Events
Smiles for All: Advancing Oral Health Care for Special Needs
Friday, September 26, 2025 8:45am to 3:30pm
The Smiles for All program is a continuing education course offered by the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.
Pregame Professional Program (Indiana; Homecoming)
Saturday, September 27, 2025 8:00am to 10:00am
Pregame Professional Programs are a continuing education courses offered by the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.
Nowak Professorship - Pediatric Dentistry Course
Friday, October 3, 2025 8:45am to 4:00pm
The Nowak Professorship Lecture is an annual, interactive conference and continued education program for pediatric dentists.
News
3 Alumni celebrated during 2025 reunion weekend
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Garland Hershey, Eric teDuits, and Sara Stuefen, were recognized as Iowa's Educator of the Year, Alumnus of the Year, and Rising Star Awardee on September 12, 2025 at The Graduate Hotel in downtown Iowa City.
Marschall recognized as Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Dr. Jeffrey Marschall, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon dually appointed at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, has been recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
NIDCR grant supports new statistical tools to study oral disease relationships
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Steven Levy and Shaoping Zhang are contributing to a new NIDCR-funded study developing statistical tools to explore links between dental caries and periodontal disease. The project uses national oral health data and will produce an open-source software package to help researchers improve analysis and support better patient outcomes.
Liu Hong, Hongli Sun appointed to research leadership roles at the College of Dentistry
Thursday, September 4, 2025
The College of Dentistry is pleased to announce that Dr. Liu Hong has been appointed interim director of the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research, where he will oversee daily operations of the college’s research laboratories and facilities. Dr. Hongli Sun has been named Director of the Graduate Program in Oral Science. A nationally recognized researcher and educator, Sun brings expertise in nano-biomaterials and regenerative medicine, along with a strong commitment to graduate training and mentorship.
78 %
of iowa dentists graduated from the University of Iowa college of Dentistry
10 th
national ranking for research funding
90 %
of incoming dental students chose Iowa because of the innovative curriculum