Membership Information

Areas of Focus

  • Scholarship Endowment Program
  • SDAA Scholarships
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award
  • Welcome Back Luncheon
  • Receptions at the Annual Hinman Dental Meeting and the Georgia Dental Association Annual Meeting
  • Student Lunch and Learn Seminars
  • A Gift for New Graduates
  • Library Resources

Membership

  • Annual SDAA Membership: $50
  • Lifetime SDAA Membership: $1,000
  • Lifetime SDAA Membership for New Graduates (1 year from graduation date): $750
  • Joint School of Dentistry/School of Graduate Studies Annual Membership: $65

Lifetime SDAA members are Partner’s Level members of the President’s Club the year they join.

 

Associate Membership (Faculty, staff, & friends of MCG)

  • Annual SDAA Associate Membership:    $50
  • Lifetime SDAA Associate Membership:  $1,000

All graduates of the MCG School of Dentistry are eligible for active alumni association membership. Non-alumni, MCG faculty and staff are eligible for associate memberships. Dentists practicing in Georgia who graduated from schools other than MCG are also eligible for associate memberships.

Annual membership dues are $50 for both active and associate member.

Lifetime memberships are available to alumni and associate members for a one-time fee of $1,000. There are two distinct advantages to becoming a Lifetime Memeber: 1) Lifetime members need never again pay annual dues. 2) Lifetime members are automatically enrolled as members of the Partner's Level President's Club during their first year of Lifetime membership. They also receive a certificate and lapel pin during the Goldstein luncheon during Homecoming. The lifetime membership fee can be broken into payments, but must be paid in full within one fiscal year.

Benefits of membership include:

  • Opportunity to join the Health Center Credit Union at no charge to you.
  • Privilege of nominating a fellow alumnus for the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
  • Voting privileges in election for association officers.
  • Opportunity to serve as an Alumni Association officer or committee member.
  • Special invitations to alumni-sponsored activities.
  • Lapel pin and certificate for lifetime members of the Alumni Association.
  • Privileges at the Greenblatt Library

Programs and Services

Scholarship Endowment Program
The Alumni Association has raised more than $64,000 for this endowment, with which we award one $1,000 scholarship to a deserving dental student each year. Alumni may give directly to this program. As the endowment builds, additional scholarships will be awarded.

SDAA Scholarship
The Alumni Association funds an additional $1,000 student scholarship from our general account each year.

Distinguished Alumnus Award
Members of the School of Dentistry Alumni Association are annually invited to submit nominations for the prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award. All alumni are eligible, but must be nominated by a School of Dentistry Alumni Association member. Selection criteria include outstanding contributions to dentistry; participation and/or support of professional and community activities; and dedication to advancing the MCG School of Dentistry. <View the Recipients>

Welcome-Back Luncheon
The Alumni Association sponsors an annual barbecue lunch for students and faculty at the beginning of each school year. The luncheon is held in conjunction with the School of Dentistry Welcome Back Assembly.

Receptions at the Hinman Dental Meeting and Georgia Dental Association Annual Meeting. Each year, the association sponsors receptions during the Hinman Dental Meeting and GDA Annual Meeting to bring together alumni, faculty, students and friends to network and reminisce.

Student Lunch and Learn Seminars
Three seminars are held each academic year, bringing dental professionals onto campus to interact with students. These speakers discuss topics ranging from unique dental specialties to practice management. The School of Dentistry Alumni Association and Georgia Dental Association co-sponsor lunch during each seminar.

Homecoming
The School of Dentistry Alumni Association takes an active role in MCG's annual Homecoming celebration, holding the association's annual business meeting and hosting a reunion dinner, Continuing Education Class, The Dean's Reception, and a golf outing.  Learn more about <Homecoming>.

A Gift for New Graduates
The association's gift to each School of Dentistry graduate is a complimentary one-year membership and a mouse pad embossed with the name's of the members of the graduating class. The association also offers new graduates a 25 percent discount on lifetime membership in the association for a full year after graduation.