The University of Iowa College of Dentistry

  • Yung-Shen (Vinny) Huang, DDS, MS, FACP

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics

  • Expertise:

  • Prosthodontics

  • Education:

  • DDS, School of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1992
  • MS, Oral Science, University of Iowa, 2003
  • Certificate, Prosthodontics, University of Iowa, 2001
  • Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics

  • To Make an Appointment:

  • Call 319-335-7275

Brief Professional Resume:

Dr. Huang joined the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 2003 as a full-time clinical assistant professor in the Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Prosthodontics. He began his clinical activities in the Department of Prosthodontics in 2004 and in 2005, he became a full-time teaching faculty member in the Department of Prosthodontics. He is currently involved in patient care within the intramural faculty practice, with emphasis on the restoration of fixed and removable prostheses as well as implant-supported prostheses.

Teaching Activities

: Dr. Huang participates in predoctoral teaching, including predoctoral fixed and removable prosthodontic courses, the Prosthodontic Junior Clerkships clinics, and the graduate prosthodontic curriculum.

Clinical Activities

: Dr. Huang's clinical activities include patient care within the intramural faculty practice. His practice is limited to prosthodontics, including the diagnosis and interdisciplinary treatment of the complex restorative patients requiring both fixed, implant-supported, and removable prostheses.

National or International Professional Appointments and Activities

: Dr. Huang is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. He is also a member of American Dental Education Association and the American Prosthodontic Society. In 2008, he was elected as an active member of the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics.