Spring 2022 Edition
The Dental Student Research Group at the University of Iowa is one of the premier programs in the country. The accomplishments of participating students over the 2021-2022 year highlight the value and importance of the program.
Student Research Groups Stories
Chichi Adeleke Receives Outstanding Dental Research Award
2022 Mentor of the Year
Five Student Researchers Earn Senior Research Achievement Awards
Woods recognized in Dare to Discover campaign
Dental Student Research Alumni Interview: William McBride
Iowa at the 2022 National Oral Health Conference
Dental Student Research Alumni Interview: Julie Reynolds
Two Iowa Dental Students Earn NIH Student Research Awards
Iowa Makes An Impact at the IADR/AADR Annual Meeting
Student Publications
Chichi Adeleke (D4)
Naicker T, Adeleke CC (D4), Alade A, et. al. Novel GRHL3 Variants in a South African Cohort With Cleft Lip and Palate. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2021 Aug 30:10556656211038453. doi: 10.1177/10556656211038453. PMID: 34459660.
Chichi Adeleke (D4)
Gowans LJJ, Comnick CL, Mossey PA, et. al. Genome-Wide Scan for Parent-of-Origin Effects in a sub-Saharan African Cohort With Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate (CL/P). Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2021 Aug 12:10556656211036316. doi: 10.1177/10556656211036316. PMID: 34382870
Chichi Adeleke (D4) and Mary Young (D2)
Awotoye W, Comnick C, Pendleton C, et. al. Genome-wide Gene-by-Sex Interaction Studies Identify Novel Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefts Risk Locus. J Dent Res. 2022 Apr;101(4):465-472. doi: 10.1177/00220345211046614. Epub 2021 Oct 23. PMID: 34689653; PMCID: PMC8935575.
Cyrus Mansouri (D3)
Couso-Queiruga E, Mansouri CJ, Alade AA, et. al. Alveolar Ridge Preservation Reduces the Need for Ancillary Bone Augmentation in the Context of Implant Therapy. J Periodontol. 2022 Mar 15. doi: 10.1002/JPER.22-0030. PMID: 35289400.
Allison Schollmeyer (D3)
Jain A, Schollmeyer A, Peter T, et. al. Survival analysis of crown margin repair: A retrospective study in a dental school setting. J Am Dent Assoc. 2021 Dec 29:S0002-8177(21)00547-X. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2021.08.012. PMID: 34973706.
Tanner Storbeck (D3)
Storbeck T, Qian F, Marek C, et. al. Dose-dependent association between xerostomia and number of medications among older adults. Spec Care Dentist. 2021 Oct 13. doi: 10.1111/scd.12662. PMID: 34644409
McKenna Woodward (D4)
Woodward MJ, Reynolds J, Kelly M. Dental Hygienists' Attitudes and Experiences with Public Health Supervision in Iowa. J Dent Hyg. 2021 Dec;95(6):23-30. PMID: 34949679
Mary Young (D2)
Li M (D2), Olotu J, Buxo-Martinez CJ, Butali A., et al., Variant Analyses of Candidate Genes in Orofacial Clefts in Multi-Ethnic Populations. Oral Dis. 2021 Jun 1. doi: 10.1111/odi.13932. PMID: 34061439.
National Presentations
Hinman Research Symposium
(D2) Mary Young and (D3) Sydney Woods were both accepted to present at the 26th Hinman Student Research Symposium, held virtually in Memphis, TN, October 30-31, 2021.
Iowa Section of the AADOCR Annual Meeting
(D1) Michael Chavez, Carter Coppinger, Zachary Graham
(D2) Frank Boksa, Alanna Bram, Colton Curtis, Brooke Frazier, Luke Hovey, Arshi Munjal, Sara Saey, Amanda Seaberg, Emma Thayer, Abigail Wiese, Mary Young
(D3) Teagan Byrnes, Bethany Doolittle, Cyrus Mansouri, Thomas Scroggs, Sydney Weber, Lauren Witte, Sydney Woods, Shao Zhang
(D4) Jeremy Bobera, Emma Miller, Katherine Moore, Emily Starman, Luke Veenstra, Kelsey Wenger
AADOCR Annual Meeting
Sixteen students were accepted and presented at the AADOCR Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA March 23-26, 2022. They were:
(D2) Frank Boksa, Alanna Bram, Colton Curtis, Luke Hovey, Arshi Munjal, Sara Saey, Amanda Seaberg, Emma Thayer, Sydney Weber, Abigail Wiese, Mary Young.
(D3) Teagan Byrnes, Bethany Doolittle, Thomas Scroggs, Sydney Woods, Shao Zhang.
NOHC Annual Conference
(D2) Brooke Frazier and (D4) Emily Starman were accepted and presented at the NOHC Conference in Fort Worth, TX April 11-13, 2022.
AAPD Annual Conference
(D4) Emma Miller was accepted and will be presenting at the AAPD Conference in San Diego, CA May 26-29, 2022.
2022 Iowa Section of the AADOCR Awards
The 69th Annual Iowa Section of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial was held on Tuesday, February 15. Judges evaluated each submission for each category and determined the award winners based on the quality of the research and the presentation. These student awards represent the exciting research that our students are conducting and presenting.
Teagan Byrnes
AADOCR Student Research Award
Kelsey Wenger
Iowa OKU Mu Chapter Award
1st Place
Zachary Graham
Max Smith Pre-Doctoral Competition
1st Place
Bethany Doolittle
Max Smith Pre-Doctoral Competition
2nd Place
Cyrus Mansouri
Max Smith Pre-Doctoral Competition
3rd Place
Emma Thayer
P&G Competition
1st Place
Teagan Byrnes
P&G Competition
2nd Place
Abigail Wiese
P&G Competition
3rd Place
Mary Young
ADA Table Clinics Competition (Predoctoral)
1st Place
Luke Hovey
ADA Table Clinics Competition (Predoctoral)
2nd Place
Katherine Moore
ADA Table Clinics Competition (Predoctoral)
3rd Place
Sydney Woods
Dental Specialty Award
Iowa Society for Periodontology Predoctoral Award
1st Place
Emma Miller
Dental Specialty Award
James S. Wefel Pediatric Dentistry Predoctoral Competition Award
1st Place
Looking Forward to Next Academic Year
Thirty-seven student research proposals were funded for the 2022-2023 school year.
2022-2023 Student Research Program Officers
President: Sydney Woods (D4)
Vice-President: Frank Boksa (D3)
Secretary/Treasurer: Mary Young (D3)
D4 Representative: Cyrus Mansouri
D3 Representative: Alanna Bram and Mandi Seaberg
D2 Representative: Carter Coppinger
D1 Representative: TBA in Fall