David Jones Archives

Beau’s Buddies Cancer Fund pledges $25,000 to help cancer patients with dental care

Greenville, N.C. (November 8, 2019)—The nonprofit Beau’s Buddies Cancer Fund has pledged $25,000 to the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine through the ECU Medical and Health Sciences Foundation...

Jordan Brunson receives national leadership award from ASDA

Greenville, N.C. (October 28, 2019)—Mr. Jordan Brunson, a fourth-year dental student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, has received the Distinguished Leader Award from the American Dental Student Association...

Kernersville native, ECU dental student, receives award from American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Greenville, N.C. (October 28, 2019)—Jiwon Lim, a fourth-year student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, has received the William H. Bell Award for Predoctoral Achievement in Oral and Maxillofacial...

VIRTUAL REALITY COMES TO ECU: Laupus Library unveils first Virtual Reality Lab for campus community

User-friendly virtual reality has arrived on ECU’s Health Sciences Campus. Laupus Library has unveiled a new Virtual Reality Lab, a virtual reality learning, experimentation and development workspace on the second...

CELEBRATING SIMULATION: Health sciences division marks Healthcare Simulation Week

For ECU dental student Toyosi Coker and other students on the Health Sciences Campus, practice makes a perfect blend of confidence and capability. Access to state-of-the-art equipment and technology in...

Dental Medicine Celebration of Research and Scholarship

“Genomics, Epigenomics, and Oral Health” was the theme of the ECU School of Dental Medicine’s 5th Annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship on August 21. Faculty, students and residents presented...

Emily Wheeler Maltba Receives Pierre Fauchard Foundation Scholarship

Greenville, N.C., (July 30, 2019)—Emily Wheeler Maltba, a fourth-year student at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, has received a $1,000 Pierre Fauchard Academy Foundation Dental Student Scholarship....

Caitlin Melvin receives 2019 Dental Trade Alliance Foundation Scholarship

Greenville, N.C. (July 24, 2019)—Caitlin Melvin, a third-year student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, has been selected to receive a 2019 Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) Foundation Scholarship for...

Dental Students Named NC Schweitzer Fellows 2019-2020

Five students from East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine are part of the 2019-2020 class of North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows. The students’ projects—which will address long-term social and...

PREPARING TOMORROW’S DENTISTS: Dental pipeline adds to diverse and well-prepared student body

As an offensive lineman on East Carolina University’s football team, Travish Hicks was tasked with defending the quarterback—a challenging assignment. During a recent three-day workshop at the ECU School of...