WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Organizers of Wilmington's first Susan G. Komen for the Cure are setting the record straight on any concerns it competes with one of the area's largest breast cancer fundraisers.

The Susan G. Komen Foundation expanded its national fundraising efforts to Wilmington about a year ago.  This past weekend, over 2400 people participated in the inaugural 'race for the cure' in downtown Wilmington.

The event raised over $253,000.

Leigh Johnson, Regional Development Manager for the Susan G. Komen Foundation says while Komen is the largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the United States, it does not compete for dollars with the Pink Ribbon Project.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Students learned more about oral hygiene Thursday during a hands-on field trip to the Campbell Orthodontics Office in Wilmington.

During the trip, students rotated through various learning stations in the office. They learned more about how facial skeletal muscles work, how wires and brackets are used to straighten teeth, and good oral hygiene.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Some local health care workers are getting praise for their work with patients who have diabetes.

The Diabetes Recognition Program has recognized providers with New Hanover Medical Group and Morgan Internal Medicine which are both part of the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Physician Group.

To receive recognition, providers submitted data to prove their work in the program's key measures of diabetes care. Those include eye exams, blood pressure tests, nutrition therapy and patient satisfaction.

The recognition is valid for three years.

“For a person with diabetes, the right clinician can make the difference between living with diabetes, as opposed to suffering from diabetes,” said Richard M. Bergenstal, M.D., President, Medicine & Science, American Diabetes Association in a news release.