Dental Archives

Mar 24, 2021
  • Rob Spahr

FREE COFFEE

For more than a year, the students, faculty and staff on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus have been faced with an unprecedented set of challenges due to the COVID-19...

Mar 11, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

7 questions with ECU dental faculty about dental care amid COVID-19

Even as the COVID-19 vaccination phases continue to roll out, there may be lingering questions about routine visits to the doctor and dentist during a pandemic. Three faculty members from...

Mar 01, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

RURAL HEALTH

During the 4th annual Rural Health Symposium, health care providers tuned in for a live webinar to share ideas that could translate to better health outcomes for rural patients. The...

Feb 12, 2021
  • Kristin Zachary

LOVE IN PIRATE NATION

Pirates come to ECU for quality higher education, but some end up with a two-for-one deal. Discover how they met their partner for life and read their love stories by...

Feb 11, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school holds Celebration of Research and Scholarship

The ECU School of Dental Medicine showcased its vibrant research enterprise on Wednesday, Feb. 10, during the school’s sixth annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship (CORAS). Close to 200 participants...

Jan 21, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU educational researcher secures patents for innovative student assessment technology

An East Carolina University educational researcher has secured two patents that provide practical analytics for student and instructor performance related to competence in addition to traditional grades. U.S. Patent 10,878,711...

Jan 05, 2021
  • ECU News Services

$50K grant will expand School of Dental Medicine care in Brunswick County

A $50,000 grant from the Cape Fear Memorial Foundation will help people with financial challenges receive urgent and restorative dental care at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s...

Dec 21, 2020
  • Kristin Zachary

2020: YEAR IN REVIEW

Some may wish to pack the year 2020 and all of its contents into a box never to be seen again — no judgment here — but this year's 1,907...

Dec 15, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental students, providers reflect on providing oral health care to veterans

The ECU School of Dental Medicine provided dental care for dozens of veterans last month during the school’s annual ECU Smiles for Veterans program at its community service learning center...

Dec 11, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

GROWING SOLUTIONS

In a garden that grows upon a ribbon of old family farmland in the mountains of Ashe County, dreams are harvested alongside vegetables. The garden is a vision nurtured by...