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Events

College of Dentistry Commencement Ceremony

Friday, June 2, 2023 3:00pm

Hancher Auditorium

Doors will open one hour prior to ceremony start. No tickets required. UI President Barbara Wilson will deliver the Greeting from the University. Dean Clark Stanford will deliver a welcome and message to graduating class. Morgan Scholtes, of Joliet, Illinois, will be the student speaker. Associate Deans’ Sherry Timmons and Michelle Krupp will present honors and awards. Faculty members Steven Means, Maria Marcela Hernández Luna, Michael Santucci, and John Syrbu will present hoods to the...

Iowa Dental Reviews: Current Topics in Dentistry

Friday, June 9, 2023 8:45am to 4:30pm

Dental Science Building

This fast-paced conference will present a variety of dental topics. It is designed to be informative and stimulating. It is targeted for dentists, dental assistants, and dental hygienists, especially those needing to complete their continuing education credits for the Iowa State relicensure period ending August 2023. 6.5 hours of CDE Credit (0.65 CEU)

2023 College of Dentistry Alumni Weekend

Friday, September 15 8:30am to Saturday, September 16, 2023 7:00pm

The College of Dentistry Alumni Reunion Weekend is scheduled for Sept. 15-16, 2023 for class years ending in 3s and 8s.

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News

Students participating in the 2022 poverty simulation

Developing empathy for patients experiencing poverty

Thursday, December 1, 2022

In November, 84 dental students role-played the experiences of low-income patients as part of the College of Dentistry's annual poverty simulation. This simulation helps students develop cognitive and affective empathy which enhances their ability to plan treatments that patients can realistically implement.

Iowa periodontics faculty at the AAP Annual Meeting in 2022

Iowa represents at the 2022 American Academy of Periodontology

Thursday, November 10, 2022

The 2022 American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) held its 108th Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona from October 27 to October 30. The University of Iowa Department of Periodontics had excellent participation with numerous invited speakers and recognitions.

IMOM Recap

Thursday, November 10, 2022

The Iowa Mission of Mercy was held this past weekend, November 4 and 5, in Des Moines. Over the weekend, the dentists and dental staff saw 1,083 patients, completing 6,732 procedures, which amounted to $1,013,563.44 worth of care. Over 100 students, several residents, and over 20 faculty and staff turned out to support the free clinics.

Participants in the UI REACH outreach event

College of Dentistry hosts event for UI REACH Students

Thursday, October 20, 2022

On October 13, students from the UI REACH program learned about oral health and received one-on-one tooth brushing instructions from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.

Students studying outdoors at Iowa Memorial Union

78 %

of iowa dentists graduated from the University of Iowa college of Dentistry

10 th

national ranking for research funding

90 %

of incoming dental students chose Iowa because of the innovative curriculum