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 Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification - August 7, 2026 | 11:00am - 12:30pm promotional image

Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification - August 7, 2026 | 11:00am - 12:30pm

Friday, August 7, 2026 11:00am to 12:30pm
Dental Science Building
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 - August 7, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:30pm promotional image

Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification - August 7, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:30pm

Friday, August 7, 2026 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Dental Science Building
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).
4 Credit CE Course –  Mandibular Digital Complete Dentures: The Suction Solution promotional image

4 Credit CE Course – Mandibular Digital Complete Dentures: The Suction Solution

Monday, August 10, 2026 8:00am to 12:00pm
Dental Science Building
Join us on Monday, August 10th for "Mandibular Digital Complete Dentures: The Suction Solution" presented by Dr. Edgar García Zea. This course offers 4 CE credit hours at a registration cost of $360. The first 50 people to register will receive a complimentary copy of Dr. Edgar García Zea's book "The Suction Solution: A Step-by-Step Guide to Digital Mandibular Complete Dentures."
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News

College of Dentistry Building

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.
Clark Stanford speaking at alumni reception

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! 
Azeez Butali with Waheed Awotoye

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.
Hong Chen

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.
Students studying outdoors at Iowa Memorial Union

78 %

of iowa dentists graduated from the University of Iowa college of Dentistry
Graduating dental students

10 th

national ranking for research funding
Pediatric Patient Smiles

90 %

of incoming dental students chose Iowa because of the innovative curriculum