What a day! The 17th annual Cleft Palate Gallop 5K and Fun Run brought together participants from across North Carolina and beyond to support the UNC Craniofacial Center. We're so proud of our Adams School of Dentistry community for showing up and making a difference 🩵 ✨

After 8 years, Grayson officially hung up her working vest to enjoy a well-earned retirement. The 1st full-time rehab facility dog appointed to a dental school faculty, Grayson was a beloved & impactful addition to ASOD. Read about Grayson's journey buff.ly/d4a3Uoi

Dentsply Sirona is hosting a course on implants and long-term bone health with Dr. Michael Norton at UNC ASOD. 📅 Mon, Oct 19, 2026 🕠 5:30 p.m. registration/dinner, 6-8 p.m. lecture 📍 Koury G405 💲 Free or $50 for 2 optional CE credits Register: buff.ly/Nv1Y68i

Last Wednesday, over 400 ASOD volunteers participated in its annual day of service, DEAH DAY. Each year, ASOD holds DEAH DAY to honor the lives of Deah Barakat (DDS 2017), Yusor Abu-Salha (DDS 2019), and Razan Abu-Salha through community-wide acts of service.

Former coach Roy Williams joined ASOD's Dean Guthmiller and deans from Medicine & Pharmacy in WNC to discuss interprofessional education — how dentistry, medicine & pharmacy collaborate to improve patient care across NC. 🦷⚕️ 📸: Ariel Schumaker/UNC Health Foundation

Congratulations to our 2026–2027 UNC Oral Health Policy Scholars! Meet Isaiah Domio, Class of '28; Yedidia Mesfin, Class of '29; and Glory Olowojoba, Class of '29. The year ahead will begin with curiosity and connection as they deepen their understanding of oral health policy.

The AIDS Memorial Quilt is on display in the Adams School of Dentistry atrium this month. Each panel honors one life lost to HIV/AIDS, a reminder to remember, reflect and work to end stigma. buff.ly/0P8q4uw

Please join us in congratulating Karen Louizes, foundation accountant at ASOD, on receiving a H.E.A.R.T. Award! Karen has spent the past two years supporting the Dental Foundation of North Carolina, managing budgets and distributing funds: buff.ly/R2bIaFK

Meet Ernest Johnson, a D1 at ASOD. He credits a childhood dentist's promise to fix his teeth with shaping his path into the field. Previously, he studied nutrition at UNC, minored in music & chemistry, & researched bone-growth drugs in the Miguez Lab buff.ly/IvcxlAQ

UNC Adams School of Dentistry alumni Drs. Mike Kretchmer ('02) and Mike Stella ('06) have endowed a fellowship for periodontal residents through their practice, Tar Heel Periodontics and Implant Dentistry. Read the full story: buff.ly/NNa3yHo

Meet Dr. Taylor Spruill, a recent General Practice Residency graduate from our Advanced Dental Education program — she shares what a typical day at ASOD looked like for her. Learn more about our GPR program: buff.ly/yscAPsq

Welcome, Dental Hygiene Class of 2028! Last week was orientation, and next up: learning, growing and becoming the next generation of oral health care professionals 🦷 🩵 ✨️

Exciting news from one of our DISC collaborators 🚨 MedNorth is a vital partner in our mission to deliver community-based service-learning through the Dentistry in Service to Community (DISC) program—helping us expand access to high-quality dental care where it's needed most.

Core memories unlocked 🔓️ 🔑 DDS students spent part of their summer providing dental care across the world through the ASOD Global Program. Take a look at some of the memories they brought home 📸

Kinda chic to call Chapel Hill home for the next four years ✨️ 🦷 🩵

The DDS class of 2030 learners hit the Carolina Adventures challenge course, a yearly tradition in the D1 first week in order to build teamwork and foster shared learning!

Welcome to our co 2030 DDS learners! This will be a formative time in your professional journey, focused on hands-on clinical training, fostering mentorships & friendships, & serving patients, both locally and beyond. Here’s to many bright smiles ahead! #dentistry #dds #uncasod

Nearly 7 million veterans lack VA dental benefits, and untreated oral issues harm job prospects and self-esteem. Veterans deserve VA dental coverage. SupportVeteranSmiles.org youtu.be/c3BNSubJik0 #SupportVeteranSmiles

Meet the 8 ASOD learners selected as 26-27 Schweitzer Fellows. The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship is a program dedicated to developing a pipeline of emerging professionals who enter the workforce with the skills and commitment necessary to address unmet health needs.

Congrats to Richard Baddoo, DDS co'27, named ONSDS Dental Student of the Year for their leadership as President of UNC SNDA! 🎤 "Leading our chapter has challenged me to grow as a leader, advocate, and future dentist while working alongside an incredible group of students."