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A year of discovery awaits Omar Glover at the National Institutes of Health
Omar Glover was poised to begin his fourth year of dental school at ECU when he received an acceptance letter to attend the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Medical Research Scholars (MRS) program...
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PREPARING TOMORROW’S DENTISTS: Dental pipeline adds to diverse and...
As an offensive lineman on East Carolina University’s football team, Travish Hicks was tasked with defending the quarterback—a challenging assignment. During a recent three-day workshop at the ECU...
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Dental Students Named NC Schweitzer Fellows 2019-2020
Five students from East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine are part of the 2019-2020 class of North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows. The students’ projects—which will address long-term...
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Caitlin Melvin receives 2019 Dental Trade Alliance Foundation Scholarship
Greenville, N.C. (July 24, 2019)—Caitlin Melvin, a third-year student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, has been selected to receive a 2019 Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) Foundation Scholarship for...
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Emily Wheeler Maltba Receives Pierre Fauchard Foundation Scholarship
Greenville, N.C., (July 30, 2019)—Emily Wheeler Maltba, a fourth-year student at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, has received a $1,000 Pierre Fauchard Academy Foundation Dental...
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Dental Medicine Celebration of Research and Scholarship
“Genomics, Epigenomics, and Oral Health” was the theme of the ECU School of Dental Medicine’s 5th Annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship on August 21. Faculty, students and residents presented...
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CELEBRATING SIMULATION: Health sciences division marks Healthcare Simulation...
For ECU dental student Toyosi Coker and other students on the Health Sciences Campus, practice makes a perfect blend of confidence and capability. Access to state-of-the-art equipment and technology in...
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VIRTUAL REALITY COMES TO ECU: Laupus Library unveils first Virtual Reality...
User-friendly virtual reality has arrived on ECU’s Health Sciences Campus. Laupus Library has unveiled a new Virtual Reality Lab, a virtual reality learning, experimentation and development workspace...
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Kernersville native, ECU dental student, receives award from American College...
Greenville, N.C. (October 28, 2019)—Jiwon Lim, a fourth-year student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, has received the William H. Bell Award for Predoctoral Achievement in Oral and Maxillofacial...
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Jordan Brunson receives national leadership award from ASDA
Greenville, N.C. (October 28, 2019)—Mr. Jordan Brunson, a fourth-year dental student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, has received the Distinguished Leader Award from the American Dental Student...
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Beau’s Buddies Cancer Fund pledges $25,000 to help cancer patients with...
Greenville, N.C. (November 8, 2019)—The nonprofit Beau’s Buddies Cancer Fund has pledged $25,000 to the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine through the ECU Medical and Health Sciences...
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School hosts Regional Consortium of Operative Dentistry Educators Meeting
The ECU School of Dental Medicine hosted the 2019 Annual Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Consortium of Operative Dentistry Educators (CODE) and Caries Management by Risk Assessment Coalition...
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SMILES FOR VETERANS ECU: Smiles for Veterans provides dental care to those...
Gordon Gaebel Jr. reclined in a dental chair during ECU Smiles for Veterans event and took several deep, calming breaths. It wasn’t until he locked eyes with his dentist for the first time that he...
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Warsaw native, ECU dental student, receives scholarship from the National...
Greenville, N.C. (December 10, 2019)—Octavia Miller, a first-year student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine has received the Joseph L. Henry First Year Scholarship for $2,000 from the National...
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Raleigh native, ECU dental student, receives scholarship from the National...
Greenville, N.C. (December 10, 2019)—Tia Robinson, a first-year student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine has received a $1,000 Pre-Doctoral Scholarship for Dental Students from the National Dental...
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ECU School of Dental Medicine is named Apple Distinguished School 2019-2022
The ECU School of Dental Medicine is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for 2019-2022 for its use of technology in every aspect of teaching, learning and...
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Dental disease is 100% preventable! Dr. Wanda Wright tells us how. Plus, our...
Dr. Wanda Wright, RN, DDS, MS, MSD, offers straight talk for improving oral health on pages 12-13 of the Daily Reflector’s Greenville magazine spring 2020. Also, read pages 14-19 and learn how the ECU...
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HEALTHIER SMILES IN BERTIE COUNTY: ECU dental school brings school-based oral...
Fannie Williams knows what it’s like to grow up in an area where dentists are scarce. Williams grew up in Bertie County, North Carolina, where she now serves as interim principal of Windsor Elementary...
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Dental school announces first distinguished professorship
The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine has announced the creation of its first distinguished professorship in honor of Dr. Jasper L. Lewis, Jr., a Greenville pediatric dentist and...
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ECU recognizes dental faculty for funded projects
Dr. Linda May, Dr. Mark Moss, Dr. Brian Muzyka and Dr. Wanda Wright were honored at ECU’s Research and Scholarship Awards Ceremony on March 2, 2020, for their recently funded projects over $100K. The...
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PREPARING TOMORROW’S DENTISTS: Dental CSI offers clues to a dental career
Ashley Fowler peered into the manikin’s mouth illuminated by an operatory light and examined its teeth with all the care, compassion and confidence of a seasoned dentist. After a moment, she sat back,...
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON 2 Greenville orthodontists, 2 big gifts to ECU, 1...
When Ledyard E. Ross Hall, home of East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine, opened in 2012, the man behind it served as an inspiration to future dentists committed to serving the state’s...
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Michael D. Webb, DDS, MEd, contributes to book that helps students, residents...
Michael D. Webb, DDS, MEd, chair and clinical associate professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, has co-authored the chapter “Behavior Guidance and...
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Mouthing Off to the Corona Virus
Forget air fryers and Snapchat filters, social distancing is the new trend of 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic now upon us, we are facing many transitions. Schools are shifting to online lessons,...
View ArticleApril is Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Oral cancer represents 3% of all cancers in United States. It is the 8th most common cancer in males and the 15th most common cancer in females. In between dental visits, the public is encouraged to...
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Alex Gillone is appointed division director of periodontology
Alex Gillone, DDS, MS, clinical assistant professor, has been appointed division director of periodontology within the Department of Surgical Sciences at the ECU School of Dental Medicine. Among his...
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Acela Martinez Luna becomes the school’s first division director of clinical...
Acela Martinez Luna, DMD, MS, clinical assistant professor, has been appointed inaugural division director of clinical implantology within the Department of Surgical Sciences at the ECU School of...
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Dental school upgrades teledentistry technology with USDA grant
The school is upgrading Teledentistry technology serving rural communities through a grant from the USDA. Greenville, NC – A $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help the ECU...
View ArticleThe School of Dental Medicine featured on the ECU website
The School of Dental Medicine will be highlighted through May in a special feature section of the ECU website. The special pages give potential students, faculty, patients and friends a closer look at...
View ArticleCongratulations, Class of 2020!
Following the university’s official commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 8, the School of Dental Medicine honored its graduates with a web-based celebration that included congratulatory...
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Akeadra Bell ’20 reflects on her SoDM experience and looks to the future
Dr. Akeadra Bell is on a mission. Now that the 2020 graduate of the ECU School of Dental Medicine is officially an alumna, she has her sights set on making a difference in dentistry—and making dental...
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SoDM Alumni in Action
Since the School of Dental Medicine at East Carolina University first opened its doors to students, some of its leaders, faculty, students and alumni have understood that “chance favors the prepared...
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ECU dental students named NC Schweitzer Fellows
The North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellowship has announced the selection of its 2020-21 class of Schweitzer Fellows, including four students from the East Carolina University School of Dental...
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GRANTING SMILES Dental school gets $3.1 million grant to improve special...
The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine has received a $3.1 million grant to enhance resident training in the care of patients with special needs in eastern North Carolina and across the...
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Pirate Profile: Jonathan Nowlin
The second-year student in the ECU School of Dental Medicine doesn’t take for granted any of the time he spends in the school’s home facility in Greenville. Nowlin graduated from ECU with a BS in...
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: $3.2 million grant funds SoDM Scholarships for...
The ECU School of Dental Medicine has received a $3.2 million grant to continue its Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program, funding scholarships for economically disadvantaged students...
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Dental students return to patient care across North Carolina
After a hiatus from patient care that lasted more than three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ECU School of Dental Medicine students have returned to campus clinics and the school’s community...
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SoDM helps distribute masks to dentists across the state
The ECU School of Dental Medicine served as a distribution point for KN95 masks given to the North Carolina Dental Society (NCDS) by NC Emergency Management for use in patient care across the state....
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SNDA chapter yields awards, national leadership roles
The ECU School of Dental Medicine’s chapter of the Student National Dental Association (SNDA) was awarded the “Medium Size Chapter of the Year” honor for the second consecutive time at the...
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36,240 People In Pitt County Are Food Insecure
With more than 36,000 Pitt County residents living with food insecurity, communities are getting more creative in addressing the problem. Scarlett Walston, Class of ’22, explores how individuals,...
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Summer Research Scholars showcase projects
The School of Dental Medicine’s four Summer Research Scholars presented their posters this week during the 23rd Annual Medical Student Scholarship Forum Virtual Celebration. During the virtual event,...
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Long shares op-ed on oral care for vulnerable populations
Victoria Long Victoria Long, a Class of 2022 DMD candidate in the ECU SoDM and a 2020-21 J. Bradley Wilson Schweitzer Fellow, shared an op-ed in the Sept. 6 issue of Greenville’s Daily Reflector that...
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Experienced Professionals
During any ordinary year, the ECU School of Dental Medicine’s residency programs provide a rigorous learning experience for dental school graduates. This year, those residents earned invaluable...
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Research study seeks moms-to-be
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many researchers in ECU’s Division of Health Sciences are finding it difficult to find participants for grant-funded studies. But research remains one of the most...
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Huff op-ed published in two SoDM home communities
Ashley Huff, a third-year DMD candidate and a 2020-21 J. Bradley Wilson Schweitzer Fellow, had an op-ed published in two regional newspapers that explores the links between diet and chronic illness....
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ECU dental school names inaugural assistant dean for diversity, equity and...
Dr. Wanda Wright has been named the inaugural assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion for the ECU School of Dental Medicine (SoDM). Wright, who has been with the school since 2015, is also...
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SoDM veteran faculty, family share lessons for career and life
ECU School of Dental Medicine faculty, staff, students and residents tuned in for a virtual Veterans Day Leadership Panel on Nov. 11 to hear words of wisdom from faculty veterans. Panelists answered...
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ECU dental students, providers reflect on event for veterans’ care
The ECU School of Dental Medicine provided dental care for dozens of veterans last month during the school’s annual ECU Smiles for Veterans program at its community service learning center (CSLC) in...
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$50K grant will expand School of Dental Medicine care in Brunswick County
A $50,000 grant from the Cape Fear Memorial Foundation will help people with financial challenges receive urgent and restorative dental care at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s...
View ArticleGrowing Solutions – ECU dental school alumna creates garden to fight food...
Dr. Amanda Stroud, a member of the SoDM’s inaugural Class of 2015 and dental director for AppHealthCare, wanted to address the food insecurity she witnesses in some of her dental patients and local...
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