

Dental Administration
Dan J. Caplan, Professor and Head
Education:
B.A., University of Virginia, 1982
D.D.S., University of Iowa, 1988
GPR Certificate, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, 1989
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1995
Brief Professional Resume:
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 in the Department of Dental Ecology at the University of
North Carolina School of Dentistry from 1995-2007.
Teaching Activities:
Research Activities: Dr. Caplan studies outcomes related to endodontic treatment;
decision-making in endodontics; relationships between oral
and systemic diseases; and evaluation of diagnostic tests.
E-mail: Dan J. Caplan
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University of Iowa College of Dentistry