The overall planning process was directed by Dr. Greg Chadwick, Associate Vice Chancellor for Oral Health, East Carolina University, Health Sciences Division. A 15 member Curriculum Advisory Group designed the curriculum plan described in sections 4 and 5 of this document. The Advisory Group included representatives from six U.S dental schools with respected educational programs and well established community-based education programs: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Pacific, the University of Colorado, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the West Virginia University and the University of Minnesota. The membership of the Curriculum Advisory Group appears in Figure 1.  The planning group included a representative from the dental practice community in Greenville, NC (Dr. Hazel Brown), a recent dental school graduate, Dr. Blake Robinson (University of the Pacific) and several members of the East Carolina University community in addition to Dr. Chadwick:

• Dr. David Musick, Associate Dean, Medical Education, Brody School of Medicine
• Dr. Omar Paredes, Dental Residency Director, Brody School of Medicine
• Dr. Peter Kragel, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences: Planning and Program Development
• Dr. George Kasperek, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies
• Dr. Ken DeVille, Director, Medical Humanities, Brody School of Medicine
• Terri Workman, Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences Division