Fwd: ADEA GoDental Newsletter | July 2023 | 🚀Looking Ahead

[Ellen Hostert]

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Subject: ADEA GoDental Newsletter | July 2023 | 🚀Looking Ahead
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Your Monthly Collection of Tips, Guidance and Resources to Assist Your Dental Career Goals.

EVENTS _ | _ DENTAL BLOGS _ | _ OPPORTUNITIES _ | _ ADEA AADSAS® Looking Ahead July 27, 2023 From Lost Tooth to Dental Dreams: A Journey of Transformation   “Coming back home with a bag of ice and ice cream, 7-year-old me never would have imagined the years of treatment and surgeries I would endure from losing one baby tooth,” says predental student Rafa Hossain. “A year later, I found myself at the orthodontist’s office, baffled by tooth #8’s stubborn refusal to come out. Despite undergoing braces and numerous procedures to correct my tooth’s position, sadly, this problem remained unsolved.”   Read more as Ms. Hossain shares what happened next, her personal experiences and the inspirational moment that led her to choose a career path in dentistry. READ MORE Student Debt Relief Plan and the CARES Act   On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the Biden administration’s Student Debt Relief Plan, which would have provided $10,000 to $20,000 student loan debt relief for qualified borrowers.   What does this mean for you? LEARN MORE Financing Your Dental Education – Did You Know?   You may have read a lot, seen a lot and heard a lot about paying for dental school, but did you know that if you find out you have borrowed more than you need, you can work with your Financial Aid Office to send money back, and that if you do that within the first 120 days, you are not charged any interest or fees on the amount you are sending back?   Paul Garrard, national student loan expert and ADEA Senior Advisor for Student Financial Services, clues us in on ten financing details you may not have been aware of. READ MORE Profiles of All 79 U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools at Your Fingertips!   The brand-new 2023-2024 ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools is now available for students entering in Fall 2024 or Fall 2025. This all-digital Guide consists of a one-year subscription to the online directory of dental schools (the ADEA Dental School Explorer) and a PDF publication.   The brand-new PDF book complements the ADEA Dental School Explorer and contains a wealth of information, including:    An introduction to the dental profession and what you can expect as a dental student;  A chapter on the importance of access, diversity and inclusion;  Tips on navigating the application process;  A section on the holistic (whole file) admissions process;  Information for Canadian and international students applying to Canadian or U.S. dental schools, and a chapter for U.S. students applying to Canadian dental schools;  A section for gap-year students, career changers and re-applicants;  Guidance on financing a dental education;  Worksheets to help you gather information, set priorities and brainstorm ideas for your application; and  Seven comparative data tables to help you make informed decisions about where to apply, which include statistics on dental school applicants, first-time, first-year enrollees and admissions requirements.   Even if you’re not applying to dental school in the next year, the information within can help you get an early start on your research and preparation. PURCHASE YOUR COPY TODAY Retrospection Academic Update: Why Is it Important?   A popular question students ask is how to update their ADEA AADSAS® (ADEA Associated American Dental School Application Service) application? For example, how to add a grade for a class that was initially listed as “Planned/In Progress”? Students should be advised that ADEA AADSAS provides applicants the opportunity to update their coursework during two Academic Update periods, which are usually from mid-August through the end of September and then again in mid-December through the cycle end in early February each year. The first academic update period for this cycle is scheduled for Aug. 14 – Sept. 29, 2023.   During the Academic Update period, applicants can enter grades earned for courses that were listed in the “Course Planned/In Progress” section of the application and add, delete or modify courses listed in that section. Applicants will receive notification and more detailed instructions about the Academic Update process 30 days prior to its initiation.   Learn More > ▶️Federal Loans Versus Private Loans   You may have to borrow to help pay for dental school, but the good news is that with smart budgeting and responsible borrowing, you should find repayment of your student loan portfolio manageable. Watch a presentation by Paul Garrard, national student loan expert and ADEA Senior Advisor for Student Financial Services, to learn the difference between federal loans and private loans and what every responsible borrower should know as it relates to attending dental school in the United States.   Watch Now > Calling All Aspiring Writers and Bloggers! Are you a predental or predental hygiene student, dental or dental hygiene student or practitioner with knowledge or advice that might benefit our readers? Here’s your chance to shine and motivate the next generation! We encourage your writing submissions. Contact us today for submission guidelines. CONTACT US TODAY

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Professor of Biology
University of Maine at Machias
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