at University of California Santa Cruz Pre-Dental Society In this issue • Announcements o Meet & Greet o Guest Speakers • Spring Meeting Dates • Myth vs. Fact • DAT Practice Question • Member of the Month • Member Dues • Upcoming Events • Calendar Issue 02, Spring 2014 Biweekly Newsletter, Thursday, 24APR14 More inside! During the Middle Ages in Germany, you would have been advised to kiss a donkey in order to relieve your toothache. Fun Fact!
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at University of California Santa Cruz
Pre-Dental Society
In this issue
• Announcements o Meet & Greet o Guest Speakers
• Spring Meeting Dates • Myth vs. Fact • DAT Practice Question • Member of the Month • Member Dues • Upcoming Events • Calendar
Issue 02, Spring 2014 Biweekly Newsletter, Thursday, 24APR14
More inside!
During the Middle Ages in
Germany, you would have
been advised to kiss a donkey
in order to relieve your
toothache.
Fun Fact!
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Announcements
• Second Annual Meet & Greet
o Come meet the local dentists of Santa Cruz at our second
annual Meet & Greet.
o All pre-health students are encouraged to come.
o This will give you the opportunity to ask questions and
learn about the pre-dental lifestyle during graduate school
and after.
o Pizza and desserts will be provided.
o The event will take place on Wednesday, April 30, 2014,
from 7:00-9:00pm at Stevenson College’s Silverman
Conference Room 131.
o Business casual attire suggested.
o Come prepared with questions and a bright smile!
• Guest Speakers
o A Peace Corps representative will be coming to our next
general meeting on Wednesday, May 07, 2014 from 7:00-
8:00pm at Cervantes Velasquez conference room at the
Bay Tree. Learn how to volunteer to improve the lives of
people in communities around the world.
o A Navy representative will be coming to our next general
meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 from 7:00-8:00pm
at Cervantes Velasquez conference room at the Bay Tree.
Learn how life as a dentist in the military is, and how the
military can pay for your dental school.
Spring Meeting Dates
♦ Wednesday, Apr 9, 2014, 7:00-8:00pm @ Muwekma Ohlone conference room, Bay Tree 3rd floor
♦ Wednesday, Apr 23, 2014, 7:00-8:00pm @ Cervantes Velasquez conference room, Bay Tree 3rd floor
♦ Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 7:00-8:00pm
@ Cervantes Velasquez conference room, Bay Tree 3rd floor
♦ Wednesday, May 24, 2014, 7:00-8:00pm @ Cervantes Velasquez conference room, Bay Tree 3rd floor
♦ Wednesday, Jun 4, 2014, 7:00-8:00pm @ Cervantes Velasquez conference room, Bay Tree 3rd floor
Myth vs. Fact Myth: Diabetes does not affect my oral health.
Fact: More and more studies are showing a link between the mouth and the rest of the body, including its correlation with diabetes. Over 400 different types bacteria can exist in the human mouth and the rest of the body, including its correlation with diabetes. Over 400 different types of bacteria can exist in the human mouth. Many of them thrive in sugars, including glucose, the sugar linked to diabetes. Persons with diabetes have a greater than normal risk of gingivitis and periodontal disease. Like any infection, gum disease can make controlling the blood-sugar level very difficult.
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DAT Practice Question
Member Dues
March Member of the Month
Neetu Handa
Natural Sciences: Biology
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes
are similar in having which
of the following Member Dues
A
B
C
D
E
Membrane-bound organelles Protein-studded DNA Presence of a nucleus Integral membrane proteins in plasma membrane Flagella composed of microtubules
o If you would like to pay your member dues, please contact our
Treasurer, Katherine Panopio.
o Quarterly membership from last quarter has expired.
o If you have already paid your dues and have not received either
your shirt or binder please contact our Vice President, John Sy.
MESA day Volunteering
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Upcoming Events Upcoming Events
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Add by petition Withdraw from
class start
GENERAL MEETING Kaplan Rep
Inside UCSF Declare/Change
Major/Minor
Inside UCSF
27 28 29 30 1 2 3 Meet & Greet
Deadline to Apply to graduate
Spring 2014
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tabling
GENERAL MEETING Peace Corps
Last day to Withdraw from
classes
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Board Meeting
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Volunteer:
Project Homeless Connect
GENERAL MEETING Navy Rep
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Relay for Life
April - May
2014
Legend [ ] General Meeting [ ] Volunteer / Community Service [ ] Board Meeting [ ] Social [ ] Other Events [ ] Holiday
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“Keeping it flossy since 2007”
Answer to DAT Practice Question: Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are similar in having (d) intrgral
membrane proteins in the plasma membrane. Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes interact with the extracellular environment and use membrane-bound or membrane-associated proteins to achieve this. They both use diffusion and active transport to move materials in and out of their cells. Prokaryotes have very few proteins associated with their DNA, whereas eukaryotes’ DNA is richly studded with proteins. Both types of living things can have flagella, although with different structural characteristics in the two groups. The most important differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes are the lack of a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles in prokaryotes.
Pre-Dental Society at UCSC
For questions & concerns about the newsletter, please contact John Sy, PDS Vice President at [email protected].
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