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
Marchini appointment highlights Iowa’s global leadership in special care dentistry
Monday, July 13, 2026
Through compassionate patient care, education, research, and outreach—including the Geriatric Mobile Unit—Iowa is helping shape the future of care for older adults and people with disabilities.
Contacting Students and Residents
Thursday, July 9, 2026
How to contact students and residents for your practice.