{"id":19,"date":"2024-04-23T20:29:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T20:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umbasda.org\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2025-11-02T22:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T22:48:50","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umbasda.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/umbasda.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2455-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umbasda.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2455-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/umbasda.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2455-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/umbasda.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2455-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umbasda.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2455-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/umbasda.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2455-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-73f83083 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PFM crown UMSOD ASDA\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TCBwhU-mAlQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The&nbsp;<strong>American Student Dental Association (ASDA)<\/strong>&nbsp;is a leading national student-run organization that protects and advances the rights, interests and welfare of dental students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We are the&nbsp;<strong>University of Maryland&nbsp;<\/strong>ASDA Chapter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"block-visibility-hide-small-screen wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-larger-font-size wp-elements-2ef3867e1f90c1bd8c0f70b825249590\" style=\"color:#9f1329;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">Who we are<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:10rem;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:10rem\" class=\"block-visibility-hide-small-screen wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">ASDA (American Student Dental Association) is a leading national student-run organization that protects and advances the rights, interests and welfare of dental students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">ASDA represents close to 19,000 students from all the dental schools nationwide (including Puerto Rico).\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">The ASDA chapter at the University of Maryland is a part of District 3, which comprises of five dental schools in total: University of Pittsburgh, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, Howard University and the University of Maryland.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">We are one of the few schools which has an auto-enrolled ASDA membership, meaning a portion of your tuition has already paid for both your local and national ASDA dues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">As an ASDA member, you automatically receive membership to the American Dental Association (ADA), and have access to tons of information beneficial to you as a student and as a future dentist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">You can also register for free $50,000 life insurance, $2,000 disability insurance and many more perks!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">We have many lunch-and-learns planned along with an Emergency Drill Session for the D1\u2019s, and plenty of national conferences in Chicago, DC, and Anaheim! Get pumped up for a year full of great memories and opportunities to expand your horizons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-right:8.4rem;padding-left:8.4rem\"><strong>To learn more about ASDA, go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fasdanet.org%2F&amp;h=tAQGWGt1t&amp;s=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asdanet.org<\/a>.<\/strong><br>Check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/asdaumb.wordpress.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">what ASDA is currently working on at the government level<\/a>&nbsp;and our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/asdaumb.wordpress.com\/calendar-of-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Calendar<\/a>&nbsp;for events&nbsp;being host by ASDA and other student organizations on the University of Maryland campus. We also love to hear from dental and predental students! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-af81f691 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f08dd2b2e6144c6fe3e15724f7295d0c\" style=\"color:#e04242;background-color:#d37e7e2e\">We are one of the few schools which has an auto-enrolled ASDA membership. 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