Dental Archives

Aug 19, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental Schweitzer Fellows address needs in oral health care

As they overcame challenges presented by the pandemic, the School of Dental Medicine’s 2020-21 cohort of North Carolina Schweitzer Fellows made significant progress in addressing oral and overall health challenges...

Aug 06, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU medical, dental students showcase research, distinction track projects

East Carolina University medical and dental students in the Summer Scholars Research and Distinction Track programs showcased their scholarly work on Aug. 2 during the 24th Annual Medical Student Scholarship...

Jul 22, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

DENTAL DYNAMO

When Octavia Miller visits home in Duplin County, her purpose goes deeper than simply returning to her roots — it’s also about giving back to the people and the land that raised...

Jul 12, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Christian Penister

Christian Penister’s admiration for his childhood dentist and desire to provide care for the underserved led him to dentistry. Penister, a third-year student in East Carolina University’s School of Dental...

May 24, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU medical, dental students named 2021-22 N.C. Schweitzer Fellows

Eight students in the Division of Health Sciences at East Carolina University have been named to the 2021-22 cohort of North Carolina Schweitzer Fellows. Four students from ECU’s Brody School...

May 20, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

CARING FOR FARMWORKERS

Sonríe means “smile” in Spanish—and there were plenty to go around on May 16, when students, faculty, staff, residents and volunteers from ECU’s School of Dental Medicine gathered in Ross...

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May 03, 2021
  • ECU News Services

SEASON FINALE

A Lumbee dentist who will return to practice in his hometown, a prison sergeant, a dancer, a clinical lab scientist, a future lawyer, a graduate school-bound neuroscientist and a Gold...

ECU graduate Dalton P. Brooks III will head home to Lumberton to practice dentistry alongside his father, bringing lessons learned in childhood full circle.
May 03, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

BACK TO HIS ROOTS

For Dalton P. Brooks III, commencement means more than beginning a new chapter as a professional. It signals the strengthening of family and community ties Brooks has nurtured all his...

Apr 30, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Mark Moss

Growing up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Dr. Mark Moss listened to the advice of his parents, who told him of the importance of education to his future. The associate professor...

Apr 26, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich
  • Rob Spahr

PIRATES VS. CANCER

The COVID-19 pandemic presented a host of challenges for the student organizers of the annual Pirates Vs. Cancer fundraiser this year, but they remained undaunted and still managed to raise...