Events
![Pregame Social Iowa vs Iowa State promotional image](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/externals/5/7/572e6dfc1b1b0b164e02e8911baf9e4d.jpg?itok=mPEvtnhw)
Pregame Social Iowa vs Iowa State
Saturday, September 7, 2024 11:30am to 2:30pm
Join UI College of Dentistry faculty and staff for a Pregame Social Tailgate behind the Dental Science Building on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 11:30 a.m.
![2024 College of Dentistry Alumni Reunion promotional image](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/externals/f/9/f9d0cc2a8e68801f97150bf56b61ad2e.jpg?itok=EpyqEiUx)
2024 College of Dentistry Alumni Reunion
Friday, September 13 8:30am to Saturday, September 14, 2024 7:00pm
The College of Dentistry Alumni Reunion Weekend is scheduled for Sept. 13-14, 2024 for class years ending in 4s and 9s.
![Pregame Social Iowa vs Troy promotional image](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/externals/5/7/572e6dfc1b1b0b164e02e8911baf9e4d.jpg?itok=mPEvtnhw)
Pregame Social Iowa vs Troy
Saturday, September 14, 2024 12:00pm
Join UI College of Dentistry faculty and staff for a Pregame Social Tailgate behind the Dental Science Building on Saturday, Sept. 14 at noon.
![Pregame Social Iowa vs Northwestern promotional image](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/externals/5/7/572e6dfc1b1b0b164e02e8911baf9e4d.jpg?itok=mPEvtnhw)
Pregame Social Iowa vs Northwestern
Saturday, October 26, 2024 11:30am to 2:30pm
Join UI College of Dentistry faculty and staff for a Pregame Social Tailgate behind the Dental Science Building on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 11:30 a.m.
News
![Patient receiving care in the Geriatric and Special Needs clinic](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-08/2020_06_17-Dental%20Science%20Building%20virtual%20tour%20II-jatorner-0591%20%281%29.jpg?h=46a2fd66&itok=S8pCp7ei)
University of Iowa College of Dentistry Receives Prestigious Gies Award for Achievement
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
During the 2022 ADEA Annual Session on March 21, the ADEAGies Foundation presented the University of Iowa with a 2022 William J. Gies Award for Achievement for Academic Dental Institutions. This award recognizes Iowa’s cutting-edge Geriatric and Special Needs Program, led by director Howard Cowen, the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation Professor in Geriatrics and Special Needs.
![A dental screening at the Give Kids a Smile Event](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-03/screening%202.2jpg.jpg?h=ba23702a&itok=ZBEadYbW)
The College of Dentistry Hosts Give Kids a Smile Event
Thursday, March 10, 2022
The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics hosted a Give Kids A Smile event on Friday night, February 25, at the Iowa Children’s Museum in the Coral Ridge Mall. Thirty-two children received free oral health education, dental screenings, fluoride treatments, and they took home bags of oral hygiene supplies.
![Akimasa Tsujimoto](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2022-03/Tsujimoto_Akimasa_060221_1000x1000.jpg?h=74964fd0&itok=17D83J3k)
Iowa Operative Dentist Receives Industry Grant to Investigate Restorative Dental Materials
Thursday, March 3, 2022
A Japanese dental materials and equipment manufacturer awarded Akimasa Tsujimoto, associate professor of Operative Dentistry, an $18,000 grant for his project evaluating the bonding performance of newly developed self-adhesive resin luting cement which can be used with or without a universal adhesive to various substrates. The aim is to determine whether this resin luting cement can improve the durability of dental esthetic restorations.
![Iowa with a heart on Johnson County](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-11/iowa-heart.png?h=857e9c20&itok=drDe_0cd)
Iowa Ranks Highly in Key Metrics for Dental Colleges
Thursday, February 17, 2022
The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics is a national leader in NIDCR research funding, dental education research, and the amount of patient care experiences that dental students receive.
![Sukirth Ganesan and his research team](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-02/Ganesan_Sukirth_with_Students_012022_2000w.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=VN0D_vdX)
Developing a Comprehensive Understanding the Oral Microbiome and Its Impact on Overall Health
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Sukirth Ganesan and his team are using a multi -omics approach to study the relationship between periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome. The National Institutes of Health awarded them a R03 grant for over $300,000 for this project. The project will determine the precise relationship between these conditions, which could help prevent disease or provide early indicators of disease and possible avenues for treatment at an early stage of the condition.
![Azeez Butali](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2022-02/Butali_Azeez_082521_200x300.jpg?h=06b9c715&itok=PjibtM3t)
The Genetics of Cleft Lip and Palate for the Zulu Population in South Africa
Thursday, February 10, 2022
The nonprofit organization, Smile Train, awarded Iowa professor Azeez Butali a $40,000 grant to study the genetic causes of cleft lip and palate among the Zulu population in South Africa. Butali is an internationally recognized expert in the genetics of cleft lip and palate, particularly among African populations. Butali is working with Thriona Naicker, a trained Medical Geneticist and PhD student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Butali serves as Naicker’s mentor for his dissertation research.
![Rosalie Reddick Miller and Rufus P. Beshears](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-02/Reddick%20and%20Beshears.png?h=7561f956&itok=u-Zxr6AK)
Iowa Trailblazers: The First Black Graduates of the College of Dentistry
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Rufus P. Beshears (1909) and Rosalie Reddick Miller (1958) were two of the first Black graduates of the College of Dentistry. Black history month at the College of Dentistry is an opportunity for us to look at our past, celebrate the accomplishments of our esteemed alumni, and drive us to become a more inclusive community for our students, alumni, staff, and faculty.
![50 years of the free medical and dental clinic](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-01/FMC_50Years_purple%20small.jpg?h=ca8b438a&itok=R2FuLTrl)
Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic Celebrates Its 50-Year Anniversary
Thursday, January 20, 2022
For 50 years, the Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic has served the local community and partnered with the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics. Numerous College of Dentistry faculty, staff, and students have been vital to the success of the free dental clinic.
![Clark Stanford](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-01/Stanford-Photo.jpg?h=41057bd9&itok=jrIRZEu_)
Clark Stanford named dean of the UI College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Clark Stanford, distinguished professor and dean of the College of Dentistry at the University of Illinois Chicago, has been named dean of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics. He also will hold the Edwin Green Chair in Dental Leadership and will begin on April 1.
![Jennifer Sukalski discussing her research with Susan McKernan](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-12/Student%20Research%20McKernan_Sukalski_083021_small.jpg?h=b5ea1c0d&itok=5txuFRhk)
Improving Dental Outcomes for Underserved Populations
Thursday, December 16, 2021
After working as a dental hygienist for several years, PhD candidate Jennifer Sukalski began pursuing health disparities research on access and use of dental care in Iowa. Her research looks at barriers to dental care in a holistic manner taking into account perceived social status.
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78 %
of iowa dentists graduated from the University of Iowa college of Dentistry
![Graduating dental students](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/2021-08/graduates.jpg)
10 th
national ranking for research funding
![Pediatric Patient Smiles](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/2021-08/SmileInChair2_0.jpg)
90 %
of incoming dental students chose Iowa because of the innovative curriculum