DDS Equity Initiative

11/12/2021

Take a break from studying and join us on November 18 to learn about inequities experienced by indigenous populations. We will be watching a Tedtalk and hosting a discussion on the existing gaps in healthcare. Snacks will be provided! ❤️ Hope to see you there 😄 Sign up here: https://forms.gle/SKjvHQKwtTuA5YWt5

11/11/2021

Are you a Schulich dental student? We need you! 🤩 Dm us to be featured in our ✨Humans of Schulich ✨campaign. What led you to dentistry? What did you do before Schulich? What do you do outside of school? Everyone has a story and we would love to hear yours ❤️

11/10/2021

Happy Tuesday! 😄 DDSEI is inviting you to join our media club. Come unwind after a long day of studying. Let’s dive into stories that reflect on inequities within Canada and how they connect to us as future healthcare professionals ❤️🦷 Information for our first event will be released shortly 🔜 Stay tuned!

11/05/2021

Hello current and future dents! 🦷 Welcome to DDS EI. We are a student run club from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. Our mission is to increase accessibility of dentistry as a career to underrepresented populations and to raise awareness of ongoing social justice issues. 😄 Follow along for information regarding our upcoming events and to see some of our featured students with their diverse backgrounds.

02/15/2021

Calling all Dental Students!!!

The Western Pre-Dental Society received a lot of interest from undergrads to do another round of mock interviews on Saturday, February 20th, and Sunday, February 21st, from 7-7:50 and 8:15-9:05 pm on both days.

If you are a dental student and are interested in helping, please use the link below to sign up.
- Please write your name in the bolded boxes, in either Dental student #1 + current year or Dental student #2 + current year. We are aiming to have a year 1 and year 2 together, etc.
Please sign up for as many slots as you would like, and please note the Sunday sessions are at the bottom of the document!

Sheet1 DATE: Sat. Feb. 20th, 2021 Time,Room ,Here?,Dental student #1 + current year,Dental student #1 Email,Here?,Dental student #2 + current year,Dental student #2 Email,Here?,Undergrad,Email,Payed? 1,7-7:50 pm,1,Hanna Chang D2,[email protected] 2,7-7:50 pm,2,Rachelle Li D2,[email protected] 3,7-7:5...

02/05/2021

Hi everyone,
The DDS Equity Initiative Group is excited to collaborate with Dr. Danielle Alcock, Schulich's Indigenous Leader, and Ike Okafor, from UofT's Community of Support program. Together, we're setting up mock interview sessions for disadvantaged applicants who have gotten an interview offer from Schulich Dentistry.

These students are from underrepresented populations in dentistry and often lack the informal and formal supports, including interview prep, that I'm sure many of us benefited from. The mock interviews will run based on your availability and will be entirely over Zoom. You will be matched with an interviewee and will then schedule a session during the time that works for both of you.

Eligible applicants may include, but are not limited to:
- Individuals of under-represented ethnicities (such as Black, Latin American, and Filipino)
- Indigenous applicants
- Individuals with disabilities
- Individuals with socio-economic challenges
- Individuals who have faced other familial and/or socio-cultural barriers such as loss of both parents, being award of Children’s Aid, living in a homeless shelter.

The success of these sessions depends on Schulich dent students who can volunteer as interviewers and give feedback to applicants. The minimum commitment would be for one 50 min session, but if you want to do more, we'd appreciate all the help we can get! Please fill out this form if you're interested

**If you're involved in the admissions process in any way (ie. an admissions class rep, an interviewer on a panel) you, unfortunately, can't help with this prep session**

Dr. Danielle Alcock, Schulich's Indigenous Leader, is working with Community of Support (CoS) to set up mock interview sessions for Indigenous, Black, and ACCESS pathway applicants who have gotten an interview offer from Schulich. These students are from underrepresented populations in dentistry and...

01/12/2021

We would like to start the new year with some great news. We are re-opening applications for the mentor/mentee program!!!! If you are a dental student interested in helping a pre-dental student to navigate the application process, here is the link to sign up

Thank you,

UWODSS Equity Initiative is an interest group with the aim to support underprivileged and underrepresented students in pursuing dental education. We offer free mentorship services for undergraduate students who are interested in dentistry. If you are a first or second year DDS student and interested...

10/23/2020

Western Pre Dental society will be hosting the “DAT Seminar” on October 29th from 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm! All sections of the DAT will be covered in detail. You'll also get a notes package with information and tips on the DAT!

There will also be a Q&A portion where Schulich dental students will answer questions you may have about dental school! Be sure to send any questions you may have beforehand.

Link to the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/4919771441396763/

Link to the zoom meeting:
https://westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/91672221074

10/01/2020

Hi guys,
Just a reminder: The DDS Equity Initiative is still looking for dental students interested in mentoring undergraduates from under-represented populations who wish to pursue a career in dentistry. This is an awesome way to give back to our community and make someone’s else dream of pursuing dentistry alive.
The application will close on October 10th at 11:59pm. Please, do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Link to sign up:

UWODSS Equity Initiative is an interest group with the aim to support underprivileged and underrepresented students in pursuing dental education. We offer free mentorship services for undergraduate students who are interested in dentistry. If you are a first or second year DDS student and interested...

09/21/2020

Hi everyone,
The DDS Equity Initiative is looking for 1st and 2nd-year dental students interested in nurturing high-quality mentoring relationships with undergraduates students from under-represented populations who wish to pursue a career in dentistry.
We are currently looking for the following mentors:
1) Dental student who is part of an under-representative or underprivileged population.
2) Dental student who has experience working with underrepresented and underprivileged populations.
3) Dental student who is NOT part of an underrepresented and underprivileged population but wishes to help.
The application will close on October 10th at 11:59pm. Please, do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Email: [email protected]

UWODSS Equity Initiative is an interest group with the aim to support underprivileged and underrepresented students in pursuing dental education. We offer free mentorship services for undergraduate students who are interested in dentistry. If you are a first or second year DDS student and interested...

08/03/2020

If you missed our collaborative workshop with Diversity in Dentistry yesterday, you can watch it on YouTube:

The Ultimate Dental School Application Preparation Workshop was hosted on August 2nd, 2020 by the Diversity in Dentistry Initiative. Like our page t...