Finding a Mentor
Faculty who would like to have their names added to this list or who would like to update their listing should contact Sara Anstoetter by phone at 5-7404 or email at sara-anstoetter@uiowa.edu
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DDS, MS, Prof., Prosthodontics S418 DSB, Ph. 5-7277, e-mail: steven-aquilino@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: prosthodontics materials, implant prosthodontics, dentinal adhesive systems, etched metal/resin bonded prostheses, tmj radiography.
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DDS, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof., Operative Dentistry and Dows Institute S231 DSB, Ph. 5-7211, e-mail: steven-armstrong@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: dentin adhesion
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R.Ph, MS, Assoc. Prof., Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery S455 DSB, Ph. 5-7459, e-mail: karen-baker@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: dental management of medically compromised patients, antibiotics for treatment of odontogenic infections, efficacy of agents for pain/anxiety associated with dental procedures, efficacy of chemotherapeutic periodontal disease agents. |
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Ph.D., Prof., Pediatric Dentistry N436 DSB, Ph. 5-9911, e-mail: jeffrey-banas@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: bacterial pathogenesis, cariology, glucan-binding proteins of the mutans streptococci, plaque biofilm development and architecture. |
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BDS, D.Orth., DDS, MS, Prof., Orthodontics S225 DSB, Ph. 5-7303, e-mail: karla-starckovich@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: longitudinal analysis of facial growth in normal patients, evaluation of orthodontic treatment results, orthodontic biomaterial research.
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BS, MS, PhD, Prof., Periodontics, Dows Institute for Dental Research N401 DSB, Ph. 5-8077, e-mail: kim-brogden@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: Innate immunity, defensins, antimicrobial peptides, cytokines, oral microbiology. |
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DDS, MS, Assoc. Prof, Operative Dentistry S233 DSB, ph. 5-7210, e-mail: murray-bouschlicher@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: Materials Science, Soldering/welding, Composite systems, Implant prosthetics
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DDS, MS, PhD, Prof., Orthodontics S220 DSB, Ph. 5-7289, e-mail: john-casko@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: facial change and stability in surgical orthodontic patients. |
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BDSc, MS, PhD, Associate Professor, Preventive and Community Dentistry N337-1 DSB, ph: 5-7203, e-mail: jane-chalmers@uiowa.edu AREAS OF RESEARCH: Longitudinal oral epidemiological research with a focus on geriatrics, nursing homes and dementia; oral health promotion in special care dentistry; service delivery in special care dentistry, including the use of dental auxiliaries. Current projects include the use of oral assessments and care plans in nursing homes, and longitudinal research on the oral health status of older adults living in the community, including those with dementia. |
DDS, MS, Assoc. Prof., Operative Dentistry S236 DSB, Ph. 5-7214, e-mail: deborah-cobb@uiowa.edu AREAS OF RESEARCH: physical properties of dental materials (bond strength, etc.); clinical studies.
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MS, Clinical Assoc. Prof. and Dir., Admissions, Emergency and Limited Care Clinic, Former Dir. Geriatric & Special Needs Program, Preventive & Community Dentistry S334 DSB, Ph. 5-6961, e-mail: howard-cowen@uiowa.edu AREAS OF RESEARCH: epidemiology of oral diseases in the elderly, etiology of tooth loss, osteoporosis and fluoride intake, and the oral health of nursing home residents.
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BS, MS, Assoc. Prof., Preventive & Community Dentistry N334 DSB, Ph. 5-7204, e-mail: marsha-cunningham@uiowa.edu AREAS OF RESEARCH: educational research, patient satisfaction and utilization behaviors, community analysis.
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DDS, MPH, Prof., Preventive & Community Dentistry and Public Policy Center N329 DSB and 212 SQ, Ph. 5-7184 and 5-6813, e-mail: peter-damiano@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: access to care, practitioner participation in Medicaid and Medicare, systematic quality assurance, health policy, health care financing, health care reform, program evaluation. |
PhD, ScM, Prof. & Director of Biostatistics, Preventive & Community Dentistry and Dows Research Institute N439E DSB, Ph. 5-7189, e-mail: deborah-dawson@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: statistical evaluation of clinical, basic science, and epidemiologic research data; statistical genetic modeling of human disorders, particularly dental disorders, developmental disorders, and immune and inflammatory disorders; meta-analysis. |
DDS, MS, Assoc. Prof. & AEGD Director, Family Dentistry S401 DSB, Ph. 5-7322, e-mail: ana-arnold@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: materials testing of porcelain, resin composite, glass ionomer, alloy and adhesives to include bond strength, hardness, and fluoride release.
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BDS, MDS, DDSc, Prof., Dows Institute and Prosthodontics N409 DSB, Ph. 5-7378, e-mail: ronald-ettinger@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: oral epidemiology, geriatric dentistry, longitudinal studies of overdentures, caries prevention of overdentures in vitro.
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DMD, MS, Assistant Prof., Periodontics S450 DSB, Ph. 5-7238, e-mail: ali-fakhry@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: Craniofacial bone morphometrics, bone grafting, laser technology, instructional technology/methodology.
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DDS, MS, Prof., Oral Pathology, Radiology & Medicine S357 DSB, Ph. 5-7360, e-mail: michael-finkelstein@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: Development and evaluation of patient case studies and other materials for teaching clinical diagnosis and development of clinical problem-solving skills. Histopathologic investigation of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia.
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DDS, MS, Prof.and Head, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery E202 GH, Ph. 356-1981, e-mail: kirk-fridrich@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: clinical aspects of OMFS including neurosensory recovery, alveolar osteitis, intraoral suture material, orthognathic surgery and dental implants.
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DDS, MS, Ph.D., Dows Institute of Research, Operative Dentistry N402 DSB, Ph. 4-3250, email: saulo-geraldeli@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: mechanical testing in dental biomaterials (shear, tensile and microtensile), dentin permeability and enamel/dentin adhesive interface morphology (SEM, TEM).
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BSc, DDS, MS, Asst. Prof., Prosthodontics S420 DSB, Ph. 335-9159, e-mail: david-gratton@uiowa.edu Areas of Reseach: Dental implant biomechanics, specifically the “mechanical integration” of components of the dental implant prosthetic stack under simulated dynamic fatigue conditions. Materials testing of dental materials under static and dynamic fatigue protocols such as carbon fiber and ceramic post and core systems and all ceramic crown systems. Investigation of emerging prosthodontic CAD CAM technologies. |
DDS, MS, S342 DSB Ph. 5-9656, e-mail: john-hellstein@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: Forensics, Cancer, and Bisphosphonates.
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DDS, MS, Prof. and Head, Dept. of Endodontics S437 DSB, Ph. 5-7471, e-mail: william-t-johnson@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: ultrasonics, pulp biology, materials and products in endodontics, and blood flow.
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MS, PhD, Prof., Dows Institute and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dean, Graduate College N402 DSB, Ph. 5-7375, e-mail: john-keller@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: biological responses to biomedical materials, especially implants and bone substitute materials; characteristics of implant surfaces; mechanics of implant retention. Requests participation at the co-mentoring level. |
BDS, DDS, MS, Prof., Operative Dentistry S234 DSB, Ph.. 5-7212, e-mail: satish-khera@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: behavior of tooth structure (enamel & dentin) under forces of chewing function, materials research.
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DDS, MS, PhD, Assistant Professor, Operative Dentistry N405, Ph. 5-7583, e-mail: justine-kolker@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: Oral Epidemiology and Oral Health Disparities including Nutritional Epidemiology. Health Services Research included dental treatment outcome, preference of treatment and costs of treatment. Early caries diagnosis and staging of caries. |
DDS, MPH, Prof. Preventive and Community Dentistry N337-2 DSB, Ph. 5-7201, e-mail: raymond-kuthy@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: oral health workforce; predictors of dental employment upon graduation; oral health accessibility for mentally retarded/developmentally disabled; effects of mandatory continuing education for dental professionals; evaluation of dental safety net programs
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DDS, MPH, Prof. & Grad. Program Director, Preventive & Community Dentistry; Prof., Epidemiology, College of Public Health; & Wright-Bush-Schreves Endowed Prof. of Research N330 DSB, Ph. 5-7185, e-mail: steven-levy@uiowa.edu AREAS OF RESEARCH: ingestion of fluorides and dental fluorosis; esthetic impact of dental fluorosis; early childhood caries prevention, epidemiology; prevention; patient histories & medication; fluorides, genetics, exercise and bone development; sucking patterns and dental growth development; root caries; geriatric dentistry.
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DDS, PhD, Professor, Orthodontics S240 DSB, Ph. 5-7304, e-mail Andrew-lidral@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: Craniofacial developmental genetics. Specifically, the goal of his projects is to identify the genetic causes of craniofacial birth defects, including syndromic and nonsyndromic forms of orofacial clefting. Ongoing collaborations include researchers in Colombia, South America and Seattle, Washington. In addition, Dr. Lidral studies hereditary tooth agenesis, which is a common trait occurring in approximately 10% of the population. |
DDS, MS, Asst. Prof., Prosthodontics S422 DSB, Ph. 5-7281, e-mail: terry-lindquist@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: wear of restorative materials.
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PhD in Human Nutrition (RD/LD), Asst. Prof. Preventive and Community Dentistry N335 DSB, Ph. 5-1790, e-mail: teresa-marshall@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: Diet and nutrition as relates to both oral and systemic health.
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MD, Prof, Pediatrics, Biology and Dentistry, 2182 ML, Ph. 5-6897, e-mail: jeff-murray@uiowa.edu. Areas of research: molecular genetics and epidemiology of craniofacial birth defects with special emphasis on cleft lip and palate using gene mapping, DNA sequencing and animal models.
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DDS, MScD, Prof., Oral Pathology, Radiology & Medicine S341 DSB, Ph. 5-7341; Dept. of Radiology and Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, e-mail: axel-ruprecht@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: oral & maxillofacial radiology. |
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DDS, MS, Prof., Orthodontics S221 DSB, Ph. 5-7290, e-mail: karin-southard@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: consult with Dr. Southard.
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MS, DDS, MS, Prof. & Head, Orthodontics S226 DSB, Ph. 5‑7538, e-mail: tom-southard@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: biomechanics in orthodontic treatment and jaw function, computer imaging.
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D.M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor, Department of Family Dentistry 403 DSB, Ph. 5-7325, michael-spector@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: My area of interest is Complementary and Alternative Medicine(CAM), as it pertains to dentistry. The following are examples of popular CAM therapeutic modalities: Acupuncture, Herbal medicine, Vitamin Therapy, Biofeedback, Homeopathy, Chiropractics, etc. Currently our group is working on a survey of CAM usage in a dental population.
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DDS, MA, MS, Prof., Orthodontics S224 DSB, Ph. 5-7302, e-mail: robert-staley@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: root growth, dental and oral morphology, enamel demineralization, and orthodontic materials testing.
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DDS, PhD, Centennial Fund Prof. and Director, Clinical Research, Dept. of Prosthodontics and Dows Institute N447 DSB, Ph. 5-7381, e-mail: clark-stanford@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: research project involve studies to understand the molecular and cellular changes that occur with osteoporosis (e.g., estrogen receptor regulation), how bone leads to a long-term stable dental implant interface and how bone matrix components regulate cell adhesion and phenotypic stability. Clinical studies involve a wide variety of patient outcomes of care research. Interest especially associated with Prosthodontic implant therapies. |
MA, PhD, DSc, FRC Path, Prof. & Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Dows Institute for Dental Research and Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine N419 DSB, Ph. 5-7388, e-mail: christopher-squier@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: permeability and pathogenesis of oral mucosal disease; effects of tobacco in the etiology of oral cancer.
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DDS, MS, Assoc. Prof., Family Dentistry S317 DSB, Ph. 5-7208, e-mail: marcos-vargas@uiowa.edu AREAS OF RESEARCH: Dental material: dental adhesive systems, resin composites, color, fatigue and electron microscopy. |
DDS, MS, Prof. and Head, Oral Pathology, Radiology & Medicine S356 DSB, Ph. 5-9656, e-mail: steven-vincent@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: oral mucosal disease, candidiosis, recurrent herpes simplex infections, TMJ. |
DMD, MS, Prof., Endodontics DSB, Ph. 5-7475, e-mail: richard-walton@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: clinical endodontics, pain prevention & management, anesthesia, pulp/periapical pathosis, pulp responses, testing of endodontic materials and devices.
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DDS, MS, Associate Professor, Preventive & Community Dentistry N-337 DSB, Ph. 5-7205, e-mail: john-warren@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: dental caries and caries prevention in early childhood; epidemiology of dental caries and dental fluorosis; epidemiology of malocclusion, development of occlusion and the dental arches. |
DDS, MS, Ph.D, Asst. Prof., Pediatric Dentistry S204 DSB, Ph. 355-7478, e-mail: karin-weber@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: Early dental interventions including early childhood caries, psychological theories of motivation, and public health issues affecting the health of patients with special health care needs and infants, toddlers, and children of low-income, high risk populations.
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BS, PhD, Prof. & Director, Dows Institute and Pediatric Dentistry N413 DSB, Ph. 5-7376, e-mail: james-wefel@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: mechanisms of action of fluorides, fluoride releasing materials, remineralization, Ca phosphate crystal growth, prevention of root caries, lasers, dentine hypersensitivity, coronal caries, secondary caries. |
PhD, Prof., Dows Institute and Oral Pathology, Radiology & Medicine N449 DSB, Ph. 5-7409, e-mail: philip-wertz@uiowa.edu Areas of Research: biochemistry; structures, function and metabolism of lipids in epidermis and oral epithelium. |
DDS, MS, Assistant Professor, Endodontics Areas of Research: Endodontic microbiology, endodontic materials, clinical endodontic studies.
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Dr. Teresa Marshall Program Assistant Director Phone: 319-335-7190 E-mail: teresa-marshall@uiowa.edu |
Sara Anstoetter Program Assistant Phone:319-335-7404 E-mail: sara-anstoetter@uiowa.edu webmaster |
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