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.
![ADA Alumni Reception promotional image](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/externals/6/a/6a45676d6cef96cd76969c1055f64a8f.jpg?itok=-gGDEgZC)
ADA Alumni Reception
Friday, October 18, 2024 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Join the UI College of Dentistry for a reception on Oct. 18 in New Orleans during the annual American Dental Association's meeting.
News
![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.
![A sunrise over the Dental Science Building](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-01/16-23%20Lead%20Photo%20for%20Cover%20Story%20A%20New%20Day%20for%20Iowa%20Dentistry.png?h=82f92a78&itok=I4VGwcea)
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](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-11/seedgrant.png?h=21f82a36&itok=mh63c0g4)
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](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-01/Kim_Chonghwa_010224_200x300.jpg?h=bf372811&itok=6jsKytVq)
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.](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-11/Kyungsup%20Panel%20discussion_ABO%20Edu%20Sympo%202023%20%281%29.jpg?h=5caaf947&itok=9DmAoX5c)
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](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-09/rachel-shrode90x108_0.jpg?h=ab622562&itok=aj9KyPrC)
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](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-11/Fall%20at%20the%20DSB.jpg?h=0dca3afc&itok=w77IjKdu)
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.](/sites/dentistry.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-11/IMG_5832.jpeg?h=99100022&itok=WjXpjTIQ)
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.
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.
Pagination
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