Events
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.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification - October 30, 2026 | 11:00am - 12:30pm
Friday, October 30, 2026 11:00am to 12:30pm
This 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 $80 (College of Dentistry staff) or $90 (general public).
Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification - October 30, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:30pm
Friday, October 30, 2026 1:00pm to 2:30pm
This 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 $80 (College of Dentistry staff) or $90 (general public).
News
Sanity for Saints: The Importance and Service of D4 Adjunct Faculty
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
For Iowa dental students, their fourth-year curriculum simulates aspects of a private practice environment. This experience successfully prepares Iowa graduates to practice dentistry independently. The approximately thirty adjunct faculty in Family Dentistry are the engine for Iowa’s success. These faculty members mentor fourth-year students as they go from novice clinical beginners to competent and independent clinicians.
Ingleshwar Earns Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Aparna Shivanand Ingleshwar was awarded first place for the 2022 Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award by the American Association of Public Health Dentistry for Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health.
Interview with Dean Stanford
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Dean Stanford graciously sat down for an interview to discuss how it feels to be back at Iowa and his priorities over the coming weeks and months.
Clark Stanford begins as the 14th Dean of the UI College of Dentistry
Friday, April 1, 2022
On April 1, Clark Stanford returned to his alma mater to become the 14th dean of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics. He holds the Edwin Green Chair in Dental Leadership, and most recently served as dean of the College of Dentistry at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Iowa Dentistry Faculty Receive Industry Grant for Restorative Dental Materials Research
Thursday, March 31, 2022
A German Pharmaceutical company awarded Ariene Leme-Kraus and Erica Teixeira a $10,000 grant for their project investigating the effectiveness of a newly developed glass-ionomer dental material. In particular, the project will evaluate whether this novel dental material can effectively be used to treat root tooth decay.
Two Iowa Dental Students Earn NIH Student Research Awards
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Second-year dental students Frank Boksa and Mary Young have been awarded NIH Summer Dental Student Research Awards to conduct research at the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research in Maryland.
Levy Awarded Grant to Develop and Implement New Specialized Statistical Analyses of Iowa Fluoride Study Data
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Steve Levy and Chandler Pendleton received a new grant to analyze data obtained from the Iowa Fluoride Study using a new statistical analysis tool that can improve understanding and identify relationships between caries and fluorosis.
UI Impacting Future of Women in Dentistry Since 1887
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Starting with our first female graduate, Jessie Ritchey, in 1887 and continuing to this day, Iowa has proven itself a trailblazer for women in dentistry. The Class of 2024 is the first in the University of Iowa College of Dentistry’s history to have more female students than male students—helping move the national dentistry workforce closer to gender parity.
University of Iowa College of Dentistry Receives Prestigious Gies Award for Achievement
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
During the 2022 ADEA Annual Session on March 21, the ADEAGies Foundation presented the University of Iowa with a 2022 William J. Gies Award for Achievement for Academic Dental Institutions. This award recognizes Iowa’s cutting-edge Geriatric and Special Needs Program, led by director Howard Cowen, the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation Professor in Geriatrics and Special Needs.
The College of Dentistry Hosts Give Kids a Smile Event
Thursday, March 10, 2022
The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics hosted a Give Kids A Smile event on Friday night, February 25, at the Iowa Children’s Museum in the Coral Ridge Mall. Thirty-two children received free oral health education, dental screenings, fluoride treatments, and they took home bags of oral hygiene supplies.
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