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
UI periodontics experts help lead national peri-implantitis prevention meeting
Thursday, May 21, 2026
The American Academy of Periodontology recently convened the Best Evidence Consensus Meeting on the Prevention of Peri-Implantitis in Chicago from May 15–18.
Periodontics Hosts 2026 Awards Banquet
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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.
Iowa endodontics makes a strong academic impact at AAE 2026
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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.