HEALTHIER SMILES IN BERTIE COUNTY
Fannie Williams knows what it’s like to grow up in an area where dentists are scarce. Williams grew up in Bertie County, North Carolina, where she now serves as interim...
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PREPARING TOMORROW’S DENTISTS
As an offensive lineman on East Carolina University’s football team, Travish Hicks was tasked with defending the quarterback—a challenging assignment. During a recent three-day workshop at the ECU School of...
UNDERSTANDING DIABETES
After 20 years in diabetes research, Dr. Shannon Wallet believes that the key to addressing Type 1 diabetes is to understand the immune system processes that lead to the disease....
DENTAL STUDENTS DON WHITE COATS
The ECU School of Dental Medicine bestowed clinical white coats upon 51 students in the Class of 2021 during a ceremony on the evening of Nov. 8. The event signaled...
CHANGE AGENTS
Ten East Carolina University graduate students will spend the next year making health care more accessible to populations that are often overlooked. The students — five from the...
'NO FENCE'
As the gateway to the body’s internal organs, the mouth introduces the foods that keep us nourished and well. The mouth can also reveal signs of nutrition disorders to health...
SMILE STARTERS
When 8-year-old Lillington resident Leiah Patrick took home a flier from school inviting her to a children’s dental care event at the local ECU School of Dental Medicine Community Service...
DENTAL DOLLARS
A $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will enable East Carolina University's School of Dental Medicine to offer more scholarships to economically disadvantaged students...
ECU SMILES
East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine hosted an inaugural charity event March 18-19 designed to reach adults in the greatest need of oral health care. A new initiative for...
Ground broken for ECU dental center in Sylva
SYLVA, N.C. (Dec. 5, 2012) — East met west Monday, Dec. 3, to ensure that more residents of Jackson County and surrounding counties have access to dental care. ...