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East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine

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Reviews

3 Review quotes:

"The 4th year feels like a “built-in-residency” program."
"Yammer has good intentions, it puts a lot of stress of the students as this platform contributes heavily to your overall grade and rank at ECU."
"One of the mottos of the school is to, "Create the most technologically competent dentists possible."

What are the best things about attending ECU School of Dental Medicine?

ECU School of Dental Medicine is a fairly new school, with less than 10 graduating classes thus far. Because the school is young, students are able to impact the school in positive ways. Whether it be starting a new club or doing research with faculty, there are many opportunities to build out an impressive CV if you want to apply for a residency program. Technology is a big push at ECU SoDM. The entire dental school runs Mac OS, so everyone will have the newest MacBook Pro and iPad Pro. One of the mottos of the school is to “create the most technologically competent dentists possible.” Every three years, the technology in the school is replaced with the latest and greatest. Thus, every student will be trained and prepared to use practically any dental technology after graduation. Some of this technology includes 3D scanners and printers, crown milling machines, warm-lateral condensation and surgical guide production.

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What are the worst things about attending ECU School of Dental Medicine?

The Program at ECU is very rigorous the first year. The speed of ECU’s curriculum is incredibly fast. All basic biological classes will be completed and fulfilled by the end of D1 year. This means you will have summer classes and examinations (37 to be exact). The aim of the school is to have all required classes and skills completed by the end of third year so that you can do the CSLCs without any lingering requirements. In short, ECU is like a 3-year dental school program with a built-in residency. It will be fast paced, but there is a reason.

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What do students need to know/What do you wish you knew before attending the ECU School of Dental Medicine?

The primary vision of ECU is to “create quality dentists for servicing rural North Carolina.” Therefore, ECU stresses not only the clinical hand skills of dentistry, but the medical diagnostic attributes as well. Coming out of ECU, you may not do a lot of research, but you will feel very competent as a dental clinician who can diagnose and treat a wide variety of patients.

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School Information

About school of dentistry

East Carolina University—with a total enrollment of nearly 30,000 students—is a member institution of the University of North Carolina System. The School of Dental Medicine (SoDM) is an integral part of the Health Sciences campus. ECU SoDM students spend the first three years of the predoctoral program in Ross Hall, the school’s 188,000-square foot, state-of-the-art building located in Greenville, NC. In their fourth year, students provide comprehensive care for patients in university-owned and -operated community-based service learning centers located in rural and underserved communities across the state of North Carolina.


Mission

• Prepare leaders with outstanding clinical skills, an ethical bearing, sound judgment, and a passion to serve. • Provide educational opportunities for academically qualified individuals from historically underrepresented groups, disadvantaged backgrounds, and underserved areas. • Provide and enhance oral health services for underserved North Carolinians through implementation of community-oriented service learning and interprofessional collaborations. • Foster a learning environment where collaboration, creativity, diversity and professionalism are embraced. • Influence future clinical practice and dental education through research, innovation and discovery.


Dean

D. Gregory Chadwick, D.D.S., M.S.


Vision

Creating leaders with a passion to care for the underserved and by leading the nation in community-based, service learning oral health education.


Core values

Excellence – Leadership – Professionalism – Service – Diversity


Location

North Carolina, United States



Contact Information

School website:

http://dental.ecu.edu

Main address:

1851 MacGregor Downs Road, MS 701 Greenville, NC 27834-4300

Admissions:

• Mr. Tarrick C. Cox, Director • 1851 MacGregor Downs Road MS 701 • Greenville, NC 27834 • Phone: 252-737-7043

Dental deans office:

• D. Gregory Chadwick, DDS, MS - Dean

Diversity:

• Dr. Wanda Wright, RN, DDS, MS, MSD, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion • Phone: 252-737-7027 • Email: wrightwa15@ecu.edu

Financial aid/registrar

• Deana Summerlin, Senior Assistant Director for Medical Professional Programs • Summelind@ec.edu • Dr. James Ward, Registrar • wardjam17@ecu.edu

Student affairs:

• Mrs. Kim Werth, MA, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH, Interim Associate Dean for Student Affairs Director of Counseling and Student Development • Email:werthk14@ecu.edu


Preparation — Prerequisites

BCP (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)

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Preparation — Dental Shadowing

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Application and Selection — Timeline

Entering class

Fall

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Early June

Latest application filing date

Dec. 1

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Dec. 1


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Applicant & Entering Class — Application and Enrollment by Gender

Gender ratio of applicants

I'd definitely recommend to refresh the page, data is random :)

Other: 820 (89.62%)

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OtherFemaleMale

Female: 69 (7.54%)

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Gender ratio of first-year enrollment

I'd definitely recommend to refresh the page, data is random :)

Other: 537 (65.49%)

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Female: 84 (10.24%)

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