Fall Convocation
The East Carolina School of Dental Medicine ushered in a new academic year on Aug. 23 during its 10th annual Fall Convocation—a decade to the day after the school first...
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Summer Research Scholars
Five members of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s Class of 2025 began their stints in June as 2021 Summer Research Scholars—and look forward to making discoveries that...
Sonríe Clinic a success
By Spaine Stephens Sonríe means “smile” in Spanish—and there were plenty to go around on May 16, when students, faculty, staff, residents and volunteers from ECU’s School of Dental Medicine...
Panel talks parallels in rural and military dentistry
During the virtual Rural Health Symposium on Feb. 26, dentists serving in the U.S. Armed Forces outlined how their experiences and resources could translate to better access to dental care...
SoDM educational researcher secures patents for innovative student assessment technology
By University Communications An East Carolina University educational researcher has secured two patents that provide practical analytics for student and instructor performance related to competence in addition to traditional grades....
Growing Solutions – ECU dental school alumna creates garden to fight food insecurity
Dr. Amanda Stroud, a member of the SoDM’s inaugural Class of 2015 and dental director for AppHealthCare, wanted to address the food insecurity she witnesses in some of her dental...
$50K grant will expand School of Dental Medicine care in Brunswick County
A $50,000 grant from the Cape Fear Memorial Foundation will help people with financial challenges receive urgent and restorative dental care at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s...
ECU dental students, providers reflect on event for veterans’ care
The ECU School of Dental Medicine provided dental care for dozens of veterans last month during the school’s annual ECU Smiles for Veterans program at its community service learning center...
SoDM veteran faculty, family share lessons for career and life
ECU School of Dental Medicine faculty, staff, students and residents tuned in for a virtual Veterans Day Leadership Panel on Nov. 11 to hear words of wisdom from faculty veterans....
Huff op-ed published in two SoDM home communities
Ashley Huff, a third-year DMD candidate and a 2020-21 J. Bradley Wilson Schweitzer Fellow, had an op-ed published in two regional newspapers that explores the links between diet and chronic...