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Partnering With Your AdministrationRichard E. Bauer, III, DMD, MD, 2006-07 vice presidentThomas J. Schaffer, Loma Linda ’15, chapter president

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“When one door closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed

door that we do not see the one which has

been opened for us.”- Helen Keller

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Talking Points• Collaboration between an ASDA chapter

and its dental school.• Strong relationships with administrators

allow ASDA leaders to influence their education and address the issues facing dental students.

• Vendor policies, permission to attend off-campus events and hosting/sponsoring events. 

• Strategies for change.

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Dental schools don’t all operate under the

same rules.....

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Factors that Influence the Way a School

Operates• Public vs. Private• For Profit vs. Non-Profit• Accept Medicaid or not• Individual State and Local Laws• Mission of the University• Mission of the School

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How do these differences affect the

way your ASDA chapter can operate?

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Differences when attempting…• Vendor Fairs• Fundraisers (5k, sales, etc.)• Meeting Attendance/Travel• Lobbying• Off Campus Events• Advertising• Lunch and Learns

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Don’t be your own worst enemy

• “What can I do?”

• Take a step back and think.

• Consider why things are the way they are.

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Look for your opportunity

• Find your niche and fill it with intensity.• “No job too small” attitude

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Take the initiative • How important is this to your

chapter?• Prepared to go it alone?

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It’s All About Communication

• Why• How• When

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Why…do you do it?

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How...do you do it?

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When…do you do it?

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Understand What the Administration Does for You

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Attitude is everything• ASDA who?• Admin is not the enemy• No one owes you anything• Selflessness goes a long way

• “Me” and “I” are red flags• Be prepared to hand it over

• Save your “Likes” for facebook• It’s time to be put on your big boy pants and put

away the skinny jeans• Talk like a teenager and expect to be treated like

one

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Continuity of Leadership, Information & Best Practices…

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That sounds great, but…

• Small chapter?• No active role?

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• Develop a strategy to make change– IDENTIFY– ADAPT– OVERCOME

How we did it…

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IDENTIFY…• Past areas of conflict/disconnect• What administration responds to• Current issues with no solutions • Who can make things happen

• This isn’t a root canal; work from the bottom up…

• The ideal venue to address the issue(s)

Identify…

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Adapt…• By formulating a plan– Develop methods to fill a niche• Changes to be made• Protocols for implementing changes• Plan for sustainability

– Cover your bases, revaluate, and plan ahead• Don’t check your boat for holes AFTER it’s in

the water…

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Overcome…• Your school is not run by one person

alone• Peer pressure is alive and well

• Use past mistakes/shortcomings to your advantage

• Negotiate/compromise• Follow through• Plan for the future

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Working Together toward Common Goals…• Timing is everything• Change takes time

• A change next year is still a change!

• Pass on the hope not the hopelessness