Events
2025 College of Dentistry Alumni Reunion
Friday, September 12 to Saturday, September 13, 2025 (all day)
REGISTER FOR THE REUNION HEREHotel ReservationsRoom are filling up quickly. We urge you to make your hotel reservation as early as possible as the demand for rooms are very high on football gameday weekends in downtown Iowa City.Element Iowa City (Reservation cutoff: Aug. 1, 2025)BOOK ONLINEOR call 319-248-7900For more hotel options, visit: dentistry.uiowa.edu/lodgingPreliminary Schedule of Events (subject to change):Friday, Sept. 12 - Morning CE and Tour8:30 a.m. Registration – Galagan...
2025 College of Dentistry Alumni Reunion
Saturday, September 13, 2025 (all day)
REGISTER FOR THE REUNION HEREHotel ReservationsRoom are filling up quickly. We urge you to make your hotel reservation as early as possible as the demand for rooms are very high on football gameday weekends in downtown Iowa City.Element Iowa City (Reservation cutoff: Aug. 1, 2025)BOOK ONLINEOR call 319-248-7900For more hotel options, visit: dentistry.uiowa.edu/lodgingPreliminary Schedule of Events (subject to change):Friday, Sept. 12 - Morning CE and Tour8:30 a.m. Registration – Galagan...
Pregame Professional Program (UMass; Alumni Reunion)
Saturday, September 13, 2025 8:00am to 10:00am
Beyond the Drill and Fill: The Art of Motivating Patients for Better Oral HealthOdontogenic TumorsPresented by: Dr. Karin Weber-Gasparoni, DDS, MS, PhD, Dr. Sherry Timmons, DDS, PhDREGISTRATIONReminder: The program will be held from 8-10 a.m. regardless of game time due to parking constraints.Course FeesDDS: $130Asst: $130Faculty: $50Staff/Adjunct/Emeritus: $50ParkingParking will be available at the Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) at 100 Hawkins Drive. As a registrant, you will be...
News
Marschall joins Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Jeff Marschall has recently joined the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as a clinical assistant professor. In addition, he holds a dual appointment in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
Fridrich named Patient's Choice Provider
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Kirk Fridrich, head of the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS), was named a Patient’s Choice Provider for FY23.
IMOM Recap 2023
Thursday, October 19, 2023
The Iowa Mission of Mercy was held on October 13-14 in Waterloo. Over the weekend, the dentists and dental staff saw 1,080 patients. All dental care at the event is provided for free to those who come and are willing to wait. Services provided to the patients include cleanings, restorations, minor oral surgery, endodontic and periodontal care as well as removable prosthodontics (e.g., “flippers”).
Dan Caplan ('88 DDS) named 2023 Educator of the Year
Monday, October 9, 2023
Professor Dan Caplan, a 1988 graduate of the College of Dentistry and head of the college’s Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry from 2007- 2022, is named 2023 Educator of the Year. For Dan, who grew up in Iowa City in a family that valued education, the opportunity to shape future dentists and the school that teaches them has been a gratifying experience.
Kyungsup Shin named as endowed professor
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Kyungsup Shin was named the Ross D. Christensen Family Professor of Orthodontics on September 21. Shin is a shining example of Iowa's excellence in research, teaching, and clinical care.
Janet Guthmiller ('88 DDS) named Leader of the Year 2023
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Janet Guthmiller, dean of the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry and a 1988 graduate of Iowa Dentistry, has been named Leader of the Year 2023. Janet was a faculty member at Iowa from 1997 to 2007 and credits this experience, and others in academia, with preparing her to take on top-tier leadership roles.
Bob Williams ('73 DDS) Receives College’s Highest Alumni Award
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Bob Williams (73 DDS), a longtime supporter and advocate for Iowa Dentistry, was named 2023 Alumnus of the Year, an honor he says he is humbled to receive.
Prakasam named chair of Periodontics
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Sivaraman Prakasam has joined the dental faculty at Iowa and been named chair of periodontics. With a strong department under Prakasam’s leadership, the Department of Periodontics will continue to excel in clinical care, teaching, and research.
Research grant awarded to orthodontics faculty extending research on the epigenetic causes of orofacial clefting
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Aline Petrin’s research on identical twins has shed led on the epigenetic causes of orofacial clefting. Her new study explores the epigenetic causes of mirrored clefting among twins.
NIH awards supplemental grant to dental faculty member
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Azeez Butali is extending his research on the genetics of orofacial clefts in African populations so that his team improve the reception and acceptance of genetic information found in their studies.
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