Steven D. Marshall, clinical professor in the University of Iowa Department of Orthodontics, has received the 2026 Dale B. Wade Award of Excellence in Orthodontics from the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO).

During the 2025–26 academic year, 31 University of Iowa College of Dentistry students, one resident, and one dentist volunteered their time at His Hands Dental Clinic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Sukirth Ganesan presented University of Iowa research on metabolic disease and oral health at the 242nd National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council Meeting hosted by the National Institutes of Health.

The Department of Family Dentistry recognized student achievement during its annual awards presentation on May 21, 2026, in Room W220 of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.

The American Academy of Periodontology recently convened the Best Evidence Consensus Meeting on the Prevention of Peri-Implantitis in Chicago from May 15–18.

On Wednesday, May 14, 2026, the Department of Periodontics held its annual awards luncheon in W220 at the College of Dentistry. Awards were presented to D2 and D4 students in recognition of academic achievement, clinical excellence, leadership, and commitment to the specialty of periodontics.

The University of Iowa Department of Endodontics delivered a strong academic presence at the 2026 American Association of Endodontists Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dr. Sukirth Ganesan, associate professor and graduate program director in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, recently served as an examiner for the oral examination component of the American Board of Periodontology, held April 27–May 1 in Raleigh, North Carolina.