David Jones Archives

Mar 16, 2020
  • David Jones

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON 2 Greenville orthodontists, 2 big gifts to ECU, 1 continued legacy

When Ledyard E. Ross Hall, home of East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine, opened in 2012, the man behind it served as an inspiration to future dentists committed to...

Mar 16, 2020
  • David Jones

PREPARING TOMORROW’S DENTISTS: Dental CSI offers clues to a dental career

Ashley Fowler peered into the manikin’s mouth illuminated by an operatory light and examined its teeth with all the care, compassion and confidence of a seasoned dentist. After a moment,...

Mar 11, 2020
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ECU recognizes dental faculty for funded projects

Dr. Linda May, Dr. Mark Moss, Dr. Brian Muzyka and Dr. Wanda Wright were honored at ECU’s Research and Scholarship Awards Ceremony on March 2, 2020, for their recently funded...

Feb 10, 2020
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Dental school announces first distinguished professorship

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine has announced the creation of its first distinguished professorship in honor of Dr. Jasper L. Lewis, Jr., a Greenville pediatric dentist and...

Feb 03, 2020
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HEALTHIER SMILES IN BERTIE COUNTY: ECU dental school brings school-based oral prevention program through Duke Endowment

Fannie Williams knows what it’s like to grow up in an area where dentists are scarce. Williams grew up in Bertie County, North Carolina, where she now serves as interim...

Jan 24, 2020
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Dental disease is 100% preventable! Dr. Wanda Wright tells us how. Plus, our school is a dental home for thousands.

Dr. Wanda Wright, RN, DDS, MS, MSD, offers straight talk for improving oral health on pages 12-13 of the Daily Reflector’s Greenville magazine spring 2020. Also, read pages 14-19 and...

Jan 15, 2020
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ECU School of Dental Medicine is named Apple Distinguished School 2019-2022

The ECU School of Dental Medicine is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for 2019-2022 for its use of technology in every aspect...

Dec 10, 2019
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Raleigh native, ECU dental student, receives scholarship from the National Dental Association

Greenville, N.C. (December 10, 2019)—Tia Robinson, a first-year student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine has received a $1,000 Pre-Doctoral Scholarship for Dental Students from the National Dental Association...

Nov 20, 2019
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SMILES FOR VETERANS ECU: Smiles for Veterans provides dental care to those who served

Gordon Gaebel Jr. reclined in a dental chair during ECU Smiles for Veterans event and took several deep, calming breaths. It wasn’t until he locked eyes with his dentist for...

Nov 14, 2019
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School hosts Regional Consortium of Operative Dentistry Educators Meeting

The ECU School of Dental Medicine hosted the 2019 Annual Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Consortium of Operative Dentistry Educators (CODE) and Caries Management by Risk Assessment Coalition (CAMBRA) at...