Events
Pregame Professional Program | The Home Care Playbook: Tackling Xerostomia & Oral Home Care Products; The Impact of Digital Technology in Prosthodontics Treatment
Saturday, September 19, 2026 8:00am to 10:00am
Earn 2 CE hours while exploring evidence-based home care for xerostomia and the latest digital technologies transforming prosthodontic treatment.
Pregame Professional Program | Orthodontic and Restorative Collaboration in Managing Complex and Syndromic Patients; What Else Is on the Scan? Recognizing Incidental Findings on CBCT Examinations
Saturday, October 3, 2026 8:00am to 11:00am
Earn 3 CE hours while exploring interdisciplinary care for complex craniofacial cases and the recognition of incidental findings on CBCT examinations.
Hawkeye CE Forum
Friday, October 16 to Saturday, October 17, 2026 (all day)
The Hawkeye CE Forum, taking place October 16–17, is a new flagship continuing education weekend bringing together dentists, dental team members, faculty, and students for expert-led sessions, hands-on learning, and networking opportunities. Attendees can choose from multiple tracks designed to provide practical, evidence-based skills that can be applied directly in clinical practice.
Hawkeye CE Forum
Saturday, October 17, 2026 (all day)
The Hawkeye CE Forum, taking place October 16–17, is a new flagship continuing education weekend bringing together dentists, dental team members, faculty, and students for expert-led sessions, hands-on learning, and networking opportunities. Attendees can choose from multiple tracks designed to provide practical, evidence-based skills that can be applied directly in clinical practice.
News
Iowa captures 7th straight win at national competition!
Thursday, June 23, 2022
At the American Association of Orthodontists Annual Meeting in May, orthodontics residents from the University of Iowa presented orthodontics cases of patients they have treated during their time at Iowa. Since 2014, Iowa has placed well in every such competition, including second place this year.
NIH awards Semprini Training Grant for Oral Cancer Project
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Jason Semprini, a T90 trainee in Iowa Institute of Oral Health Research and a Ph.D. student in the College of Public Health, was awarded a F31 grant—a training grant for mentored dissertation research for his project, Evaluating the Impact of Medicaid Dental Coverage on Early-Stage Oral Cancer Detection.
Awards for Graduating Fourth-Year Students
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Several fourth-year dental students received awards for their efforts as dental students. Dean Clark Stanford presented the awards to Abigail Wieland, JoElla Guagliardo, and Emily Starman.
Hawkeyes at IDEAS22
Thursday, June 2, 2022
The 2022 Iowa Dental Association's annual meeting (IDEAS) was held at the end of April in Des Moines. The University of Iowa held an alumni reception at the annual meeting, and since it was the first in-person annual meeting since the pandemic began, the event announced and presented numerous award winners, which including many Hawkeyes!
Butali recognized for his efforts as a mentor
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Butali serves as a mentor to numerous other students and researchers, and on May 12, he received a Faculty Award recognizing those efforts. Butali’s students shared their appreciation with the Hawkeye Smile for their mentor.
Iowa Dental Faculty Lead National Effort on Advancing Predoctoral Dental Education in Temporomandibular Disorders
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are the second-most common form of musculoskeletal pain, affecting up to one-third of Americans. Iowa dental faculty are on the cutting-edge of TMD care and are leading the way in ensuring that dental students receive adequate and proper education for understanding, preventing, and treating TMD.
Dental Researchers Receive Industry-Sponsored Grant to Improve Implant Outcomes
Thursday, May 12, 2022
The dental equipment and supplies company, Dentsply Sirona, awarded Chris Barwacz a $160,000+ award to evaluate outcomes for a newly designed implant. The study will evaluate outcomes associated with dental implants, and it shows how a mutually beneficial relationship between the college and industry partners improves patient care.
Always a Hawkeye: Leon Stanislav ('77 DDS) Receives Fluoridation Special Merit Award
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Leon Stanislav ('77 DDS) received the 2022 Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, American Dental Association, and Center for Disease Control Fluoridation Special Merit Award.
Iowa Dentistry Faculty Receive Industry Grant to Study Dental Desensitizers
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Phoenix Dental awarded Ariene Leme-Kraus and Marcos Vargas a $15,000 grant for their project In Vitro Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Potassium Oxalate Dental Desensitizer Formulas. This collaboration shows the value of academic-industry collaboration between the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and its industry partners.
Ana Diaz-Arnold Named 2022 D4 Faculty of the Year
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
For 34 years, Ana Diaz-Arnold (’84 G.P.R., ’87 M.S.) has been a fixture in the Department of Family Dentistry, teaching countless fourth-year dental students, mentoring and working alongside adjunct faculty, and treating her own patients, and as she retires in June 2022, her impact on the college and the dental profession in Iowa will remain long afterward.
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