Smiles on Friday – July 25, 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.

Students stanind in front of a sign by the road.

D4s Maya Grimes, Hunter Jolicoeur, Richard Van Gurp and Yvonne Humphries started their rotation in Robeson County. For Mr. Jolicoeur, this is a return to one of the first clinics that opened his eyes to the dental profession while he was in middle school.

Student wearing scrubs in a clinic.

D4 Nicole Cavaliere prepares to challenge her endodontics skills assessment—an important step in their education is challenging various dental practice skills.

Group of students standing in front of a white board.

It was great to welcome back Dr. Robert Pinner ‘21 to guest lecture in our Practice Management class. He brought his real-life practice experience into our D3 classroom.

Man and woman in a dental clinic.

Clinical Affairs Assistant Monica Foss likes to check in periodically with our faculty in the Comp Care Clinic, like Dr. Dan Boden.

Two students in a dental clinic.

PED resident Dr. Lexxi Pham and Dental Assistant Sharontay Richardson just finished caring for a patient in the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic.

Graphic with text Have a great weekend! Smile! Greg


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