The University of Iowa College of Dentistry

Research Faculty

Clark M. Stanford
Clark M. Stanford, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Prosthodontics
· Centennial Fund Professor, Prosthodontics
· Director, Office of Clinical Research
· Director of Biomaterials, Bone & Tissue Engineering

Faculty Profile | Biomaterials, Bone and Tissue Engineering

James S. Wefel
James S. Wefel, Ph.D.

(In Memorium)


Professor, Pediatric Dentistry
· Director, Dows Institute for Dental Research
· Director, Cariology/Microbiology Research Program

Faculty Profile | Cariology/Microbiology

Steven Armstrong
Steven Armstrong, DDS, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Operative Dentistry

Faculty Profile | Biomaterials, Bone and Tissue Engineering

Gustavo Avila-Ortiz
Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Periodontics

Faculty Profile | Cariology/Microbiology

Jeffrey A. Banas
Jeffrey A. Banas, Ph.D.
Professor, Pediatric Dentistry
Faculty Profile | Cariology/Microbiology


Kim Brogden
Kim Brogden, Ph.D.
Professor, Periodontics

Faculty Profile | Mucosa, Immunology & Oral Cancer


Daniel J. Caplan
Daniel J. Caplan, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor & Head, Preventive & Community

Faculty Profile | Epidemiology & Behavioral Research


Marsha A. Cunningham
Marsha A. Cunningham, M.S., R.D.H.,
Associate Professor, Preventive & Community

Faculty Profile | Epidemiology & Behavioral Research


Peter C. Damiano
Peter C. Damiano, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Professor, Preventive & Community & the Public Policy Center

Faculty Profile | Health Policy & Outcomes


Deborah V. Dawson
Deborah V. Dawson, B.A., Sc.M., Ph.D.
Professor, Preventive & Community
and Director, Biostatics Unit

Faculty Profile | Biostatistics Unit


Isabel Denry
Isabel Denry, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor, Prosthodontics

Faculty Profile | Biomaterials, Bone and Tissue Engineering


David R. Drake
David R. Drake, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor, Endodontics

Faculty Profile | Cariology/Microbiology


Satheesh Elangovan
Satheesh Elangovan, B.D.S. D.Sc., D.M.Sc.
Assistant Professor, Periodontics

Faculty Profile | Biomaterials, Bone and Tissue Engineering


Ronald L. Ettinger
Ronald L. Ettinger, B.D.S., M.D.S., D.D.Sc.
Professor, Prosthodontics

Faculty Profile | Cariology/Microbiology


Julie Ann Holloway
Julie Ann Holloway, D.D.S., M.S.
Professor and Interim Head, Prosthodontics;
Director of the Prosthodontic Graduate Program

Faculty Profile | Biomaterials, Bone and Tissue Engineering


Liu Hong
Liu Hong, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Prosthodontics

Faculty Profile | Biomaterials, Bone and Tissue Engineering


Georgia K. Johnson
Georgia K. Johnson, D.D.S., M.S.,
Professor and Head, Periodontics

Faculty Profile | Biomaterials, Bone and Tissue Engineering


John C. Keller
John C. Keller, M.S., Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate College and Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Faculty Profile | Biomaterials, Bone and Tissue Engineering


Justine Kolker
Justine Kolker, D.D.S., M.S., PhD.
Associate Professor, Preventive & Community

Faculty Profile | Epidemiology & Behavioral Research


Raymond A. Kuthy
Raymond A. Kuthy, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Professor, Preventive & Community

Faculty Profile | Epidemiology & Behavioral Research


Steve M. Levy
Steve M. Levy, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Professor, Preventive & Community

Faculty Profile | Epidemiology & Behavioral Research


Andrew C. Lidral
Andrew C. Lidral, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor, Orthodontics

Faculty Profile | Craniofacial Anomalies


Teresa A. Marshall
Teresa A. Marshall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Preventive & Community

Faculty Profile | Epidemiology & Behavioral Research


Lina Moreno Uribe
Lina Moreno Uribe, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Orthodontics

Faculty Profile | Craniofacial Anomalies


Galen B. Schneider
Galen B. Schneider, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Executive Associate Dean and Professor, Prosthodontics

Faculty Profile | Biomaterials, Bone and Tissue Engineering


Rebecca L. Slayton
Rebecca L. Slayton, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor & Head, Pediatric Dentistry

Faculty Profile | Cariology/Microbiology


Thomas E. Southard
Thomas E. Southard, M.S., D.D.S., M.S.
Professor and Head, Orthodontics

Faculty Profile | Biomaterials, Bone and Tissue Engineering


Christopher A. Squier
Christopher A. Squier, M.A., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.
Professor, Oral Pathology, Radiology & Medicine
· Director, Oral Soft Tissue Research Program
· Director of Graduate Studies

Faculty Profile | Mucosa, Immunology & Oral Cancer


Marcos A. Vargas
Marcos A. Vargas, D.D.S., M.S.
Professor, Family Dentistry

Faculty Profile | Biomaterials, Bone and Tissue Engineering

John J. Warren
John J. Warren, D.D.S., M.S.
Professor, Preventive & Community

Faculty Profile | Epidemiology & Behavioral Research


Karin Weber-Gasparoni
Karin Weber-Gasparoni, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pediatric Dentistry

Faculty Profile | Epidemiology & Behavioral Research


Philip W. Wertz
Philip W. Wertz, Ph.D.
Professor, Oral Pathology, Radiology & Medicine

Faculty Profile | Mucosa, Immunology & Oral Cancer