Transcript National Dental Student Lobby Day

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The Legislative Grassroots Network
(LGN) is responsible for the legislative
and advocacy efforts of the association
National and local level leaders work to
inform legislators about issues important
to dental students, and those issues that
will affect your profession and patients
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Jack O’Neill, Chair
Jacob Morrow, Vice Chair
Andrew Danberg-Ficarelli, Eastern RLC
Jenna Rodgers-Schulten, Central RLC
Tim Anderson, Western RLC
Brittany Bensch, District 10 Trustee
Meghan Keelean, ASDA Meeting Planner,
Staff Liaison to the LGN
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We are your resource for everything
related to legislative activities:
 Jacob Morrow is the contact for everything
ADPAC
 Your RLC is your resource for Chapter
Activities: Legislative Lunch and Learns,
Meet and Greets, Lobby Days (national and
state)
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The LGN helps plan and organize
National Dental Student Lobby Day
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Some of the most important issues related to
dentistry are regulated and legislated upon at
the state level
 Mid-level provider models
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The LGN has been working with chapters to
increase student involvement at the state
level
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State associations are involved in lobbying
efforts, and often host state Lobby Days
State political action committees (PACs) need
members like ADPAC does
Contact your state association to see how
students at your school can get involved
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Annual event held in Washington, DC
Co-sponsored by American Dental Education
Association (ADEA)
The LGN helps in the planning process
Issues we lobby are agreed upon and
supported by both ASDA and ADEA to
benefit the dental community
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Lobby Day has grown in popularity!
ADEA held the first Lobby Day in 1998, with
26 dental students from 5 dental schools
representing 12 states and DC participated
In 2009, 315 dental students from 51 schools
lobbied The House of Representatives &
Senate
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The actions of Congress now affects our
future profession
It is important to make a difference by having
our voice heard
There are serious consequences if we don’t try
to actively influence Congress and state
legislatures
Organized dentistry starts here, as students
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Day One:
 Learn about the issues
 Details on how Congress works and how to
lobby your legislators
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Day Two:
 Photo at the Capitol
 Go to your scheduled appointments with
members of Congress and lobby them about
the agreed upon issues
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Student Loan Interest Deduction (SLID), Loan
Consolidation, Refinancing, and Repayment
Programs
Funding for National Health Service Corps and
National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial
Research (NIDCR)
State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Meth Mouth Prevention and Community
Recovery Act
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Monday, February 8 & Tuesday, February 9
Capitol Hilton Hotel
Registration information will be sent out in
November
This is how you start building your
relationships with your elected officials before
you begin dental practice
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Attend all meetings, training sessions and
appointments
Take a lot of pictures
 But ask first if you would like one with a
member of Congress!
Have a good time and see the sights when
there is free time
Ask your chapter’s Legislative Liaison (LL) to
forward ADA’s Monthly Legislative Updates and
materials from the ASDA Regional Legislative
Coordinator to you
 As of January 2006, all dental students are
eligible for free ADEA membership when they
activate their membership on the ADEA website.
You can subscribe to the ADEA Washington
Update and ADEA State Issues Update on
www.adea.org
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