Dental Archives

Apr 10, 2026
  • Spaine Stephens

Community college transfer agreement offers dental hygiene graduates new ECU degree option

When Ashleigh Tolin became a hygienist in the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine last year, she was confident in the training she received at Coastal Carolina Community College....

Two dental students dressed in personal protective equipment provide care to a patient who is reclined in an operatory chair in a dental clinic.
Mar 26, 2026
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school’s Sonríe Clinic creates smiles

The sixth annual Sonríe Clinic in Ross Hall breathed new life into a special event created through a labor of love. The student-led event, headed up by the school’s chapter...

Two students lean over a yellow table to fill out a postcards. Purple pens and event flyers are spread across the table.
Mar 02, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU set to celebrate 10th day of giving Wednesday

When all of Pirate Nation participates, all of East Carolina University benefits. That’s the idea behind Pirate Nation Gives, the university’s annual giving day set for March 4. ECU is...

Dec 18, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Society inductees spark a bright future through planned gifts

What is the outcome and impact of a charitable planned gift in an estate plan? For East Carolina University Bea Chauncey Scholarship recipient Caroline Kuskowski, a planned gift created the...

Nov 20, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school dean finishes term as president of international group

Dr. Greg Chadwick, dean of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, recently completed his two-year term as president of the FDI World Dental Federation. Through the experience, Chadwick...

Nov 13, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Authors recognized for scholarly contributions

East Carolina University’s libraries formally recognized ECU authors during a two-day span, hosting a ceremony on Health Sciences Campus and then a Main Campus ceremony the following day. “This enriches...

Oct 27, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Ronnie Woodward

Interprofessional event recognizes housekeepers’ role in health care

Over two days in late September, more than 500 East Carolina University students gathered to consider the importance of all members of the health care team — learning from those...

Three members of a family sit in a row in a simulation lab in the dental school, gesturing as they discuss their dental professional journeys.
Sep 16, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Family ties enhance dental school experience for patients, students

Lucy Anna Sheaffer dons her personal protective equipment and sits down at her station in the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s simulation lab. It is quiet, and the...

Aug 21, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school celebrates 15th annual fall convocation

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine gathered Aug. 18 at the East Carolina Heart Institute for its 15th annual fall convocation — which started the academic year off...

Aug 19, 2025
  • ECU News Services

Pirates take advantage of summer study abroad opportunities

East Carolina University students grabbed their passports this summer as they participated in numerous study abroad opportunities. From group trips to solo positions, students went to all corners of the...

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