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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...

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...

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...

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....