Events
Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
Friday, March 28, 2025 8:30am to 12:15pm
Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office is a comprehensive review of unexpected medical emergencies and the steps you can take to be prepared.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification - May 2, 2025
Friday, May 2, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Live Demonstration Course: Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification
College of Dentistry Commencement Ceremony
Friday, June 6, 2025 3:00pm
Doors will open one hour prior to ceremony start. No tickets required.
2025 College of Dentistry Alumni Reunion
Friday, September 12 to Saturday, September 13, 2025 (all day)
University of Iowa College of Dentistry alumni from class years ending in 5s and 0s are invited back for an Alumni Weekend on Sept. 12-13, 2025. Alumni will have the opportunity to participate in Continuing Education, take a tour of the college, attend the college's Saturday pregame social, and join us for a reception on Friday night, where we will celebrate each class and alumni award winners.
News
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.
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