Natalia Restrepo-Kennedy, DDS, MS
Clinical Associate Professor of Operative Dentistry
Current Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor of Operative Dentistry
Education
- Qualified Dentist in Sleep Apnea in Dental Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
- Master in Oral Science in Operative Dentistry, University of Iowa, College of Dentistry, Iowa City, Iowa
- Master in Oral Science in Master of Science, University of Iowa, College of Dentistry, Iowa City, Iowa
- Dental Assistant, Northeast Iowa Community College, Peosta, Iowa
- Specialization in Management of Social Security, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud CES, Medellin, Colombia
- DDS in Dentistry, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud CES, Medellin, Colombia
Licenses & Certifications
- AADSM Qualified Dentist Designation, University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa
- University of Iowa, Iowa
- IAGD MASTER TRACK, Operative Dentistry Department, Iowa
Selected Awards & Honors
- Hall of Fame inductee, NICC - Northeast Iowa Community College, Peosta, Iowa
- 2017 Teacher of the Year award, Freshman Dental Students - College of Dentistry and Clinics University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- 2023 Teacher of the Year award, First-year Dental Students - College of Dentistry and Clinics University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Professional Memberships
- American Dental Association (ADA)
- America Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM)
- Academy of General Dentistry (AGD)
- American Dental Education Association
Selected Publications
- Hopkins, C. E., Restrepo-Kennedy, N., Elgreatly, A., Comnick, C., Vargas, M. & Teixeira, E. (2023). FRACTURE RESISTANCE OF DEFECTIVE AMALGAM RESTORATIONS REPAIRED WITH A RESIN BASED-COMPOSITE MATERIAL. JADA - Journal of American Dental Association JADA 154 (2) 141-150. DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2022.10.012. PMID: 36543651.
- Effectiveness of primer or adhesive for self-adhesive resin cement bonding.
- Kwon, S., Restrepo-Kennedy, N. & Dawson, D. (2014). Dental Anatomy Grading: Comparison between Conventional Visual and a Novel Digital Assessment Technique. Journal of Dental Education 78 (12) 1655-1662. PMID: 25480281.
Selected Grants & Contracts
- Enhancing caries management education using a 3D printed model novel prototype; Innovations in Teaching with Technology Award and the MW Finkelstein Centennial Teaching Professorship endowment fund; Teixeira, Erica (Principal Investigator)
- In-vitro evaluation of the marginal seal of chairside CAD/CAM crowns cemented with resin-modified glass-ionomer cements; Kerr Manufacturing Co.; Restrepo-Kennedy, Natalia (Co-Investigator), Vargas, Marcos A (Principal Investigator)
- Optimization of a 3D printed tooth model to improve dental education; 2021 College of Dentistry Innovation Fund application for FY22; Restrepo-Kennedy, Natalia (Multi-PI), TEIXEIRA, ERICA (Multi-PI)