Continuing Education

The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics provides high quality continuing education courses for the dental workforce in Iowa.

Whether a dental assistant or a dentist who wants to keep up to date on the latest advances in dentistry, our world-renown faculty experts and guest lecturers are a resource for Iowa.

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Lecture Courses

The University of Iowa College of Dentistry Continuing Education lecture courses address the latest advances in dentistry and dental specialties.

Live Distance Courses

The University of Iowa College of Dentistry Live Distance courses allow you to take cutting-edge continuing education courses from the comfort of your own home or office during a cold Iowa Winter.

Expanded Functions Level 2

Our Expanded Functions Level 2 course trains dental assistants to perform more functions in their dental clinic.

Pregame Courses

The University of Iowa College of Dentistry Pregame Continuing Education courses allow you to conveniently get CE credit on game-day weekends.

Vail Travel Course

Enjoy the slopes of Vail while completing continuing education courses in restorative dentistry or surgical orthodontia.

Independent Studies

Independent Studies courses can be taken at your convenience on cutting-edge continuing education topics.

2022-2023 Schedule of Continuing Education Courses

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Continuing Education Courses

Live Distance Course: Thinking Game for Maxillary Full Arch Implant Restorations

Friday, April 14, 2023 8:30am to 12:15pm

Virtual

April 14, 2023 Cost: $79 Hours: 3.5 Title: Thinking Game for Maxillary Full Arch Implant Restorations Instructor: Dr. Aaron Cho This course will be about how to approach the maxillary fill arch implant restorations. Now, full-arch implant restoration treatment is very important and popular because of CAD CAM technology and new strong material development. The lecture will provide the idea of how to make a treatment plan for maxillary edentulous patients and include clinical steps for this...

Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification (FULL)

Thursday, April 20, 2023 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Dental Science Building

Live Demonstration Course: Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification (FULL) 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 $70 (College of Dentistry staff) or $80 (general public). Course Registration (classes will be limited to 10 participants; once a class reaches the 10 participant max, registration for that class will then close. Please select another class if you find...

2023 Osbon Memorial Lecture

Saturday, April 22, 2023 8:00am to 7:00pm

Dental Science Building

The 2023 Donald B. Osbon Memorial Lecture will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in the Galagan Auditorium at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. This event qualifies for 6 CE credits and is free to participants who pre-register. The keynote speaker will be Daniel Buser, professor and chair of the Department of Oral Surgery at the University of Bern in Switzerland and a part-time lecturer on restorative dentistry and biomaterials science at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification

Thursday, August 17, 2023 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Dental Science Building

Live Demonstration Course: Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification 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 $70 (College of Dentistry staff) or $80 (general public). Course Registration (classes will be limited to 10 participants; once a class reaches the 10 participant max, registration for that class will then close. Please select another class if you find that...

2023 College of Dentistry Alumni Weekend

Friday, September 15 8:30am to Saturday, September 16, 2023 7:00pm

The College of Dentistry Alumni Reunion Weekend is scheduled for Sept. 15-16, 2023 for class years ending in 3s and 8s.

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Continuing Education Staff

Amanda Shoemaker

Director of Alumni Relations and Continuing Education
The University of Iowa
348 Dental Science Building N.
Iowa City, IA 52242-1010
319-335-7166
amanda-shoemaker@uiowa.edu

Barb Colbert

Secretary
The University of Iowa
346 Dental Science Building N
Iowa City, IA 52242-1010
319-335-7159
barbara-colbert@uiowa.edu