The University of Iowa College of Dentistry

  • Michelle R. McQuistan, DDS, MS

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry

  • Expertise:

    • General dentistry, geriatric and adult special needs patient care

  • Education:

  • BA, University of Notre Dame, 1997
  • DDS, University of Iowa, 2001
  • AEGD certificate, University of Florida-Jacksonville Clinic, 2002
  • MS, Dental Public Health, The University of Iowa, 2004

  • To Make an Appointment:

  • Call 319-335-8232

Brief Professional Resume:

Dr. McQuistan joined the College of Dentistry as a visiting professor in 2004 and became an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive & Community Dentisty in 2005.

Teaching Activities

: Dr. McQuistan teaches primarily third- and fourth-year predoctoral didactic and clinical classes. She is the course director of the community-based extramural programs and the "Practice of Dentistry in the Community-I." She also provides clinical teaching in the Special Care Clinic. Dr. McQuistan participates with the graduate curriculum as a guest lecturer.

Clinical Activities

: Dr. McQuistan works in the Special Care Clinic and also in faculty practice.

Research Activities

: Dr. McQuistan is currently involved in two main areas of research: oral health literacy and the longitudinal outcomes of community-based clinical activities (extramural programs). Her past research has included studying the Iowa general dentists' referral of children from ages 0-14 to pediatric dentists, and the use of sports sponsorship in tobacco advertising.

National or International Professional Appointments and Activities

: Dr. McQuistan is a member of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry, the American Dental Education Association, and Psi Omega.