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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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.
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