East Carolina University Dental School

East Carolina University Dental School is the future dental school at East Carolina University. It 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. [ [http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/bog/minutes/2002/bog_minutes_7_12.pdf DRAFT ] ]
*February 24, 2006 - ECU Board of Trustees Unanimously passes a resolution in supporting of a Dental School. [http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/bot/upload/002%20-%20Minutes-6.pdf]
*May 11, 2006 - Committee on Educational Planning, Policies, andPrograms - The committee approved the proposal to plan a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree program at ECU.http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/bog/minutes/2006/11-10-06_minutes-open.pdf]
*November 10, 2006 - Unanimously passed by University of North Carolina Board of Governors. [ [http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/509261.html newsobserver.com | ECU dental school OK'd ] ] [ [http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/content.php/docs/bog/bogdocs/2007-01/minutes/Appendix%20O.pdf Request to Establish a Doctoral Program in ] ] The BOG has requested $43.5 million each of the next two years to build a dental school. [http://www.reflector.com/local/content/news/stories/2007/01/20/legislature.html]

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. [ [http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/senateminutes/fsm3-02.cfm EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FULL MINUTES OF MARCH 19, 2002 ] ]

Lack of dentists in Eastern North Carolina

). Twenty-eight counties have less than two dentists. Seventy-nine counties are recognized as federally designated dental shortage areas. [ [http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/purplealert/Dentistry.cfm Dentistry ] ]

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External links

* [http://www.ecu.edu East Carolina University Homepage]
* [http://www.http://www.ecu.edu/med/ Brody School of Medicine]
* [http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/purplealert/Dentistry.cfm School of Dentistry]