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

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.

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.
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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