Justine L. Kolker, DDS MS PhD

Director, Assessment and Evaluation and Professor of Operative Dentistry

justine-kolker@uiowa.edu

Primary Office

S233 Dental Science Building

(DSB)

(319) 335-7583

Current Positions

Professor of Operative Dentistry
Professor of Dentistry Administration

Education

PhD in Oral Science, University of Iowa
MS in Operative Dentistry, University of Iowa
Certificate in Operative Dentistry, University of Iowa
DDS, University of Iowa
BA in Political Science, Iowa State University

Licenses & Certifications

American Board of Dental Public Health, Iowa
American Board of Operative Dentistry, Iowa
Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Iowa
Dental License, Iowa

Selected Awards & Honors

Fuller-Denehy Professor of Operative Dentistry, University of Iowa, College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics
Mentor of the Year, Iowa Chapter of the AADR Student Research Group

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Cariology (AAC)
American Board of Dental Public Health (ABDPH)
American Board of Operative Dentistry (ABOD)
Academy of Operative Dentistry (AOD)
American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD)
European Organisation for Caries Research (ORCA)
American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR)
American Dental Education Association (ADEA)

Selected Publications

Santamaría RM, Fontana M, Chalas R, Guzman-Armstrong S, Kolker JL, Krithikadatta J, Kuzmina I, Maltz M, Martignon S, Ottolenghi L, Pitts N, Abdin M, Splieth CH. The Core Curriculum in Cariology: Fiction or Reality? Challenges about Implementation. Caries Res 2024;58(3):153-161.
Shi N, Peter T, Caplan DJ, Xie XJ, Dang CA, Welhaven A, Pendleton C, Allareaddy V, Kolker JL, Marchini, L. (2025) Predictors of survival of large non-occlusal non-incisal glass-ionomer restorations in older adults. Spec Care Dentist 44(4) 1228-1235. DOI: 10.1111/SCD.12981. Epub 2024 Mar 6.
Shabayek, M., Warren, J., Tinanoff, N., Kolker, J. & Johnsen, D. (2023). Integrating patient-centered caries management in dental education-A practical approach. Journal of dental education. DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13301. PMID: 37414087.
Levy, S. M., Warren, J. J., Kolker, J. L. & Weber-Gasparoni, K. (2023). Generalized permanent dentition fluorosis severity becomes less evident over time among a birth cohort. Frontiers in oral health 4 1198167. DOI: 10.3389/froh.2023.1198167. PMID: 37456361. PMCID: PMC10348053.
Fontana, M., Eckert, G. J., Katz, B. P., Keels, M. A., Levy, B. T., Levy, S. M., Kemper, A. R., Yanca, E., Jackson, R., Warren, J., Kolker, J. L., Daly, J. M., Kelly, S., Talbert, J. & McKnight, P. (2023). Predicting Dental Caries in Young Children in Primary Health Care Settings. Journal of dental research 220345231173585. DOI: 10.1177/00220345231173585. PMID: 37329133.
Ortega-Verdugo, P., Warren, J. J., Gaeth, G. J., Carter, K., Kateeb, E., Kolker, J. L. & Shane, D. M. (2023). Assessing the Acceptability of Less Invasive Caries Removal Techniques for treating Deep Carious Lesions: A Conjoint Survey among Dentists Practicing in a Midwestern American State. Caries research 57 (3) 243-254. DOI: 10.1159/000533658. PMID: 37699363.
Al Saffer, A. The Effectiveness SDF on Caries Lesions in Older Adults retrospective study evaluating the longevity of SDF. Kolker, J. (Eds.) Journal of Public Health Dentistry.
Villhauer, A., Zhu, M., Shi, W., Xie, X. J., Hughes, P., Lesch, A., Weber-Gasparoni, K., Kolker, J., Drake, D. & Banas, J. A. (2023). Role of mutans streptococci, acid tolerant bacteria and oral Candida species in predicting the onset of early childhood caries. Frontiers in dental medicine 4. DOI: 10.3389/fdmed.2023.991746. PMID: 38188893. PMCID: PMC10768932.
Teixeira, E., Maia, R., Comnick, C., Armstrong, S., Vargas, M., Guzman-Armstrong, S., Kolker, J., Vidal, C., Jain, A., Restrepo-Kennedy, N. & Elgreatly, A. (2023). Outcomes of a Simplified Dental Composite: a Randomized Clinical Trial. (Vols. 102). (Spec Iss A) Journal of Dental Research.
Zafar, M., Levy, S. M., Warren, J. J., Xie, X. J., Kolker, J. & Pendleton, C. (2022). Prevalence of non-cavitated lesions and progression, regression, and no change from age 9 to 23 years. Journal of public health dentistry 82 (3) 313-320. DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12538. PMID: 35781658. PMCID: PMC9544189.

Selected Grants & Contracts

Longitudinal Analysis of Low pH Streptococci in Early Childhood Caries; NIH; Kolker, Justine (Co-Investigator), Banas, Jeff (Principal Investigator)
Predicting Caries Risk in Underserved Toddlers in Primary Health Care Settings; NIH; Margherita Fontana (PI), Levy (Subcontract PI) (Principal Investigator), Kolker, Justine L (Co-Investigator)
Fluoride, Dietary, and Other Factors Related to Young Adult Bone Measures and Dental Caries.; NIH; Steven Levy (Principal Investigator), Kolker, Justine L (Co-Investigator)
Phase III RCT of the Effectiveness of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Arresting Cavitated Caries Lesions; NIH; Kolker, Justine (Co-Investigator), Margherita Fontana (PI), Levy (Subcontract PI) (Principal Investigator)
In vitro and clinical studies of a newly developed dental composite and adhesive system; Tokuyama Dental Corporation; Tiexiera, Erica (Multi-PI), Maia, Rodrigo (Multi-PI), Vidal, Cristina (Multi-PI), Kolker, Justine L (Co-Investigator)
Two year clinical study of Estelite Sigma Quick / Tokuyama Bond Force; Tokuyama Dental Corporation; Steve Armstrong (Principal Investigator), Kolker, Justine L
Clinical Investigation of a New Resin Composite System; Ivoclar/Vivadent; Cathia Bergeron (Principal Investigator), Kolker, Justine L
Iowa Fluoride Study Age 17 Data Collection - Carver Trust; Carver Charitable Trust; Steve Levy (Principal Investigator), Kolker, Justine L
Iowa Fluoride Study Age 17 Data Collection; Delta Dental of Iowa; Levy, Steven (Principal Investigator), Kolker, Justine L (Co-Investigator)
Clinical Investigation of a New Resin Composite System (NEUN/Venus Diamond); Heraeus Kulzer; Kolker, Justine L (Principal Investigator)