Events
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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
![Colton Curtis in a labratory](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-02/Colton%20Curtis_4Z4A9505.jpg?h=90239268&itok=mDN9Npxh)
Student Research Profile: Improving Dry Mouth and Oral Health in Older Populations with Dentures
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
The Dental Student Research Program at Iowa Dentistry has a long and venerable tradition of teaching students to conduct and think critically about research. Fourth-year dental student Colton Curtis exemplifies these qualities in his work investigating methods to improve dry mouth and oral health in older populations with dentures.
Curtis’ experience over the course of his dental career illustrates this well. He began doing research in his first year, but it took him a while to zero in on the right topic.
![ADEA logo](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-02/ADEA%20logo.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=z-aBOETL)
Leary, Cho named ADEA Leadership Institute Fellows
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Dr. Leary and Dr. Cho to participate in year-long professional development program.
![Lawrence Tabak](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-11/lawrence-tabak_2.jpg?h=653d7163&itok=fgs8IDIt)
NIH Deputy Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak to present at UI College of Dentistry Research Day
Monday, January 29, 2024
Tabak is the keynote speaker of the 71st annual meeting of the Iowa Section of the AADOCR
![Ransome van der Hoeven](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-01/Ransome%20van%20der%20Hoeven.png?h=1d1748b6&itok=NZ_pR3xA)
Ransome van der Hoeven to join UI College of Dentistry
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
The UI College of Dentistry is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ransome van der Hoeven as Associate Professor in the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research (IIOHR) and the Department of Periodontics.
![Dharini van der Hoeven](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-01/Dharini%20van%20der%20Hoeven.jpg?h=e094949e&itok=GRl0CZKW)
van der Hoeven named Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
The Univeristy of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Dharini van der Hoeven as the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs for the college. She will join the college in June.
![Jorge Ceballos standing outside the College of Dentistry](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-01/6-7%20Jorge%20Ceballos%20standing%20outside%20the%20College%20of%20Dentistry.png?h=f861b331&itok=5E620v_q)
Student Profile: Jorge Ceballos
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Third-year Iowa Dentistry student Jorge Ceballos comes from a family of medical professionals—his mother is a nurse, and he has uncles, aunts and cousins who are doctors and dentists. However, his future in the medical field was never guaranteed. Ceballos is a recent immigrant from Cuba, and if it weren’t for a chance encounter with an Iowa Dentistry alum, Jorge’s career path might have taken a different turn.
![Karin Weber-Gasparoni high-fiving a patient in the WIC clinic](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-01/10-11%20Karin%20Weber-Gasparoni%20high-fiving%20a%20patient%20in%20the%20WIC%20clinic.png?h=0946759b&itok=AXgdWXe_)
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](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-02/4Z4A6232.jpeg?h=badf6e25&itok=fIDk6Rrs)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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