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UNCP alum embarks on dental career in Florida

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PEMBROKE — UNC Pembroke alumnus Mikey Thomas is practicing dentistry in St. Petersburg, Fla., after earning a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in the spring. 

Thomas graduated from East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine in May. He obtained a biology degree along with a minor in business administration from UNCP in 2017. 

The Burlington, N.C., native was a four-year varsity member of the wrestling team at UNCP, compiling 65 wins for his collegiate career and taking home first-place finishes at the Pembroke Classic and the UCF Open in 2016.  

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He was named to the PBC Presidential Honor Roll three years in a row and named the 2017 recipient of the Peach Belt Conference-Sun Trust Foundation Minority Graduate Scholarship. 

“Balancing athletics and academics at UNCP helped me develop a study strategy in which I utilized throughout dental school,” he said.



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