East Carolina University Dental School

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East Carolina University is in the final stages for the State of North Carolina's second Dental School.

  • July 12, 2002 - Feasibility study was reported at the BOG meeting. It stated that "recommended the establishment of an academic dental department at East Carolina University to support the expanded residency program and the establishment at East Carolina University of a residency program in pediatric dentistry." But the consultants cited cost as an obstacle of pursing the school at the current time.[1]
  • February 24, 2006 - ECU Board of Trustees Unanimously passes a resolution in supporting of a Dental School.[2]
  • May 11, 2006 - Committee on Educational Planning, Policies, and

Programs - The committee approved the proposal to plan a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree program at ECU.[3]

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[edit] History

The first mention of a School of Dentistry came from Phyllis Horns, Interim Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences. On March 19, 2002, Vice Chancellor Horns announced at the Faculty Senate that ECU was looking into pursuing a Dental School.[8]

[edit] Lack of dentists in Eastern North Carolina

One of the main issues pushing for the creation of the Dental School is the lacking of dentist in Eastern North Carolina. North Carolina ranks 47th in dentist per 10,000 residents. Four counties, all in Eastern North Carolina have no dentist (Tyrrell County, Jones County, Hyde County, Camden County). Only eight counties have dentist that exceed the national average (Wake County, Durham County, Orange County, Alamance County, Guilford County, Forsyth County, Mecklenburg County, New Hanover County). 28 counties have less than two dentist. 79 counties are designated as federally designated dental shortage areas.[9]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/bog/minutes/2002/bog_minutes_7_12.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/bot/upload/002%20-%20Minutes-6.pdf
  3. ^ http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/bog/minutes/2006/11-10-06_minutes-open.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/509261.html
  5. ^ http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/content.php/docs/bog/bogdocs/2007-01/minutes/Appendix%20O.pdf
  6. ^ http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/bog/minutes/2006/11-10-06_minutes-open.pdf
  7. ^ http://www.reflector.com/local/content/news/stories/2007/01/20/legislature.html
  8. ^ http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/senateminutes/fsm3-02.cfm
  9. ^ http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/purplealert/Dentistry.cfm

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East Carolina University

Academics:

Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Fine Arts and Communication, The College of Health and Human Performance, The College of Human Ecology, College of Technology and Computer Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Brody School of Medicine, Dental School, Virtural Reality and Education Laboratory

Student Life:

Residence Halls, Transit, Pirates, Greek Life, The East Carolinian, Student Pirate Club, Alma Mater, E.C. Victory, WZMB

Medical:

Brody School of Medicine, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, SpeechEasy, Dental School

Athletics

Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Clark-LeClair Stadium, Conference USA

People of ECU:

Notable Alumni, Steve Ballard, Leo Warren Jenkins, Terry Holland, Skip Holtz, Randolph Chitwood, Sandra Bullock, Marc Basnight, Billy Taylor, Kay Yow, Emily Proctor, Robert Burren Morgan, Pat Dye
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