Career Calendar of Events/Activities
Promoting Careers in the Dental Profession 2008
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| January–February |
Celebrate National Dental Careers Month and participate in
National Groundhog Job Shadow Day beginning February 1, 2008.
Information available at National Groundhog Job Shadow Day page.
Include dentistry career information as part of the Give Kids A Smile®
(GKAS) campaign for the February 1, 2008 event.
Information available on the Give Kids A Smile page.
Join the ADA in congratulating the certified dental laboratory technicians in your area on their 25th and 35th anniversaries of certification.
Information available on the Dental Team Resource and Activities page. |
| March–April |
Celebrate Dental Assistants Recognition Week, March 2–8, 2008.
Information available on the Dental Team Resource and Activities page.
Dental Societies participate in the National Take Our Daughters and Sons To
Work Day, April 24, 2008.
Information available for Dental Society staff on the Dental Society Resources Web Site  . |
| June–July |
Present Careers in the Dental Profession information to Pre-
Dental Club at a local college or high school
utilizing the Something to Smile About... resources.
Information also available on the Manage Your Oral Health Careers page.
Represent Careers in the Dental Profession at a local school
Career Fair or give a Careers in the Dental Profession presentation to a class |
| July–August |
Participate in the Youth Mentoring Program-offer to share your
profession with a young person (K-16) interested in dentistry.
Information available on the Career Mentoring page.
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| September |
Present Careers in the Dental Profession presentation at a local
high school career event utilizing the Something to Smile About... resources.
View the newly designed career information on ADA.org at www.ada.org/goto/careers. Highlights include 10 Great Reasons to Consider Dentistry, a Freshman through Senior Timeline and more!
Attend the Mentoring for Admission to Dental School: A Prescription for Success at this year's Annual Session.
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| October |
Get involved in honoring dental hygienists during October's National Dental Hygiene Month. Information available at www.adha.org
Visit the ADA Pavilian at the 2008 Annual Session in San Antonio, Texas. |
| November–December |
Celebrate Allied Health Professions Week. Sponsored by the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP). Information available at www.asahp.org .
Consider donating a Christmas present of Something to Smile About… materials to your local school system's library.
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