Dental Archives

Stepping out of her shell during her time at East Carolina University led senior Wrenn Whitfield to find her home at ECU.
May 01, 2023
  • Jules Norwood

SPREADING SMILES

STATISTICS Name: Wrenn Whitfield College: Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Majors: Biochemistry, concentration in biology; Business administration minor; Entrepreneurship certificate Age: 22 Classification/Year: Senior Hometown: Kinston, North Carolina ...

Apr 28, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU Alumni Association names 2023 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award recipients

Five mission-minded, bright and dedicated East Carolina University students have been honored as the 2023 recipients of the Robert H. Wright Leadership Award by the ECU Alumni Association. Ono Abhulimen,...

Apr 06, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

SONRÍE CREATES SMILES

Ross Hall, home of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, stands on the edge of the Health Sciences Campus as a tangible reminder of the school’s promise to...

East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine first-year dental student Haley Debnam tries out virtual reality equipment during class as she and her classmates learn the anatomy of the brain, head and neck.
Mar 23, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

IMMERSIVE LEARNING

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine is integrating virtual reality into its curriculum across all four years to build confidence in future dentists — and ease dental anxiety...

ECU photography by Cliff Hollis
Mar 01, 2023
  • Michael Rudd

Student: Elena Uzun

Why not? That’s the can-do attitude that Elena Uzun took on when she asked herself if she wanted to pursue an MBA degree from East Carolina University and the Thomas...

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine hosted the inaugural cohort of the Dr. Jasper L. Lewis, Jr. Collaborative in Pediatric Dentistry, providing dentists skills they need to care for the youngest dental patients
Feb 20, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

PEDIATRIC DENTAL COLLABORATIVE

After years of shaping a concrete idea from a vision, the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine hosted the inaugural cohort of the Jasper L. Lewis, Jr. Collaborative in...

Feb 17, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school kicks off Jones County school-based oral health program

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine kicked off a new program earlier this month that will provided oral health care and dental hygiene education to schoolchildren in Jones...

Feb 15, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school tradition shines light on student research, scholarship

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine held its eighth annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship (CORAS) on Feb. 8, hosting 45 research posters and a keynote speaker from...

Feb 09, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

COMMITMENT TO SERVICE

The Service League of Greenville has spent 83 years quietly doing big things for the community. A scholarship endowment, established in 2018 through the ECU Medical and Health Sciences Foundation,...

Feb 02, 2023
  • ECU Advancement

Pirate dental student earns inaugural Osborne scholarship

Alexis Lollis ’21, a first-year student at East Carolina University's School of Dental Medicine, has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Dr. Colin Osborne Jr. Scholarship. Named in...