title: Experiencing the "Michigan difference" in predental advising.
abstract: African-American dental students at the University of Michigan are engaged in identifying, guiding, and preparing promising predental students for a career in dentistry. Collaborating with the Student National Dental Association (SNDA), the Predental Association at the school, and with the help of faculty members and the administration, students have developed an Impressions Day and participate in a Research Day, a golf outing, an Elementary School Outreach program, a Dental Initiatives activity, the Scholars Program for Dental Leadership, and participation in the school's Mentor Program. All of these activities engage current students in helping those at various stages in the predental education pipeline learn about, evaluate their potential for, and prepare for careers in dentistry.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, USA. evelynlucasperry@gmail.com
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lucus-Perry
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D002321:Career Choice; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D018865:Dental Research; D004515:Education, Predental; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008611:Mentors; D008824:Michigan; D008913:Minority Groups; D010560:Personnel Selection; D012575:Schools, Dental; D012952:Societies; D013335:Students, Dental