Class of 2027 (D2) – 2024-2025 Academic Year

DateDescription
Monday, August 12, 2024-Friday, August 16, 2024Term Break
(No optional clinic this week)
Monday, August 19, 2024

Fall term begins
(Class of 2027=Term 4/D2)


Fall Convocation, 2pm, East Carolina Heart Institute - SODM Ice Cream Social follows (at ECHI)
No PM Classes, labs or clinics (All students, staff, & faculty attend

Monday, September 2, 2024Labor Day - No classes, labs, or clinics
Friday, September 6, 2024-Saturday September 7, 2024Asheville, NC MOM Clinic (registration info to follow)
Student participation optional - Saturday ONLY
Wednesday, October 2, 2024AM - SIM lab reserved for practice for MOCK CDCA/WREB/CITA-CWC-(Restorative Exam)
D1 weekly didactic exam held in RH2312
Wednesday, October 9, 2024SIM lab closes at NOON through Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 5:00pm (Bench lab remains OPEN)
D4 clinic open 10/9/24
Thursday, October 10, 2024SIM lab remains CLOSED (Bench lab remains OPEN) for MOCK CDCA/WREB/CITA-CWC- (Restorative Exam) for ALL classes through Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 5:00pm
Friday, October 11, 2024SIM lab remains CLOSED (Bench lab remains OPEN) for MOCK CDCA/WREB/CITA-CWC-for ALL classes through Friday, October 11, 2024 @ 5:00pm
Monday, October 7, 2024-Friday, October 11, 2024Fall Break for Classes of 2028 and 2027
No classes or lab
Wednesday, October 23, 2024SIM lab closes at NOON through Friday, October 25, 2024 @ 5:00pm
(Bench lab remains OPEN)
Friday, October 25, 2024SIM lab remains CLOSED (Bench lab remains OPEN) for MOCK CDCA/WREB/CITA-CWC- for ALL classes through Friday, October 25, 2024 @ 5:00pm
Wednesday, October 30, 2024AM - Sim lab reserved for practice session for CDCA/WREB/CITA-CWC-(Restorative exam)
D1 exam will be held in RH2312
Wednesday, November 6, 2024SIM lab CLOSED through Saturday, November 9, 2024 @ 5:00pm for CDCA/WREB/CITA-CWC
(Bench Lab remains OPEN)
Friday, November 8, 2024-Saturday, November 9, 2024SIM lab remains CLOSED through Saturday, November 9th @ 5:00pm for CDCA/WREB/CITA-CWC
(Bench Lab remains OPEN)
Saturday, November 16, 2024School of Dental Medicine Family Day-Ross Hall
Wednesday, November 27, 2024-Friday, November 29, 2024Thanksgiving Break
ALL students - No classes, labs, or required clinics
(Optional Clinic on Wednesday, Nov 27, 2024 for D3/D4)
Thursday, December, 5, 2024SIM lab CLOSES through Saturday, December 7, 2024 @ 5:00pm for CDCA/WREB/CITA-CWC
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Staff/Faculty Holiday Party
All classes and clinics closed 12:15pm - 2:00pm


Clinic 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Friday, December 20, 2024ALL students - Fall Term Ends at 5:00pm
Monday, December 23, 2024-Tuesday December 31, 2024Term Break
All students - No classes, labs, or clinics
Wednesday, January 1, 2025New Years Day - SoDM Closed
Thursday, January 2, 2025University Reopens
Spring Term begins
Class of 2027 = Term 5/D2
Friday, January 10, 2025Your Profession Starts Here (event for incoming Class of 2029)
Ross Hall 1:00-5:00pm
Monday, January 20, 2025Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
ALL students - No classes, labs or clinics
Thursday, February 6, 2025SIM lab CLOSES @ Noon through Saturday, February 8, 2025 @ 5:00pm for CDCA/WREB/CITA-CWC
(Bench Lab remains OPEN)
Friday, February 7, 2025Give Kids A Smile Day @ Ross Hall- Selected students will participate with advance approval.
Friday, February 28, 2025

White Coat Ceremony for Class of 2027
7:00pm, Main Campus Student Center


Classes end at 3:00pm for 2027's only.

Monday, March 10, 2025-Friday, March 14, 2025
(ADEA: March 9-11; AADOCR: March 12-15)
Spring Break - No classes, labs or clinics
Monday, March 17, 2025-Friday, March 21, 2025
(Hinman: March 20-22)
Regular Schedule
Wednesday, March 26, 2025SoDM Cultural Celebration - 2nd Floor Rotunda 11:00am 1:00pm
Friday, April 4, 2025Molar Mingle (for incoming Class of 2029)
Thursday, April 17, 2025SoDM Picnic (location/details TBA)
afternoon classes, labs and clinic schedules TBA
Friday, April 18, 2025State Holiday (Good Friday)
ALL students - No classes, labs or clinics
Friday, April 25, 2025ALL students - Spring Term Ends at 5:00pm
Monday, April 28, 2025Summer Term begins Classes of 2028, 2027, 2026
(Class 2027 = Term 6/D3)
Monday, April 28, 2025-Friday, May 2, 2025Term Break -
Classes of 2028 and 2027 only
No Classes, labs or clinics
Monday, May 5, 2025-Friday, May 9, 2025Class of 2027 -
Clinic on M and Th only
Wednesday, May 7, 2025Classes of 2026, 2027, 2028 - No classes, labs or clinics
Friday, May 9, 2025Classes of 2026, 2027, 2028 - No classes, labs or clinics
Thursday, May 15, 2025
(NCDS May 15th-17th)
NCDS Annual Session
Class of 2027 will attend
Regular AM clinic with afternoon off (if traveling to NCDS)
Friday, May 16, 2025NCDS Annual Session
Class of 2027
Regular AM clinic with afternoon off (if traveling to NCDS)
May/June 2025 (TBA)Tomorrow Starts Soon (Pre-orientation for Class of 2029)
Monday, May 26, 2025Memorial Day Holiday
ALL students - No classes, labs or clinics
June 2025 (TBA)Preparing Tomorrow's Dentists (PTD)-Undergraduate students only
June 2025 (TBA)Preparing Tomorrow's Dentists (PTD)-Recent graduates only
Monday, June 30, 2025-Friday, July 4, 2025Summer Break
ALL students - No classes, labs or clinics-NO optional clinic available
Friday, August 8, 2025Summer Term Ends at 5:00pm
Monday, August 11, 2025-Friday, August 15, 2025Term Break - Classes of 2028, 2027, 2026-NO optional clinic available

*All dates are subject to change.