FROM SERGEANT TO STUDENT – Police officer studying to become a dentist
Being a police officer and a dentist are more similar than one might think. That’s what former Sgt. Rudy Oxendine is realizing as a first-year dental student. “It’s all about...
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Dr. Loren Alves receives BB&T Active Learning and Leadership Grant
Loren Alves, DMD, DABPD, FAAPD, clinical associate professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, has been selected to participate in ECU’s BB&T Active Learning and Leadership...
Lessons in a Lunch Box delivers tangible takeaways for Robeson County children
While preparing for her own future, second-year dental student Brianna Chavis-Locklear is also interested in the future of the children at Prospect Elementary School in rural Robeson County, North Carolina....
Giving baby the best possible start
Many children spend their time with video games and movies rather than a baseball or a jump rope, but maybe it’s possible to give children the health benefits of exercise...
Akeadra Bell receives scholarships
Akeadra Elantra Bell, second-year student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, has been selected to receive scholarships from two national organizations to help cover her educational needs. The Scholarship...
PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD: Chadwick receives UNC system award for public service
Dr. Gregory Chadwick, dean of East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine, was awarded the 2017 Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service on Friday, Nov....
Student Leslie Pence receives 2017 Dental Trade Alliance Foundation scholarship
Leslie Pence, third-year student at the ECU School of Dental Medicine, has been selected as a 2017 Dental Trade Alliance Foundation scholarship winner. The Dental Trade Alliance Foundation is awarding...
Acela Martinez Luna, DMD, MS receives Straumann Scholarship for New Periodontists
Acela Martinez Luna, DMD, MS, clinical assistant professor of periodontology at the ECU School of Dental Medicine Department of Surgical Sciences, has been awarded a 2017 Straumann Scholarship for New Periodontists....
Research event highlights pulpal regeneration and showcases student work
Is it possible that root canals could soon become a thing of the past? It’s quite likely according to Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of...
New Video Assists Patients
Need a dentist? This new Patient Welcome Video is a quick overview of the oral health services offered by our school in Greenville. Our eight Community Service Learning Centers across...