Events
Pictures on the Pentacrest
Friday, May 16, 2025 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Graduates and their families are invited to stop by the UI Center for Advancement tent for free professional photos, alumni swag, and more.**This event is weather permitting.
College of Dentistry Commencement Ceremony
Friday, June 6, 2025 3:00pm
Doors will open one hour prior to ceremony start. No tickets required.A livestream of the ceremony is available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vjt5dL46CIExecutive 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...
Current Topics in Dentistry: Iowa Dental Reviews 2025
Friday, June 20, 2025 8:25am to 12:50pm
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
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)...
News
Obenauf receives national ASDA Legislative Liaison of the Year Award
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Obenauf was recognized for effectively promoting engagement in advocacy initiatives within her chapter. In her role as ASDA’s legislative liaison, she traveled to Washington D.C. last year to advocate for a bill that would allow dental residents to defer their student loans while in residency.
Operative dentistry professor explores how bioactive materials can prevent degradation of bonding interface on adhesive restorations
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Thiago Soares Porto's research on bioactive glasses with niobum nanoparticles is intended to develop a novel adhesive system capable of enhancing the quality and longevity of dental restorations
Supporting Excellence: Iowa Dentistry’s Research Support Team
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Like most high-level research universities, Iowa Dentistry relies on its grant administration team to help faculty develop their grant applications, ensuring that the applications meet all grant requirements while providing feedback to faculty members identifying potential weakness in the grant application. Ann Lawler, Mikaela Rhoads, and Maria Bertorello make up the grant administration team, and Iowa Dentistry's research successes are due in no small part to their on-going efforts to support our faculty and researchers.
Iowa Periodontist examines the function of PGRPs in periodontal disease
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Sivaraman Prakasam, associate professor and head of the Department of Periodontics, is investigating a particular group of proteins that discriminates between good and bad bacteria in a person’s gingiva (gum) and mouth to modulate the body’s immune response. His research could lead to new tools that can prevent or treat periodontitis.
Photo Gallery: 2024 Research Day
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Check out these sights from the 71st Anniversary of the Iowa Section of the AADOCR.
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.
Leary, Cho named ADEA Leadership Institute Fellows
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Dr. Leary and Dr. Cho to participate in year-long professional development program.
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 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.
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.
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