ASDA District 2 Student Blog

“The Story of My Teeth”: An Amusing Tale of a Man who Reveres Teeth

“The Story of My Teeth” written by Valeria Luiselli, is a whimsical novel centered around the character Gustavo “Highway” Sanchez Sanchez...

Balance in Health and Academics

You can’t have it all. That is a saying that holds so true even beyond dental school. Life is all about balance. Having a key...

Why I Chose NYU

“Why NYU?”. A question I’ve been asked hundreds of times since my predental years. In short, I chose NYUCD for the diversity, incredible...

Easy Nutritious Recipes Part 1

When it gets busy during our school semester, we often forget to eat our meals as we get drowned in assignments in sim lab or prepping...

Wellness: Easy at Home Workouts and Stretches for Dental Students

As dental students, it is important to care for our bodies. Our job involves a lot of physical activity, and it is imperative to take...

Dental School Word Search

This post was contributed by Amanda Segel, Wellness Chair at ASDA District 2 and student at Columbia University College of Dental...

Why I chose Stony Brook

Upon walking into my last interview of the cycle, I was surprised to see only two other people joining me. Most of the other schools I...

Lessons Learned from a Unique D1 Year

This past academic year was the most challenging one I have faced yet, no question. Starting dental school in a pandemic posed quite a...

“A Carved Tooth,” 2018. Alabaster

This is a sculpture that I made in a college sculpture class—the tooth is carved from a 10 pound block of alabaster that I personally...