Dental Archives

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...

purple 'research one' banners hang proudly displayed in front of ECU's Wright building
Aug 14, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Student success initiatives grow with strategic support in FY 2025

Donors have embraced East Carolina University’s priority fundraising focus to further initiatives like scholarships and research, contributing nearly $74.4 million in philanthropic support, according to a fiscal year-end wrap-up of...

Two teen boys and one teen girl play their saxophones.
Aug 06, 2025
  • ECU News Services

Youth thrive at ECU summer camps

It’s a hot summer day and the East Carolina University campus is bustling with middle school students pitching entrepreneurial ideas, high school band students rehearsing and future teachers working on...

Jun 20, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Preparing Tomorrow’s Dentists gives prospective students a look at dental school

Ivianna Phifer adjusted her phone to just the right angle as she held a dental instrument in each hand and awaited instructions. Phifer was decked out in personal protective gear...

Jun 17, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Grant expands dental school’s program for oral health care to pre-K, Head Start

Mallory Jones held out her arms as her 6-year-old daughter bounced through the door of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s Pediatric Clinic. Jones smiled as her daughter,...

A dental student stands posing in front of Ross Hall, smiling and wearing blue scrubs.
May 05, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Student: Madisyn French

Although East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine student Madisyn French is far from her hometown of Cherokee, North Carolina, she is eager to establish her role in the clinical...