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East Carolina built eight Community Dental Centers located in rural and underserved areas throughout the state. Fourth-year students will complete nine-week rotations at three of the 8 clinics. Each center will accommodate four to five students. Those students will be taught by dental school faculty members based in the centers, along with advanced dental residents. The students and faculty will offer much-needed dental care to citizens in the areas surrounding the centers. Each clinic will have an office with 14 operatories, X-ray equipment, educational spaces, among other things.
As of February 1, 2017, the SoDM all 8 locations of the Community Service Learning Centers are operative:
Ahoskie
Elizabeth City
Sylva
Spruce Pine
Lillington
Thomasville
Lumberton
Bolivia
On October 20, 2009, the first three locations were announced: Ahoskie, Elizabeth City and Sylva. The Ahoskie clinic is located beside Roanoke-Chowan Hospital. The Elizabeth City clinic is built on a parcel of land across from Albemarle …
