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College of Dentistry Commencement Ceremony

Friday, June 6, 2025 3:00pm

Hancher Auditorium

Doors will open one hour prior to ceremony start. No tickets required. A live stream of the ceremony is available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vjt5dL46CI Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Kregel will deliver the greeting. Dean Clark Stanford will give a welcome message to the graduating class. Nick Pothitakis, of Fort Madison, Iowa, will be the student speaker. Associate Dean Sherry Timmons will present honors and awards. Faculty members Steven Means, Maria Marcela Hernández Luna...

Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (In Person and Zoom)

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Hardin Library for Health Sciences

This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account.PLEASE NOTE:Advance registration is required to participate on Zoom. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Current Topics in Dentistry: Iowa Dental Reviews 2025

Friday, June 20, 2025 8:25am to 12:50pm

Virtual

Overview: This fast-paced course will provide information on a variety of dental topics. This is a great opportunity to obtain continuing education credits before the Iowa State relicensure period ending in August 2025.More details can be found at: www.dentistry.uiowa.edu/ceRegister today: https://apps.dentistry.uiowa.edu/CodCERegistration/Registration costs:Dentist - $79Dental Hygienist - $79Dental Assistant - $79Faculty - $40Staff/Adjunct/Emeritus - $408:25 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Welcome and...

Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification - August 21, 2025

Thursday, August 21, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Dental Science Building

Live Demonstration Course: Basic Life Support (BLS) RecertificationThis course qualifies the enrollee a certification by the American Heart Association for Basic Life Support (BLS), upon successful demonstration and exam and the cost is $70 (College of Dentistry staff) or $80 (general public).Course Registration: Classes are limited to 10 participants. Please select another class if you find that you cannot register for your selected date and time.Course Description Basic Life Support (BLS)...

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News

Endodontist examines factors that influence endodontic sealers properties

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

With a College of Dentistry CRISP grant, Anelise Viapiana Masiero is investigating how use of different instrumentation techniques, irrigation techniques, and heat affects endodontic sealers properties.

Members of the Class of 1974 cheer as their graduation year is called upon during the 2024 Alumni Reception at The Graduate Hotel on Sept. 13, 2024

College of Dentistry honors 3 alumni during reunion weekend

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Lisa Holst, Kecia Leary, and Zach Kouri were honored during the college's annual alumni weekend.

UI alum shifts from private practice to humanitarian service

Monday, September 16, 2024

Karen Besler ('00 DDS) realized the was something else calling to her outside of her Cedar Rapids dental practice.

Dan Caplan receives the Collegiate Teaching Award

College of Dentistry kicks off 2024-25 academic year

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

The UI College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics held it’s annual All-College Conference on Aug. 19 in Galagan Auditorium. The event symbolically kicked off the 2024-25 academic year for the college.

University of Iowa Researcher Receives NIH Grant to Unlock Secrets of the Oral Virome

Thursday, August 15, 2024

A University of Iowa researcher Dr. Shareef Dabdoub has been awarded a grant (R03) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) to investigate the complex role of viruses in oral health and disease. The grant, totaling $311,000, will support two years of research.