Smiles on Friday – August 8, 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.
Student Affairs team members
Felecia Bond-Pettiway and Phylicia Bridgers are preparing for the arrival of our new D1s next week for Orientation!
Drs. Acela Martinez and Alex Gillone reconnected with Dr. Saeed Karimipour ‘24/ AEGD ’25 (center) at the 25th anniversary of the Center for Implant Dentistry at the University of Florida.
Dr. Sky Reece, Assistant Professor from BSOM, teaches pharmacology to the D1s. We are thankful for our campus partners that help provide our basic sciences education.
As mentioned earlier, we will welcome the new D1s next week. That means that today officially marks the end of the Class of 2028’s D1 year. After their term break, they will be our new D2s. Congratulations!
Dental Assistant Tamika Perkins was honored as the keynote speaker and recipient of the 2025 Award for Outstanding Preceptorship at the Pitt Community College DA Pinning Ceremony.
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