Earlier this month, Robert Campbell of Campbell Orthodontics announced the addition of orthodontist Thomas Covington to his practice.

A native of Topsail Island, Covington completed his undergraduate and graduate education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, according to a news release from the practice.

Covington “was the 2011 UNC School of Dentistry Hinman Scholar and recipient of the Alpha Omega Award, graduating first in his dental school class,” the release stated. “He remained at UNC for his specialty training in Orthodontics, where he received the Andrew M. Brooks Fellowship.”

Campbell Orthodontics maintains two offices in Wilmington: one at 1516 Doctors Circle and one at 8066-A Market St. The addition of Covington to the practice “will increase the direct doctor to patient clinical care and communication,” the release stated.