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Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification - February 21, 2025 promotional image

Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification - February 21, 2025

Friday, February 21, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Dental Science Building
Live Demonstration Course: Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification
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Chicago Midwinter Meeting Alumni Reception

Friday, February 21, 2025 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Join Dean Stanford and the UI College of Dentistry for a reception in conjunction with the Chicago Dental Society's annual Midwinter Meeting.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification - May 2, 2025 promotional image

Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification - May 2, 2025

Friday, May 2, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Dental Science Building
Live Demonstration Course: Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification
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College of Dentistry Commencement Ceremony

Friday, June 6, 2025 3:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Doors will open one hour prior to ceremony start. No tickets required. Times, days, and locations are subject to change. The ceremony will be livestreamed. 
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News

Karin Weber-Gasparoni high-fiving a patient in the WIC clinic

Preventive Oral Health Care for Toddlers and Infants

Thursday, January 18, 2024
Karin Weber-Gasparoni is passionate about supporting new caregivers and improving oral health for underserved populations. Her collaborative clinical research initiatives are transforming oral health care for toddlers and infants in Iowa, and are laying the foundation for changing how oral health care is provided for the youngest of us.
Mary Young with her mentor Azeez Butali

Spearheading an International Network of Cleft Lip and Palate Research for African Populations

Thursday, January 18, 2024
Azeez Butali is a global leader in cleft lip and palate research and the world’s foremost expert in the genetics of these conditions in African populations. As part of his research mission, he has also spearheaded the formation of a diverse, international network of researchers in Africa and the US to develop, refine, and apply their findings for the benefit of African populations and their genetic descendants. 
A sunrise over the Dental Science Building

Together, Hawkeyes can usher in a new day for Iowa Dentistry

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
As Iowa Dentistry continues to flourish for the benefit of our State, it requires continuous support from our Hawkeye community to recruit and retain faculty, support student wellness and success, build for the future, and transform clinic technologies.
Seed Grant

Iowa Dentistry Announces 2024 Seed Grant Awards

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
The University of Iowa College of Dentistry is pleased to announce the 2024 Seed Grant Awards. This is the fourth year of the seed grant program, and these grants fund innovative projects from early-career investigators or established investigators who are developing a new line of research.
Dr. Chonghwa Kim headshot

Kim Joins Department of Family Dentistry

Thursday, January 11, 2024
Dr. Chonghwa Kim started in the Department of Family Dentistry on Dec. 29 after several years in South Korea.
Kyungsup Shin speaking during the ABO panel discussion.

Shin shares experiences during ABO panel

Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Kyungsup Shin, the Ross D. Christensen Family Professor of Orthodontics and Graduate Program Director, spoke on a panel during the annual meeting of the American Board of Orthodontics in St. Louis.
Rachel Shrode

NIH Awards Fitzjerrells Training Grant to Investigate Relationship Between Oral Microbiome and Multiple Sclerosis

Thursday, November 16, 2023
Rachel Fitzjerrells a T90 trainee in the Iowa Institute of Oral Health Research and a PhD student in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, was awarded an F31 grant.
A fall morning at the Dental Science Building

UI College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics named Iowa City’s dental clinic of choice

Monday, November 13, 2023
The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics was voted by the community as Iowa City's best dental clinic.
Eleanor Fleming delivering the Rhys B. Jones Keynote Address at Midwest Dental Public Health Conference, October 15, 2023.

Iowa Dentistry hosts regional Dental Public Health conference

Thursday, November 2, 2023
Iowa Dentistry hosted the Midwest Dental Public Health Conference on October 15-16, 2023. With lectures from dental public health experts around the country and throughout the Midwest, the conference was a great success.
North End of DSB exterior

Dental Admissions breaks application records

Friday, October 27, 2023
For the second consecutive year, the University of Iowa College of Dentistry's Dental Admissions Office set a record for most dental school applications received.
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