By way of comparison, in-state resident tuition for advanced dentistry training at UNC Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry for the 2022-23 school year ranged from $5,000 to $8,000, not including other fees, for a full load of coursework.

Source: https://mountainx.com/living/mahec-program-expands-dentists-capabilities-for-low-income-patients/

In 2001, according to a report compiled by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina had only 4.2 dentists for every 10,000 residents, putting it in 47th place.

Source: https://s24474.pcdn.co/features/health/297109/medicaid-expansion-means-new-oral-health-benefits-but-will-nc-dentists-step-up-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-people

She holds a doctorate in history from UNC Chapel Hill and has written a book about immigrants in 1920s Paris.

Source: https://www.berkeleyside.org/2023/01/09/downed-trees-east-bay-arborists-atmospheric-river-storm