Changing the Future of Oral Health Welcome DMD Class of 2025!
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Changing the Future of Oral Health Welcome DMD Class of 2025! 1 Contents UIC College of Dentistry Vision & Mission 4 Welcome from the Associate Dean of Student and Diversity Affairs: 5 Dr. Darryl D. Pendleton, DMD Welcome from Admissions 6 Financial Aid Information & Resources 7-10 Orientation and Virtual Summer Meeting 2021 11 White Coat Ceremony 12 My.UIC/UIC Connect, Token, Student Portal 13 Registration Transcripts, Registration, and Supplemental 14 Application Housing/Living in Chicago 15-17 2 Contents Background Check, Immunization Forms and 18 Bloodborne Pathogen Policy Collection of Teeth 19 Personal Computer & iPad 20 UIC I-card & Campus Care 21 Parking & Lockers 22 Scrubs 23 Class of 2025 Resources Link and Information Form 24 3 Changing the Future of Oral Health Through excellence in oral health educaon, paent care and research powered by innovaon and community. OUR VISION: Our vision is to provide excellence in oral health educaon, research, and service, through improving the health and wellness of our communies, providing exemplary care for our paents, and advancing the knowledge to do so. OUR MISSION: •To educate oral health professionals and scholars who excel in a complex, mulcul- tural and technologically changing world; •To discover and translate new knowledge at the boundaries of science, transforming oral health care pracce, social systems and related technologies for the benefit of individuals, families and communies; •To provide oral and health educaon & clinical services of the highest quality with an emphasis on enhancing health equity and social jusce for individuals and com- munies; •To prepare health professionals in addressing the challenges of access to care affecng underserved populaons; •To collaborate with our urban and rural community partners in mutually beneficial ways; and •To advocate for public policies, percepons, and pracces that lead to inclusion of oral health as an integral part of the inter-professional emphasis on the health of the communies we serve. 4 Welcome from the Associate Dean of Student and Diversity Affairs Dr. Darryl Pendleton Associate Dean of Student and Diversity Affairs Executive Director of the UIC Urban Health Program Welcome to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Denstry! I would like to add my congratulaons to you on your decision to pursue denstry as a career and to aend our College. The major role of the Office of Student and Diversity Affairs (OSDA) is to assist you in the curricular and extracurricular aspects of your edu- caon. We hope that you will see Student Affairs as a supporve and responsive place in which you can find help for your efforts in coping with the academic and personal demands of dental school. Helping dental students to develop into empathic, compassionate, knowl- edgeable densts who are enthusiasc about their profession is one of our goals. We look forward to working with each of you. 5 Welcome from the OSDA Team Braulia Espinosa , MPA Carolyn Feller, MSEd Meah Rogers, MPH Director of Director of Assistant Director of Student and Diversity Affairs Student and Diversity Affairs Student and Diversity Affairs [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] The OSDA staff hopes that you are enjoying the winter season and that your preparaons for the start of dental school are going well. As you all know, Au- gust 23, 2021 (the first official day of D1 classes) is just around the corner, and the beginning of your professional educaon and career will be here before you know it! In an effort to help you prepare for orientaon and classes, the Office of Student and Diversity Affairs will be sending updates throughout this period to remind you about important items that you will want to address before orientaon on Monday, August 16th — Friday, August 20th, 2021. Please be sure to read each update in its enrety, as there will be informaon for which we will be requiring your response. This is the first of several updates that you will be receiving cov- ering topics pernent to your matriculaon in August 2021. Please do not hesitate to contact the OSDA team if you have any quesons. We look forward to working with each of you to prepare for your professional edu- caon. You have made a wonderful choice in your decision to aend the Uni- versity of Illinois at Chicago College of Denstry. The staff in the Office of Stu- dent and Diversity Affairs looks forward to helping make this a smooth transi- on and an enriching, fun, and rewarding educaonal experience. 6 Financial Aid Please be reminded that if you are planning on financing your educaon with loans, you should file a 2021‐2022 (Free Applicaon for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. This should be done as soon as possible as it opened in Octo‐ ber. If you have not yet done this already, please do so immediately! UIC's Title IV Code is 001776. This is an online applicaon which you can access through the FAFSA website located below. FAFSA Website: hps://studentaid.gov/h/apply‐for‐aid/fafsa You can also find addional informaon on compleng the FAFSAS 2021‐22, Free Applicaon for Federal Student Aid at: hps://studentaid.gov/sites/ default/files/2021‐22‐fafsa‐worksheet.pdf, Federal Student Aid Informaon Center, 1‐800‐4‐FED‐AID (1‐800‐433‐3243). The completed FAFSA form will be sent to the University Financial Aid office, award noficaons will be sent to new students approximately March 2021. Disbursement will be on or near: Friday, August 20, 2021. If you have ques‐ ons regarding the status of your first fall FAFSA form or Student Aid Report, please contact our Assistant Director of Financial Aid using the informaon be‐ low: Mr. TJ Hardaway Assistant Director of Financial Aid Phone: 312‐996‐3126 Email: [email protected] Please have your UIN number handy. 7 Financial Aid Continued… UIC Financial Aid website —hp://financialaid.uic.edu In order to help you to beer prepare financially for the approaching school year, below are esmated figures for the Fall 2021, Spring and Summer 2022. Please note that the numbers listed below may not reflect the exact amount that you will receive, financial aid funds are based on your individual circumstances. Financial aid funds are disbursed in thirds (fall, spring, summer) every semester. Check your aid status hps://my.uic.edu/common, UIC Financial Aid Homepage hps://financialaid.uic.edu ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE (COA)* FALL 2021______________________ SPRING 2022 Summer 2022________________ Fall Books/Supplies— $2,000 (est) Spring Books/Supplies—$2,000 (est) Summer Books/Supplies—$2,000 Tuion instate $17,818 Tuion instate $17,818 Tuion instate $17,818 Tuion out of state $32,063 Tuion out of state $32,063 Tuion out of state $32,063 Loan Fees $ 600 Loan fees $ 600 Loan fees $ 600 Personal Expenses—$ 1,300 Personal Expenses—$1,300 Personal expenses—$1,300 Transportaon —$600 Transportaon —$600 Transportaon -$600 Housing/Food Expenses—$6000 Housing/Food Expenses—$6000 Housing/Food Expenses—$6000 Mandatory Fees- $ 6,419 Mandatory Fees- $6,419 Mandatory Fees -$6,419 COMPUTERS: $2,000 COMPUTERS: $2,000 COMPUTERS: n/a TOTAL instate $36,737 TOTAL instate $36,737 TOTAL instate $36,737 TOTAL out of state $50,982 TOTAL out of state $50,982 TOTAL out of state $50,982 *These numbers are an esmate and subject to change. The final numbers will be on your award noficaon leers that you will receive later this spring. Addional informaon will be available at the June pre- matriculaon meeng. 8 Financial Aid Continued… The American Dental Educaon Associaon (ADEA) has developed a set of videos to assist new students through financial planning. Paul Garrard, consultant and financial aid expert who works with ADEA, has recorded a presentaon on how to Finance your Dental Educaon. Addionally, Mr. Garrard has other Youtube videos that we recommend that you watch. Financing Your Dental Educaon. hps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsIbMqXCG_0 Introducon: Key messages and important items to consider as you view the presentaon. hp://youtu.be/q5do5y6Y0M8 Part 1: Detailed look at actual out-of-pocket costs for dental school and the real cost of bor- rowing. hp://youtu.be/NVziSm4IeT8 Part 2: Important informaon about what you will be borrowing, terms and condions, re- payment examples, and why dental school graduates are well known for responsible repay- ment. hp://youtu.be/25_H_a1_x9c Part 3: Changes to loan programs and things to keep on your radar screen during dental school that may impact your repayment strategy. hp://youtu.be/t9FchUgky0A Part 4: Relaonship between student loans and credit, and how they can help you build a posive credit history. hp://youtu.be/iaCdMiVsqFo Part 5: Some common sense ways to keep on top of your borrowing during dental school and resources to help. hps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnQhVXXN368 OTHER RESOURCES: Naonal Student Loan Data Systems (NSLDS), hps://nsldsfap.ed.gov/ or hps://studentaid.gov AAMC/ADEA Dental Loan Organizer and Calculator (DLOC), hps://www.aamc.org/services/fao- first/godental/ 9 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Educational Debt Management Materials for Dental Students The American Dental Educaon Associaon (ADEA) has these addional videos to assist dental students with beer managing their student loans and planning their overall repayment strategies. To access the videos and other resources that inform and support dental students, can be found at: hps://www.adea.org/current-students/Educaon-Debt-Management.aspx The AAMC/ADEA Dental Loan Organizer and Calculator can also help. hps://www.aamc.org/services/fao-first/godental/ 10 Orientaon and Virtual Summer Meeng Orientaon will be held from Monday, August 16– Friday, August 20, 2021; due to the ongo- ing COVID pandemic, it has not yet been determined if orientaon will be held in person or virtually.