Diversity Belief and Commitment
Diversity Belief and Commitment
We are committed to a welcoming and respectful community for all students, faculty, staff and patients.
Diversity allows us to embrace the unique qualities of an individual; enhances the educational environment for our future dental practitioners; and provides the foundation on which we can better serve our patients with cultural sensitivity and competence.
The College of Dentistry is committed to the university’s core values of: access, opportunity, and diversity; student success; research and discovery; and engagement. This is reflected in the college’s strategic plan.
DAOD Office
The Division of Access, Opportunity, and Diversity (DAOD), formerly Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics is responsible for cultivating and championing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for faculty, staff, students, residents, and patients.
Access
Equal treatment results only if everyone starts with equal access to opportunities. Having fair and just practices and policies ensures that all campus community members can access opportunities to thrive. Acknowledging and addressing structural inequalities—historic and current—that provide advantages to some and disadvantages to other is a key tool for ensuring equal access to opportunities.
Opportunity
All members of our campus community deserve the opportunity to be and feel respected, to belong, and to participate and achieve their full potential. While access to opportunity is important to achieving this goal, it is also important to ensure that those opportunities be achievable for all campus community members,
Diversity
Diversity refers to all aspects of human difference, social identities, and social group differences. This includes, but is not limited to: race, ethnicity, creed, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual identity, socio-economic status, language, culture, national origin, religion/spirituality, age, (dis)ability, military/veteran status, political perspective, and associational preferences.
Iowa: A Framework for Life and Service
Hayley Harvey ('94 DDS, '96 MS)
AOD News
2023 summer educational program opens up opportunities for participants
Iowa dental researcher receives supplemental NIH award
Dental students give back to summer educational program
Dental AOD Events
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University AOD Events
Study Hall @ the Museum of Natural History
Study Hall @ the Museum of Natural History