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Pregame Professional Program | The Home Care Playbook: Tackling Xerostomia & Oral Home Care Products; The Impact of Digital Technology in Prosthodontics Treatment promotional image

Pregame Professional Program | The Home Care Playbook: Tackling Xerostomia & Oral Home Care Products; The Impact of Digital Technology in Prosthodontics Treatment

Saturday, September 19, 2026 8:00am to 10:00am
Dental Science Building
Earn 2 CE hours while exploring evidence-based home care for xerostomia and the latest digital technologies transforming prosthodontic treatment.
Pregame Professional Program | Orthodontic and Restorative Collaboration in Managing Complex and Syndromic Patients; What Else Is on the Scan? Recognizing Incidental Findings on CBCT Examinations promotional image

Pregame Professional Program | Orthodontic and Restorative Collaboration in Managing Complex and Syndromic Patients; What Else Is on the Scan? Recognizing Incidental Findings on CBCT Examinations

Saturday, October 3, 2026 8:00am to 11:00am
Dental Science Building
Earn 3 CE hours while exploring interdisciplinary care for complex craniofacial cases and the recognition of incidental findings on CBCT examinations.
Hawkeye CE Forum promotional image

Hawkeye CE Forum

Friday, October 16 to Saturday, October 17, 2026 (all day)
Dental Science Building
The Hawkeye CE Forum, taking place October 16–17, is a new flagship continuing education weekend bringing together dentists, dental team members, faculty, and students for expert-led sessions, hands-on learning, and networking opportunities. Attendees can choose from multiple tracks designed to provide practical, evidence-based skills that can be applied directly in clinical practice.
Hawkeye CE Forum promotional image

Hawkeye CE Forum

Saturday, October 17, 2026 (all day)
Dental Science Building
The Hawkeye CE Forum, taking place October 16–17, is a new flagship continuing education weekend bringing together dentists, dental team members, faculty, and students for expert-led sessions, hands-on learning, and networking opportunities. Attendees can choose from multiple tracks designed to provide practical, evidence-based skills that can be applied directly in clinical practice.
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News

Anvita Maharishi

Anvita Maharishi receives grant to improve the accuracy of advanced zirconia dental restorations

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
A new industry-sponsored research award from Ivoclar Vivadent will support work led by Anvita Maharishi to better understand how next-generation multilayered graded zirconia materials behave during manufacturing and how those behaviors may ultimately affect patient care.
Joyce Li headshot

Li joins Department of Periodontics faculty

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Dr. Joyce Li joined the College of Dentistry August 26 following postgraduate training at UCLA.
Hongli Sun

New major NIH award supports innovative approach to rebuilding jawbone damaged by gum disease

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
With a new National Institutes of Health R01 award, Hongli Sun is leading research to develop a new strategy for repairing jawbone damaged by periodontal disease. The project seeks to help the body not only stop disease progression but also regenerate the tissues that have been lost.
Volunteers provide care to a patient at the free clinic.

Smiles for Seniors expands access to dental care for older adults

Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Smiles for Seniors brings University of Iowa dental students, faculty, and community partners together to provide free dental care for older adults while giving students meaningful hands-on experience.
Students studying outdoors at Iowa Memorial Union

78 %

of iowa dentists graduated from the University of Iowa college of Dentistry
Graduating dental students

10 th

national ranking for research funding
Pediatric Patient Smiles

90 %

of incoming dental students chose Iowa because of the innovative curriculum