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
Butali contributes to global oral health discussion during UNGA
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Dr. Azeez Butali, the Gilbert E. Lilly Professor of Diagnostic Sciences, attended the United Nations General Assembly held Sept. 18 in New York City to participate in a global oral health event.
Mohan named D3 Prosthodontics clerkship director
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Dr. Mandy Mohan, clinical associate professor in the University of Iowa College of Dentistry Department of Prosthodontics, has been named director of the D3 Prosthodontics Clerkship.
Zhu earns CDT specialty certification in Digital Workflow
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Tommy Zhu, instructional resource associate in the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, has earned board certification in Digital Workflow through the National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology (NBC).