SMILE STARTERS: ECU dental students and residents launch families toward...
When 8-year-old Lillington resident Leiah Patrick took home a flier from school inviting her to a children’s dental care event at the local ECU School of Dental Medicine Community Service Learning...
View Article‘NO FENCE’ Dental faculty teach nutrition students, interns to read oral...
As the gateway to the body’s internal organs, the mouth introduces the foods that keep us nourished and well. The mouth can also reveal signs of nutrition disorders to health professionals who know...
View ArticleCongratulations, Class of 2017!
The ECU School of Dental Medicine is proud to have graduated the Class of 2017 on May 6. Listed here are the names of the graduates, their towns of origins in parentheses, and their immediate...
View ArticleMajor General Thomas R. Tempel, Jr. underscores interprofessional...
Major General Thomas R. Tempel, Jr., Commanding General of the U.S. Army Regional Health Command, delivered the dental school’s Graduation Convocation address on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Wright...
View ArticleOmicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society welcomes new members
The ECU School of Dental Medicine held a Convocation on May 2, 2017 to honor six candidates from the DMD Class of 2017 (alumni members) and one candidate from the dental faculty for the Omicron Kappa...
View ArticleLiterature review: the prevalence and indicators of Sjögren’s Syndrome in...
Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS), a chronic auto-immune disorder most frequently diagnosed in women over the age of 40, is becoming progressively more evident in juvenile patients. Oral Health Care, 2017 Jamie...
View ArticleClass of 2017 honors Dr. Luis H. Schlichting
Dr. Luis Henrique Schlichting received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the School of Dental Medicine’s graduating Class of 2017. Class president Dr. Taylor Hewitt and vice president Dr. Rebekah...
View ArticleBryson Rominger ’19 receives American Dental Association Foundation Scholarship
The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine is pleased to announce that Bryson Rominger, DMD Candidate 2019, has been awarded an American Dental Association Foundation (ADAF) Predoctoral...
View ArticleRaynald Desameau ’19 receives American Dental Association Foundation Scholarship
The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine is pleased to announce that Raynald Desameau, DMD Candidate 2019, has been awarded an American Dental Association Foundation (ADAF)...
View ArticleStudent Research Group announces new officers
The School of Dental Medicine’s Student Research Group (SRG) has elected officers for the 2017-2018 academic year. Officers include Maria Isabel Rego, president; Caitlin Mehaffey, vice president; Luke...
View ArticleMary Bec Keith ’18 receives Pierre Fauchard Academy Foundation Scholarship
Mary Bec Keith, fourth-year student at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, has received a 2017 Pierre Fauchard Academy Foundation Dental Student Scholarship. Ms. Keith, originally...
View ArticleBREAKING BARRIERS – Interprofessional event brings health sciences students...
At first glance, it looks like a singles speed-dating event in a reception room in the new ECU Health Sciences Student Center. You hear “Where are you from?” and “Why did you get into medicine?” But...
View ArticleSchweitzer Fellows foster partnerships to meet the needs of the underserved
Ten ECU graduate students will spend the next year making health care more accessible to populations that are often overlooked. The students — five from the School of Dental Medicine and five from...
View ArticleDr. Carol F. Anderson is named 2017 Woman of the Year by the National...
Dr. Carol F. Anderson, faculty director of the ECU School of Dental Medicine Community Service Learning Center-Elizabeth City, was honored recently with the title 2017 Woman of the Year at a banquet...
View ArticleBrianna Chavis-Locklear ’20 receives the Society of American Indian Dentists...
Brianna Chavis-Locklear, a second-year student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, has received a scholarship from the Society of American Indian Dentists sponsored by Proctor and Gamble. Ms....
View ArticleNew Video Assists Patients
Need a dentist? This new Patient Welcome Video is a quick overview of the oral health services offered by our school in Greenville. Our eight Community Service Learning Centers across North Carolina...
View ArticleResearch event highlights pulpal regeneration and showcases student work
Is it possible that root canals could soon become a thing of the past? It’s quite likely according to Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Endodontics, UT Health, San...
View ArticleAcela Martinez Luna, DMD, MS receives Straumann Scholarship for New...
Acela Martinez Luna, DMD, MS, clinical assistant professor of periodontology at the ECU School of Dental Medicine Department of Surgical Sciences, has been awarded a 2017 Straumann Scholarship for New...
View ArticleDental Student Government officers assume their roles in 2017-2018
The ECU School of Dental Medicine’s Dental Student Government (DSG) officers have been selected for 2017-2018. The officers include Maria Isabel “Bel” Rego, president; Kiersten Bethea, vice president;...
View ArticleStudent Leslie Pence receives 2017 Dental Trade Alliance Foundation scholarship
Leslie Pence, third-year student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, has been selected as a 2017 Dental Trade Alliance Foundation scholarship winner. The Dental Trade Alliance Foundation is awarding...
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