Smiles on Friday – March 28, 2025

Smiles on Friday is our weekly update from around the ECU School of Dental Medicine. Follow the activities of students, faculty, staff and residents each week. If you want to receive the email version, please send a note to smilesonfriday@ecu.edu.

People standing in front of a table with books.

Dr. Randy Ball joined the Pediatric Dentistry Residents to educate participants at the annual ECU Health Hematology/Oncology Bleeding Disorder BBQ.

People standing in front of a bar.

Jon Jones and Dr. Rob Tempel caught up with a great group of alumni – Dr. Luke Current ’19, Dr. Amanda Stroud ’15, Dr. Parisa Tashakkori ’17 and Dr. Keaton Mash ’16 – this week in Boone.

People standing in front of a poster.

Dr. Soo Moon, AEGD Resident Dr. Cayleigh Herman, Lydia Hartung (D4), Hope Anne Elias (D4) and Dr. Ford Grant attended the Special Care Dentistry Association Conference where they also shared their research posters.

Woman standing in front of a table with mugs.

Catherine House represented Germany at our
Journeys of Traditions multicultural event hosted by the Together We Thrive committee. It was a great day of sharing cultures and sharing foods!

Two people standing in a dental clinic.

Dr. Bob Manga, director at CSLC-Sylva, welcomed Shelley Carraway, executive director of the Great Smokies Health Foundation, where they saw the new PrimeScan in action which was graciously donated by the Foundation.



Have a great weekend! Smile!
- Greg


 


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