Cotterill named division director of Pediatric Dentistry at ECU

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Christopher A. Cotterill has been appointed division director of Pediatric Dentistry in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine. Cotterill assumed his new role July 1 following a national search.

Cotterill joined the ECU pediatric dentistry faculty in 2012, following three years as a pediatric dentist in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. He previously served as part-time clinical faculty member in the pediatric dentistry residency program at the University of Kentucky and operated a pediatric dental private practice near Lexington, Kentucky. During Cotterill also served on the Board of the Bluegrass Dental Society and as the liaison to the State Board for the Kentucky Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

“Dr. Cotterill is a terrific teacher and a wonderful and skillful practitioner. He is a board certified pediatric dentist who brings enthusiasm, dedication, energy and expertise to his teaching and his patient care,” said Stuart Josell, chair of ECU’s Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics.

As a clinical assistant professor, Cotterill has been instrumental in developing the pediatric dental pre-clinical and clinical curriculum for pre-doctoral students. He has helped develop the pediatric dental component for residents in the advanced education in general dentistry program, and he is actively involved in planning the school’s pediatric dental residency program.

“I am thrilled, honored, and humbled by being selected as the division director of Pediatric Dentistry at ECU,” said Cotterill. “I eagerly anticipate overseeing the division through its growth as it strives to educate general dentists and specialists to provide dental services for underserved communities in North Carolina.”

Cotterill earned a doctor of dental medicine at the University of Kentucky, where he also completed a graduate residency program in pediatric dentistry. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He is also a member of several professional societies, including the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, North Carolina Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Dental Association, North Carolina Dental Society, and American Dental Education Association. He was also recently accepted into the inaugural North Carolina Dental Society’s Young Dentists Leadership Academy.

— Peggy Novotny