege, and I cannot imagine having picked a different career path. My graduating class of 103 students had 33 females and 70 males, which was the largest female representation Baylor had seen up until that point. I was very fortunate that throughout my dental school years, I had a very strong network of mentors, family, and friends who supported me during the difficulties times. My mother was my biggest mentor as a young girl growing up.

She always reminded me that investing in my education and health were the two assets no one could ever take away from me. At the time, there were not too many female mentors in the dental schools, so my biggest mentors and influencers were my male colleagues and faculty. I think it’s a mistake for young female dental students to only look for other female mentors. You should seek the mentorship of other dentists, physicians, innovators, and leaders in your professional and personal life regardless of their gender, but more for their professional expertise, wisdom of life, happiness and successes. One of my group leaders while in dental school has remained to be a friend and mentor for over 30 years and the same is true of classmates and family friends whom I have been so fortunate to meet and be in contact with for all these years. Later, as I started private practice, my husband was my biggest fan and supporter. He encouraged me to pursue my career and was willing to be my equal partner in raising our children and pursuing both our careers. My biggest advice to dental students today is to create a strong support system with your family and friends, and seek mentors in the dental community early on to help you overcome the challenges of dental school and later on private practice. Dentistry is a hard field and can be much easier if you develop a good support system to help you when things get especially hard.

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My biggest challenge from day one was to find a balance and happiness in my personal life and professional life while facing the difficulties and stresses of dental school and a dental career. After graduating from dental school, I was in private practice for 20 years, and volunteered at UT half a day a week as a clinical instructor. After 20 years of private practice, I slowly transitioned into academia and, truthfully, love teaching and research just as much as I enjoyed private practice. I remember one of my family friends who was an OBGYN once told me as a women you can have it all, but not all at the same time. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices in your personal life to achieve your professional goals.

But, it is also important to have the courage to at times make professional sacrifices for your family, children, and personal happiness. That advice has resonated with me for all these years. Finding what truly makes you happy is very important, when you do it becomes easier to make sacrifices to achieve that ultimate goal and happiness.

“It’s important to find happiness and balance among the challenges and stresses of a dental career.”

During my professional career, I tried to kept in touch with several of my faculty members and classmates in dental school and attend as many alumni events, CE courses, and opportunities for professional development as possible.

It’s important to know you are not alone in facing difficulties and challenges in your personal life and private practice; organized dentistry allows you to develop those networks and relationships. Men are historically more inclined to seeking mentors and developing professional networking skills to help expand their businesses. Women face more challenges in balancing family and work and need more opportunities in professional networking and seeking mentors early on in

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their careers. Developing relationships with faculty mentors in dental schools and other female practitioners early on in your career can be crucial in helping you make decisions about your career path. Organizations like AAWD, AACD, ADEA, and ADA have made conscious efforts in initiating leadership training programs and opportunities for women in dentistry.

Currently most dental schools have an equal number of female and male dental students. However, there are still under-representation in female leadership roles in organized dentistry, academia, and dental research. As more women enter the field of dentistry, we need to be willing to take on leadership roles, and that starts by joining different dental organizations while in dental schools and later in our community dental organizations. As women, we need to learn to trust our own voice and have confidence in our own

unique way of leadership. The future is quite bright for women in the dental field, and, hopefully, more women will be willing to take on the responsibilities and challenges of leadership.

In my opinion, an important feature of a good leader is to have a realistic knowledge of the past and present of the organization that they are leading and to incorporate an atmosphere of collaboration and mutual respect to achieve their vision for those aspirations. It’s crucial for a leader to have compassion, kindness, and consideration for everyone’s challenges, and to empower and encourage others to reach their fullest potential.

At each stage of our life we need mentors to inspire us, support us, and guide us to reach our fullest potential, and, at the same time, we also need to act as a mentee to those younger and less experienced. It’s this combination of learning, serving, and leading that allows us to spread our wings and find our true Dr. Mojdeh Dehghan Associate Professor calling.

Associate Director Division of Esthetic Dentistry

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Check out her research: Topic:

Objective:

Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Multi-Layer Lollipop to Prevent Teeth Erosion in Adults

To evaluate the acid level of saliva in subjects with eating disorders and non-eating disorders (healthy) after using the lollipop

Get Connected!

American Association of Women Dentists @ UTHSC:

https://www.facebook.com/UTAAWD/

Check out the UTHSC Alumni Network https://bit.ly/2NQuKCh

to get connected with other College of Dentistry Grads:

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Accessing the Truth While scrolling through Netflix, I stumbled upon a documentary called Root Cause. I am currently in an Endodontics course, so I was intrigued, to say the least. I pressed play and dove head first into the grasping at straws science that is Root Cause. Now, I really try to be unbiased when I watch documentaries, but I think it is important to understand both sides of a story and try my best to suspend my judgements and press play with an open mind. ˝ The opening line of the documentary states: “There is no branch of medicine that exists where a dead organ is left in except in dentistry where a root canal is left in. If a guy’s got a gangrenous toe, you got to cut the toe off because it’s bacterial infested and it’s toxic and its gonna kill the patient. If you think you can get away with in infected, toxic tooth and not have a systemic effect, I think you are deluding yourself.” I started the documentary in relative agreeance. The current curriculum for dental students incorporates a systemic approach to dental health-- both in how the oral cavity affects the health of the body and visa versa. So with that in mind, if someone has a bacterially infected toe, you should probably cut it off (though I’m not a medical doctor or surgeon, so I’ll stay in my lane with this judgement).

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Due to my specific education in the field of dentistry, I do know that if a tooth has severe bacterial infection, the best thing to do for the tooth is remove the infected part. That may just be a simple class I occlusal preparation barely into the dentin, or it may be a tooth with irreversible pulpitis which needs to have the pulp removed. So, to agree with the opening line, of course you cannot get away with an infected tooth and have no systemic effects. This is pretty much where the documentary derails itself and become nearly impossible to suspend disbelief and judgement.˝ The next scene begins an oversimplified explanation of the root canal process accompanied by an overdramatized preview including loud drilling sound effects and daunting music. This section tries to employ the shock factor of removing a bloody pulp. Dental treatment is anxiety inducing enough for most people, even without the horror movie score. Inserting intentionally dramatized footage of any dental treatment can be detrimental to patients in need of treatment. Fear of a root canal treatment could end up prolonging the issue and making the situation worse in the long run. ˝

Let’s Feed and Sweep the Facts 1. 45% of people have never heard of a root canal specialist. This statistic is astounding. What’s more, of these people, it is likely they themselves have Netflix or have interactions with someone who has Netflix. The potential to miseducate the masses about root canal therapy is terrifying. (Published by the American Association of Endodontics) 2. A source quoted in the film, BaleDoneen Method, released a statement in full support of dentistry and denouncing their misrepresentation in the film.

3. Countless reputable dental professionals, dental schools, and medical community members have come out with recent and overwhelming support of the safety and efficacy of root canal therapies. One simple google search will lead you to a wealth of these, whereas, if you googled the facts presented in Root Cause, you would have an impossible time of finding any reputable support

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The film makers use bad science to support a claim that has no real foundation. I would like to send these people back to 7th grade science class when we all learned that correlation does not equal causation. They claim that root canals have a significant impact on cardiovascular health. From what I have learned, having a bacterial infection in your tooth can be detrimental to your systemic health, especially if that bacteria is in the pulp and being transported via blood supply to other parts of the body. Is it the treatment that is causing issues, or is it the previous long standing infection that has caused problems in the body? The doctors in the film are making claims of 70-90% of patients with this disease or that ailment have had root canals. Root canals are fairly common, so statistically I’m not shocked that people in poor health may have encountered poor oral health at some point, as many of us have. Then, just when I was getting critical of the research, they bring in meridians. If you are unfamiliar with the term, a meridian in this context is the energy pathway in the body that connects certain organs to other areas. This is the philosophy used by acupuncture practitioners. This is not a generally accepted ideology, and I struggle to legitimize any findings supported only by this theory of energy pathways that connect each tooth to a different organ in the body. ˝ If years and years of research support root canal treatment, I cannot condone demonizing root canals due to a few studies that have little to no support from the scientific community. Some especially troubling non-truths include their claim that root canals treated teeth are the #1 cause of heart attacks and that 97% of breast cancer patients had a root canal on the same side as the cancer. These claims are simply not supported by science. Root Cause is misinformed at best and dangerous at worst. I think the root of the issue with this movie (forgive the necessary pun), is simply the overwhelming amount misleading dialogue and the access uninformed people have to this misinformation. As a dental community, may this motivate us to continue to stand up against false claims and continue Talia Hardgrave, ‘21 ASDA Member to strive for the BEST care possible for the patients we treat.˝

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Photo Credit: Damian Kim, ‘21

Get Fit Memphis!

Moving away from typical daily routines to start dental school, it is hard keeping your priorities balanced.

Even so, your fitness and well-being should remain at the top of your list.

Learning to adjust to the every-day demanding stresses of going to classes, working in clinic, and studying in the library can be overwhelming, especially when trying to find time to squeeze in a workout several times a week. Then, if you’re like me, you waste more time going to the gym

alone with no set plan because you know you should go but you don’t know what to do exactly.

This is where living in Memphis becomes SO convenient!

There are tons of gyms & studios that offer instructed Taylor Rogers, ’21 classes at varied Vendor Fair Chair-Elect

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times to be able to fit your schedule.

Studio fitness has become the most popular way to workout today since it focuses on specific parts of the body, maximizes your time and results, and you always have a supporting and motivating group surrounding you. In this way, studio fitness supports 2 of ASDA’s Wellness Pillars: emotional fitness & physical fitness.

You may ask, what type of studio fitness is for me?? Whether you are male or female, if you prefer cardio over weight-lifting, or yoga over cycling, there is workout community for you somewhere!

If you’re unsure and would like to check out different places, try ClassPass.

ClassPass allows you to try different studios within their network while only having to maintain one “flexible fitness membership.” https://classpass.com/ features Listed here is very condensed list of the studios and gyms in Memphis that many UTHSC CoD students participate in depending on where they live. Don’t ever let “not having time” keep you from working out – maximize both your time & results! Always remember to take care of YOURSELF first, so that you can give your patients the best care they deserve!

Downtown: - SAC at UTHSC - SpinCult - Metabolic Crossfit Midtown - Bikram Yoga - Memphis Fitness Kickboxing - Church Health YMCA East Memphis - Hotworx - Orange Theory Fitness Others: - Pure Barre - CycleBar - ZenStudio

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AAWD Wine and Cheese Event L-R: Karen Merriweather (‘19), Diana Huynh (‘19), Anna Hill-Moses (‘19), Morgan Rebeck (’19), Alexandra Scott (‘19)

L-R: Jill Tyler (‘21), Bayli Phillips (‘21), Allison Poget (‘21), Kayla Payne (’21)

L-R: Dr. Yanhui Zhang, Dr. Sue E. Langham, Dr. Robert Hatch, Dr. Daranee Versluis-Tantbirojn, Dr. Wanda Claro-Woodruff, Dayna D. Myers, Dr. Ayman A. Al Dayeh

L-R: Chelsea Schwind (‘20), Heather Bogy (’20)

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L-R: Allyson Dunn (‘22), Diana Huynh (‘20), Megan Huynh (’22) Photo Credit: Dr. Robert Hatch

ASDA District 4 Meeting

L-R: Jennifer Lenning (’21), Dean James C. Ragain, Jr.

L-R: Zach Stephens (’19), Kasey Reed (’19), Xandria Johnson (’19)

L-R: John Wilson (‘20), Austin Wilkie (’20)

L-R: Lauren Hill (’20), Leah Efird (’20), Nidhi Shah (’20)

Photo Credit: Bayli Phillips, ’21

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L: Morgan Rebeck (‘19)

L-R: Jennifer Lenning (’21), Bayli Phillips (’21), Allison Poget (’21), Talia Hardgrave (’21)

L-R: Kristiana Tenorio (’21), Angad Singh Bindra (’21), Joyce Lee (’21)

L-R: Tina Phan (’21), Kristina Slavik (’21)

L-R: Xandria Johnson (’19), Morgan Broussard (’19), Hannah Farrar Greer L-R: Taylor Rogers (’21), Shannon Pittman (’21), Nolan Kemp (’20), Kyle (’19), Dean James C. Ragain, Jr., Tucker Hunley (’19), Kasey Reed (’19), Franklin (’20), Lauren Leiden Phillips (’21), Justin Cooper (’20), Kristina Morgan Rebeck (’19), Bayli Phillips (’21) Slavik (’21), Kipley Powell (’20), Candace Windle (’21) Photo Credit: Bayli Phillips, ’21 2019

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Zip Idol @ The Bluff

The Dentones

Photo Credit: Dr. Robert Hatch

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L-R: Sydney Collette (’19), Anna Hill-Moses (’19), Frances Marasigan (’19)

L-R: Betsy Henson (’22), Kayla Webb (’22), Alexis Bourgeois (’22)

L-R: Michael Green (’20), Julie Nessler (’20), Madison Davis (’20), Heather

L-R: Jennifer Lenning (’21), Allison Poget (’21), Kayla Jones (’21)

L-R: Justin Cooper (’20), Archer Hodges (’20), Yesha Banaji (’20), Chris

L-R: Mary Kate Walsh (’20), Nidhi Shah (’20), Marina Hanna (’20), Kelsey Korb (’20)

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Photo Credit: Dr. Robert Hatch

ASDA Annual Session

L-R: Anna Hill-Moses (’19), Lauren Leiden Phillips (’21), John Wilson (’20), Candace Windle (’21), Angad Singh (’21)

Photo Credit: Candace Windle, ’21

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UTHSC ASDA Members Anna Hill-Moses (’19), John Wilson (’20), Lauren Leiden Phillips (’21), Candace Windle (’21), and Angad Singh (’21) represented UTHSC COD at the ASDA Annual Session in Pittsburg.

We are so happy to have been awarded FOUR Gold Crown Awards for Best Blog, Best Newsletter, Editor’s Choice (Anna Hill-Moses), and Outstanding Pre-Dental Involvement.

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Photo Credit: Angad Singh, ’21

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BITEWING

Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas One of my favorite recipes growing up was when my mom would make Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas! It is a little time consuming but VERY easy.

Ingredients: · 3-4 boneless chicken breasts · 2 packs of taco seasoning · Large Tortillas · 8 oz Heavy Whipping cream · (LOTS) Cheese · Mexican Rice (Boxed) · Refried Beans Directions: 1. Boil the chicken until cooked (usually about 30 minutes) Bayli Phillips, ‘21 2. While boiling chicken, cook rice per instructions on box Chapter Social Media Chair 3. Shred cooked chicken 4. After shredding the chicken, cook the chicken with the taco seasoning in a skillet as directed on box 5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 6. Spray a glass casserole dish with cooking spray 7. In each tortilla combine 1. Cheese 2. Refried beans 3. Rice 4. Chicken 8. Roll up tortillas and place in dish 9. Pour heavy whipping cream and more cheese on top after all of the tortillas have been rolled and placed in glass dish 10. Cook in oven until warm and bubbly!

Photo Credit: Bayli Phillips, ‘21

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Mark Your Calendars!

April 14-16, 2019 Washington, D.C.

UTHSC ASDA Predental Day April 27, 2019 Memphis, TN

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PRESIDENT: Reed Turpin PRESIDENT-ELECT: Lauren Leiden IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT: Taylor Enochs TREASURER: Austin Wilkie SECRETARY: Chelsea Schwind EDITOR: Allison Poget LEGISLATIVE LIAISON: Cameron Togrye LUNCH & LEARN COORDINATOR: Anne Marie Currie PREDENTAL CHAIR: Taruna Purihella VENDOR FAIR CHAIR: Britta Ristau COMMUNITY SERVICE COORDINATOR: Kristina Slavik SOCIAL CHAIRS: Lauren Martin & Leah Efird MEMBERSHIP CHAIR: Candace Windle SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIR: Bayli Phillips WEBMASTER: Kelsey Korb GOLD CROWN AWARDS CHAIR: John Wilson FUNDRAISING CHAIR: Nidhi Shah HEALTH & WELLNESS CHAIR: David Pencarinha

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