Smiles on Friday – October 2, 2026
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.
GPR residents Drs. Kylan Burch, Ogechi Nwokeocha and Aysiah Kirk practice intubation skills in the Brody simulation center to prepare for their anesthesia rotation.
Today, veterans had the chance to learn about resources available to them at the veteran standdown in Greenville, including our ECU Smiles for Veterans program from our colleagues Maggie Riddle, Nikki Teel, Dr. Mark Moss and Melissa Moses.
This week, our students, residents and faculty had the opportunity to learn how dental labs help improve dental experiences from the provider to the patient thanks to Image Dental Arts coming to campus all the way from Asheville.
D3 Raven Funderburk participated in an SNDA-sponsored Lunch & Learn on
Wednesday for students to learn the basics of American Sign Language.
D1 Aaron Mulkey and some of his classmates enjoy a break during class and throw the football in the green space behind Ross Hall.
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