Core Research Area
Iowa is a leader in oral health policy research related to the training, experience, and factors that shape the dental workforce, including dentists, hygienists, assistants, and other dental workforce staff.
Dental Workforce Publications
Randomized experiment on the effect of incentives and mailing strategy on response rates in a mail survey of dentists
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Susan C. McKernan, Julie C. Reynolds, Brooke McInroy and Peter C. Damiano, Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 2022
Predictors of Multiple Job-Holding among Dental Hygienists in the State of Iowa
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Predictors of Multiple Job-Holding among Dental Hygienists in the State of Iowa, Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2021
Relationship between community-level variables and number of general dentists
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Raymond A Kuthy, Susan C McKernan, Mark Pooley and M. Bridget Zimmerman
Dental Workforce Reports
2025 OKU Reception Photo Gallery
Friday, January 9, 2026
Students, faculty, and staff gathered at the Holiday Inn Coralville to recognize and celebrate new members of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Mu Chapter on January 27, 2025.
New department executive officer announced.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Dr. Saulo Sousa Melo was announced as the Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine's next Department Executive Officer, effective April 15, 2026.
Fletcher named departmental executive officer of Oral Surgery
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Steven Fletcher, clinical professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, has been named Departmental Executive Officer (DEO) of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics following a national search.