School holds White Coat Ceremony for Class of 2017
The ECU School of Dental Medicine held a White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2017 on Friday, November 7, 2014. This was the school’s third White Coat Ceremony held...
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Colleen Davis receives scholarship from the National Health Service Corps
Colleen K. Davis, DMD candidate 2018, has received a four-year scholarship from the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) to attend the ECU School of Dental Medicine. The National Health Service...
Dr. Nisha Ganesh is named Interim Division Director of Predoctoral Clinical Education
Nisha F. Ganesh, DDS, has been appointed interim division director of predoctoral clinical education at the ECU School of Dental Medicine. This interim appointment is effective immediately. Dr. Ganesh joined the School...
Moving Toward Competency Based Assessment
Student assessment is an important part of the educational process from elementary school through post-graduate programs. Dr. R. Todd Watkins, Jr., associate dean for dental education and informatics, discusses the...
Exercise During Pregnancy is a Win Win
When a mom-to-be exercises, her unborn baby benefits. Linda May, assistant professor of anatomy in the School of Dental Medicine, discusses her groundbreaking research on exercise during pregnancy with Dr....
My first few weeks of dental school
The Class of 2018 joined the School of Dental Medicine in August. The new cohort rounds out the student body to now include all four classes for the first time...
Dental students prepare for practice, serve rural residents
MORE THAN DRILLING & FILLING Dental students prepare for practice, serve rural residents Sept. 8, 2014 By Kathryn Kennedy ECU News Services Most people dread root canals and tooth extractions,...
Dr. Robert Foreman is named associate dean for clinical affairs at the ECU School of Dental Medicine
After a national search, Robert R. Foreman, DDS, has been appointed associate dean for clinical affairs at the ECU School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Foreman joined the School of Dental...
Patient Care Fund Bridges the Gap
Greenville, North Carolina, businessman, Eddie Smith, Jr., wanted to honor his father’s memory in a special way. The Grady-White Boats manufacturing CEO saw such an opportunity by making a gift...
Returning Home to Make a Difference
As budding professionals in late 1950s, first cousins Dr. Ken Phillips and Bobby Phillips pursued education and careers beyond the hills of their boyhood homes in Bakersville, North Carolina. Ken...