The University of Iowa : College of Dentistry : About the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry

Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry Faculty

Dan Caplan

Dan Caplan, D.D.S., Ph.D., Professor and Head

Dr. Caplan is professor and head of the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry. Before joining the UI College of Dentistry in 2007, he was a faculty member in the Department of Dental Ecology at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry from 1995-2007.
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Lindsey Cosper

Lindsey Cosper, D.D.S., Visiting Assistant Professor

Dr. Cosper joined the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry as a visiting assistant professor in 2012. She is a clinical instructor in the Geriatric and Special Needs Clinic and Geriatric Mobile Unit.
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Howard Cowen

Howard J. Cowen, D.D.S., M.S.,DABSCD, Clinical Professor

Dr. Cowen joined the College of Dentistry in 1982. He is director of the Geriatric and Special Needs Dental Program and director of the Geriatric and Special Needs Postgraduate Certificate Program, as well as a clinical professor in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry
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Marsha Cunningham-Ford

Marsha A. Cunningham-Ford, B.S., M.S., R.D.H., Associate Professor

Ms. Cunningham-Ford joined The University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 1979. She is an associate professor in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry.
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Peter Damiano

Peter Damiano, D.D.S., M.P.H., Professor

Dr. Damiano joined the College of Dentistry in 1990. He is a professor in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry and director, Health Policy Research, at the Public Policy Center.
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Raymond Kuthy

Raymond A. Kuthy, D.D.S., M.P.H., Professor

Dr. Kuthy joined The University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 1999. He served as head of the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry from 1999 to 2006.
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Steve Levy

Steve M. Levy, D.D.S., M.P.H., Wright-Bush-Shreves Endowed Professor of Research

Dr. Levy joined the College of Dentistry in 1984. He is professor and graduate program director in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry and has an appointment in the Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health.
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Teresa Marshall

Teresa A. Marshall, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Dr. Marshall joined The University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 1991. She is a registered dietitian and an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry.
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Susan McKernan

Susan C. McKernan, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor

Dr. McKernan completed her M.S. and Ph.D. in dental public health at The University of Iowa in 2009 and 2012. In 2012, she joined the Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry as a visiting assistant professor.
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Michelle McQuistan

Michelle R. McQuistan, D.D.S., M.S., Assistant Professor

Dr. McQuistan completed her D.D.S. at The University of Iowa in 2001. In 2002 she received her AEGD certificate from the University of Florida-Jacksonville Clinic. She returned to The University of Iowa where she completed her M.S. in dental public health in 2004.
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John Warren

John J. Warren, D.D.S., M.S., Professor

Dr. Warren joined The University of Iowa College of Dentistry as a postdoctoral associate in 1991. He became an adjunct assistant professor in the department of Preventive & Community Dentistry in 1996. In 1999 he became full-time assistant professor in the department and he is currently an associate professor.
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