Events
OPEN: Family Spirit Award Nominations
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 (all day)
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2024 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award.
Coralville, Iowa Dental Alumni Reception
Friday, May 3, 2024 4:00pm to 6:00pm
The College of Dentistry is thrilled to host a dental alumni reception in conjunction with the Iowa Dental Association Meeting in Coralville, Iowa. All dentists, dental hygienists, spouses, guests and staff are cordially invited.
Event Details:
Friday, May 3, 2024
4–6 p.m.
Iowa Athletic Club
200 E. 9th Street, Coralville, Iowa
REGISTER TODAY!
College of Dentistry Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 31, 2024 3:00pm
Doors will open one hour prior to ceremony start. No tickets required.
The ceremony will be livestreamed.
2024 College of Dentistry Alumni Reunion
Friday, September 13 8:30am to Saturday, September 14, 2024 7:00pm
The College of Dentistry Alumni Reunion Weekend is scheduled for Sept. 14-15, 2024 for class years ending in 4s and 9s.
News
Research grant awarded to orthodontics faculty extending research on the epigenetic causes of orofacial clefting
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Aline Petrin’s research on identical twins has shed led on the epigenetic causes of orofacial clefting. Her new study explores the epigenetic causes of mirrored clefting among twins.
NIH awards supplemental grant to dental faculty member
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Azeez Butali is extending his research on the genetics of orofacial clefts in African populations so that his team improve the reception and acceptance of genetic information found in their studies.
2023 summer educational program opens up opportunities for participants
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
The dental track of the Summer Health Professions Education Program showcases careers in dentistry for undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds. Since 2017, this highly competitive program has served over 120 students helping to prepare them for dental school and a future career in dentistry.
Iowa dental faculty receive grant to investigate genetic factors associated with periodontitis
Thursday, August 3, 2023
The National Institutes of Health via the University of Kentucky awarded Azeez Butali and Erliang Zeng a grant to identify genome-wide genetic susceptibility variants around the world.
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