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's research has included studying Iowa general dentists' referral of children from age 0-14 to pediatric dentists. As a student Dr. McQuistan studied tobacco advertising and sports sponsorship. She is currently investigating the long-term effects of extramural programs, and she is developing, implementing and evaluating an ethnogeriatric curriculum for third- and four-year dental students. This curriculum explores topics in cultural competency and health literacy.
National or International Professional Appointments or Activities: Dr. McQuistan is a member of the American Dental Association, the American Association of Public Health Dentistry, Psi Omega, and the American Association for Dental Research. She is past student president of the local American Association of Women Dentists.