Our student organizations offer ways for you to get involved in volunteer opportunities, social events, cultural projects, outreach, and fundraisers. They provide networking, education, entertainment, and a sense of community outside of class. Each organization provides its own unique perspective and opportunities.
Our purpose is to support the students and compliment the curriculum in their understanding
and proficiency in the field of aesthetic and cosmetic dentistry. We aim to host events
that help students grow in their knowledge, skills, and clinical practices. By bringing
in renowned guest speakers, hands-on experiences, and networking opportunities, we
aim to cultivate a passion for, promote excellence, and prepare students to deliver
exceptional patient care in the realm of aesthetic and cosmetic dentistry. Our club
hopes to empower students not only as skilled clinicians but also as future business
owners, preparing them for success beyond dental school. This organization strives
to support professional growth and contribute to our members long-term success as
well-rounded dental professionals.
President: Gray King
Vice- President: Garret Gomez
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Todd Schoenbaum
The American Association of Public Health Dentistry at Augusta University provides a focus for meeting the challenge to improve oral health. We aim to provide leadership in ensuring optimal oral health for individuals and communities through the development and support of effective programs of oral health promotion and disease prevention. This may be accomplished through participation in health fairs, professional talks, or fundraising. As a member, signups for these events will become available to you. AAPHD membership is open to all dental students concerned with improving the oral health of the public. Visit the AU AAPHD Facebook page or Instagram.
If you would like to get involved in any capacity, please contact the DCG AAPHD organization atAAPHD@Augusta.edu.
Advisor:Mrs. Ketarya D. Hunt Bass
The purpose of AAWD is to continue to be the leading resource for advancing, connecting and enriching the lives of women dentists. We serve our members by offering a variety of programs and services that benefit the special needs of the busy female dental students, such as our annual Women's Leadership Conference.
Visit the AAWD Instagram.
Advisor: Dr. Martha Brackett
Visit ADEA-COSRF Instagram.
Advisor: Dr. William Bachand
The American Student Dental Association is a national student-run organization that protects and advances the rights, interests and welfare of dental students. It introduces students to lifelong involvement in organized dentistry and provides services, information, education, representation and advocacy. Here at Augusta University, ASDA hosts numerous events throughout the school year, such as the Welcome Back Party, Table Clinic Day, the Talent show, and as well as numerous lunch and learns and social functions. Every dental student at Augusta University is an ASDA member, eligible for both national and local ASDA benefits. As an ASDA member, we benefit from being members of both the GDA and ADA. Our organization is interested in fighting for the rights of dental students and dentists alike, attending State and National Lobby Days to advocate for the rights of dental students. Visit the AU ASDA Instagram or Facebook page.
Advisors: Dr. Gregory Griffin and Dr. Kim Capehart
If you would like to get involved in any capacity, please contact the DCG ASDA organization at georgia.asda@gmail.com. Please visit the National ASDA website (http://asdanet.org/).
The purpose of the DCG Environmental Club is to collaborate to help reduce and recycle waste at the Dental College of Georgia and in the Augusta community, in hopes to protect and preserve our environment. The group participates in environmental clean ups as well as promotes recycling.
Visit the DCGEC Facebook page or DCGEC Instagram.
Advisor - Dr. Todd Schoenbaum
The purpose of the AUDental Fellowship, a chapter of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations, is to motivate, educate and equip Christian medical and dental students, and allied health care students to gain mutual strength, skills, encouragement, and blessing; and to be a winsome witness of God our Father and our Savior Jesus Christ to the students, faculty and staff on our campus, in our community and around the world.
Advisor - Dr. Gregory Griffin
The Dental Multicultural Association (DMA) is for all dental students who want to create a more vibrant, rich cultural network during their years in dental school. When we arrive here as D1s, we show up in our matching scrubs and nine-digit student IDs. We move from classroom to classroom as a single unit and we find ourselves talking about dental school ALL the time. We quickly see what makes us all the same, but sometimes we bury away what makes us all different. We have students, faculty and patients from dozens of countries from all over this world on this small campus. It’s important to see one another for our diversity and cultural backgrounds to create an inclusive, well-informed community. It will make us not only better students, but better clinicians.
Visit the DMA Instagram.
Advisor - Dr. Veerinder Pannu
The purpose of this organization is to promote and support students’ commitment to research in order to benefit the patients they serve and to further the dental profession. The objective of the this association is to act as a support system for students in strengthening their personal and professional goals in research by: providing a resource for education and professional development, fostering an open-forum environment for peer reviewed article discussions, and collaborating with leadership of the dental research to effectively advocate for our members.
Advisor: Dr. Todd Schoenbaum
Sponsored by the Augusta University Dental College of Georgia, the Dentists for Della program provides a much-needed health benefit to veterans who are residents at the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home. The volunteer program also reaches out to the fastest-growing segment of America’s population – the elderly. Visit the Dentists for Della Instagram or Facebook page.
Advisor: Dr. William Bachand
The Emerging Technologies and Techniques Club exists to introduce and explore evidence-based, new, and innovative technologies and techniques related to dentistry. We strive to give all years of dental students at the DCG an idea of what they may encounter once in practice. Our primary focus are on topics in general dentistry, with the potential to expand out and touch on technologies/techniques related to specialties. You will be exposed to novel items and ideas that should help you become a more prepared, knowledgeable, and up-to-date practitioner while still respecting what is taught in school.
Advisor: Dr. Rafael Pacheco
The Endodontics Club at Augusta University focuses on the branch of dentistry concerned with the morphology, physiology and pathology of the human dental pulp and periradicular tissues. Its study and practiceencompass the basic clinical sciences including biology of the normal pulp, the etiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the pulp and associated periradicular conditions. Their purpose is to provide valuable resources to dental students who have an interest in specializing as an Endodontist. Visit the club on Instagram.
Advisor: Dr. Brian Bergeron
The Give A Smile Foundation was created by students in 2004 and is a non-profit organization that gives back to our community. The purpose of Give A Smile is to promote better oral health in the community by helping motivated underprivileged patients at the AU Dental College of Georgia with a portion of the cost of their dental treatment.
Advisor: Dr. Prajakta Kulkarni
The Hispanic Student Dental Association was organized to improve and promote the oral health of Hispanics living in the United
States. Other goals include the recruitment and retention of Hispanic dental students,
matching students in the Big Brother/Sister program for academic advancement and support,
translating for patients who do not speak English, and organizing intra- and extramural
activities. Students and faculty from all ethnic backgrounds are welcome to join.
The organization hosts events such as Día de los Muertos, Salsa Night and educational
"charlas" (chats). More information
Visit the AU HSDA Instagram or Facebook page.
Advisor: Dr. Daler Tarrazzi
Operation Smile is a nonprofit medical charity that provides cleft lip and palate repair surgeries to children worldwide, assists countries in reaching self-sufficiency with these surgeries, and works to reduce the occurrence of cleft lips and palates. Visit the AU Operation Smile Facebook page.
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey James
The purpose of the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Selective is to expose dental students to the specialty through direct contact with Oral & Maxillofacial surgeons, faculty, and residents; to learn and to provide information and access to dental students interested in pursuing a career in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; to increase exposure to the field of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; and to help with the application process. Surgeons are invited to speak at many meetings and asked to five their perspective and share general information about their profession, lifestyle, and residency.
Advisor: Dr. Marshall Newman
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Riggs
Acting as the voice of all students enrolled at Augusta University, the Student Government Association shall actively work to improve the quality of life for the Student Body, along with the university and community as a whole. Believing in the right of self-governance, all students enrolled at Augusta University shall be a member of the Student Government Association and be entitled the rights, privileges, and protections thereof.
Augusta University's Student Government Association is composed of two bodies: the Senate (Undergraduate) and the House of Representatives (Graduate). Each body serves as a liaison between students and the administration of Augusta University.
Visit the SGA web page or Facebook page.
Advisor - Dr. Scott Wallace, AU Dean of Students
The Student National Dental Association was incorporated in 1972 under the National Dental Association (NDA) to encourage the recruitment, admission, development, and graduation of minority dental and dental hygiene students. Activities in which the Georgia chapter is engaged include minority recruitment, tutoring, social and professional programs, and community and university relations.
The primary objective of this organization is to foster the recruitment, admission, development, and graduation of minority dental and dental hygiene students. Among the activities in which the Georgia chapter is engaged are minority recruitment, tutoring, social and professional programs, and community and university relations. Visit the AU SNDA Instagram or Facebook page.
Advisor: Ms. Stephanie Perry
The Student Professionalism and Ethics Association in Dentistry is a national, student-driven association that was established to promote and support students’ lifelong commitment to ethical behavior in order to benefit the patients they serve and to further the dental profession. Visit the AU SPEA Instagram.
Advisor: Dr. Ray Jeter
Students United with America's ToothFairy provides an opportunity for students to get involved in oral health care for children at an early stage of their career. Students are in a position to take action in cavities prevention and address oral health disparity for children in underserved communities.
Advisor: Dr. Tara Schafer
