What is ASDA District 1?

The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) is a national student-run organization that protects and advances the rights, interests and welfare of dental students. It introduces students to lifelong involvement in organized dentistry and provides services, information, education, representation and advocacy.

There are 66 chapters across the United States, which are grouped into 11 districts, each represented by a trustee. District 1 represents 5 dental schools within Maine, Connecticut, and Massachusetts:

University of New England College of Dental Medicine

University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Learn more about each school!

District 1 is committed to the health and wellness of each of our members, this includes advocacy, wellness, and professional development.

Advocate

ASDA advocacy relies on the strength of a collective voice. Learn about the issues facing the dental profession and how to get involved. 

Be Well

ASDA’s Wellness Initiative encourages you to make well-being a priority with a focus on five dimensions of your life. Wellness stems from finding a balanced way of addressing all of them, as needed.

Grow

Sometimes, the life skills needed to be a successful business owner, team leader, and people manager aren’t taught in dental school. ASDA is here to help, you can find things to help you grown at a school, district, and national level.

Instagram

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Join MDS for "Behind the Mask," an event focused on mental health awareness within the dental community! Calling all Pre-Dental students! Looking for an opportunity to get paired up with a dental student from either UNE, BU, Tufts, Harvard, or UConn? We are one week away from our Virtual Pre-Dental Mentor/Mentee Event. Are you a D1 or D2 interested in mentoring a Pre-Dental student? We are looking for dental students from all District ☝️schools to sign up for our Virtual Pre-Dental Mentor/Mentee Event on Thursday, May 25th. This is a great opportunity to give back to the Pre-Dental community☺️. Hope to see you there! ASDA District 1 2022-2023! Check the link in our bio to read the Spring 2023 edition of Pulp Fiction. More information coming soon! District 1 had such an amazing time in DC this week! It was amazing to see students from all over the country advocating for New England! District 1 is so proud of @shafanathanii and her conference planning team. People from all over district 1 and other districts are so amazed by this well done conference!! Thank you to all of our sponsors! @medprodental @doctors_disability_specialists @affinitydentalmanagement @beneviscorp @dentaldreamsig @dentalassociates @edicinsurance @nhdentalsociety @pacific.dental supported D1 at our first conference back in 2 years! We got fantastic headshots by @juansurface, got a talk on overcoming Team dysfunction, and packed 150 oral hygiene bags for our barriers to care initiative! This conference was one for the books, looking forward to what our next trustee, @tareinamarie will do!

Student Spotlight

“The best way to stay focused and make the most out of your experience is to enjoy life outside of school as well.”

JT Vegrzyn, Past Trustee

“Nobody expects you to be perfect right away, so take advantage of your surroundings and soak up as much as you can before its over!”

Yalada Rostamnezhad, ASDA Member

Upcoming Events 2023

June

District 1 Leadership Retreat (6.16-6.19)

Chapter Leader Speed Networking Event (6.22)

November

District 1 Conference (11.10-11.12)

About

District 1 represents and serves dental students from Boston University, Harvard, Tufts, University of Connecticut, and University of New England as well as pre-dental students all over New England. 

Get in Touch

Reach out so we can work together.

asdadistrictone@gmail.com