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Events

Live Distance Course: Thinking Game for Maxillary Full Arch Implant Restorations

Friday, April 14, 2023 8:30am to 12:15pm

Virtual

April 14, 2023 Cost: $79 Hours: 3.5 Title: Thinking Game for Maxillary Full Arch Implant Restorations Instructor: Dr. Aaron Cho This course will be about how to approach the maxillary fill arch implant restorations. Now, full-arch implant restoration treatment is very important and popular because of CAD CAM technology and new strong material development. The lecture will provide the idea of how to make a treatment plan for maxillary edentulous patients and include clinical steps for this...

2023 Osbon Memorial Lecture

Saturday, April 22, 2023 8:00am to 7:00pm

Dental Science Building

The 2023 Donald B. Osbon Memorial Lecture will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in the Galagan Auditorium at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. This event qualifies for 6 CE credits and is free to participants who pre-register. The keynote speaker will be Daniel Buser, professor and chair of the Department of Oral Surgery at the University of Bern in Switzerland and a part-time lecturer on restorative dentistry and biomaterials science at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Dental Alumni Reception

Friday, May 5, 2023 4:00am to 6:00pm

The Double Tree

The College of Dentistry is thrilled to host a dental alumni reception in conjunction with the Iowa Dental Association Meeting. All dentists, dental hygienists, spouses, guests and staff are cordially invited. Event Details: Friday, May 5, 2023 4:00–6:00 p.m. The Double Tree (Parlor Room, 16th Floor) 350 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa REGISTER TODAY!

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.

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News

Ganesan and Team Receive $75K Carver Trust COVID-19 Pilot Collaborative Award

Friday, June 4, 2021

Dr. Sukirth Ganesan, assistant professor in periodontics, and a team of researchers in the Carver College of Medicine were awarded a Carver Trust COVID-19 Pilot Collaborative Award. The grant, Unraveling the role of saliva in COVID- 19 pathogenesis using a comprehensive multi-omics approach, will involve a multi-arm, cross-sectional, case-control study with an integrated -omics approach to determine the microbial, metabolic, functional, and immune alterations in the saliva of COVID-19 patients.

Bone Regeneration: Making a Fantasy a Reality

Friday, May 14, 2021

Researchers at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry are working to make bone regeneration a reality through novel tissue engineering strategies and cutting-edge science. Hongli Sun is one of several faculty members at the college leading the charge to develop novel bone regeneration strategies for particular conditions and diseases.

David Johnsen, Tarek El Kerdani, and prosthodontics residents with the governor's declaration of Prosthodontics Week

The State of Iowa and the College of Dentistry Celebrate Prosthodontics Week

Friday, April 16, 2021

For the past six years, the Department of Prosthodontics has celebrated National Prosthodontics Awareness week by recruiting six low-income veterans to receive a free, complete set of dentures. To commemorate this annual event and in recognition of National Prosthodontics Awareness Week, Governor Kim Reynolds declared April 5-9 Iowa Prosthodontics Awareness Week.

Personalizing Implant Therapy to Improve Outcomes

Friday, April 9, 2021

Personalized medicine meets the unique needs of each patient, and Christopher Barwacz’s research is focused on improving and optimizing implant therapy to meet the specific needs of each individual patient.

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