Dr. Danny E. Huntley, MD

I believe this recommendation of a medical facility on the site of Eastland certainly has great points. I did my residency at East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, as the first residents for the then fledgling medical school and there was also a very fledgling new dentistry school. In fact a Dental School in an under-served area would have plenty of patients for the dental students to provide well supervised care in a teaching situation. As far as I know, Chapel Hill and East Carolina are the only Dental School and this would be an opportunity for UNCC to also expand. No one thought that East Carolina University would be granted a Medical School however no one should have underestimated the determination and connections that Leo Jenkins had in spearheading that effort. So, having ScotCLT and his advanced dental imaging services headquartered here in Charlotte is certainly a great reason to pursue this idea and have someone with our Planning and City Council to take this by the horns and see the progress toward seeding this ifea here in Charlotte and particularly the great space at Eastland. In addition, if the school K-8 is firm, this is an excellent opportunity for a pediatric dentistry curriculum too which is neglected generally in under-served areas.