‘West Virginia girl’ finds success as oral surgery resident

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – “I’m a West Virginia girl. I grew up in a very small county. We grew up with little means, and through the support of people who loved me, people who believed in me, I was able to make a career for myself.”

Krstal Thompson, D.D.S., originally from Philippi, W.Va., and now a third-year resident in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry, has earned for herself a reputation throughout the Health Sciences Campus for her hard work and excellent performance.

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