Student Projects

Chad Allen (currently D2) and Brian Smith (currently D4)

Hover over student photos to display name, award(s), mentor(s), and project.

First Year (D1)

Zachary Goettsche, Mentor: Dr. Ronald Ettinger, Project: In-vitro Assessment of Three Dentrifices to Prevent Demineralization of Overdenture-abutments

Second Year (D2)

Chad Allen, NIH Training Grant, Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Murray, Project: Sequencing Analysis of CAPZB, a New Candidate for NSCL/P Hannah Anderson, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. John Warren, Project: Activity of Sugar-Free Herbal Lollipops against Periodontal Pathogens Justin Anderson, NIH Training Grant, Mentor: Dr. Michael Kanellis, Project: Factors Affecting Appointment-Keeping Behavior in Iowa Pediatric Dental Practices Lauren Claeys, NIH Training Grant, Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Murray, Project: Sequencing to Find Etiologic Variants of Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate: A Replication Study Ursula Diehl, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. Christopher Barwacz, Project: Employment of a Self-Calibrated Electronic Survey to Validate the Pink Esthetic Score of Single-Unit Anterior Implant-Supported Restorations Ryan Humbert, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. Isabelle Denry, Project: Effect of Chemical Surface Modification on the Bioactivity of 3Y-TZP Justin Kirch, Dows Award, Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Banas, Project: Oral Antiseptics and Streptococcus Mutans from Caries-Free and Caries-Active Individuals Michael Johnson, Dows Award, Mentor: Dr. Robert Staley, Project: Establishing Clinically Applicable Overbite Norms in Normal Class 1 Individuals Courtney Lickteig, Dows Award, Mentor: Dr. Christopher Barwacz, Project: Determining if Introductory Education and/or Sex Influences Values of Implant Esthetics in First Year Pre-Doctoral Students Nicole Major, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. Michelle McQuistan, Project: Community-Based Dental Education and Clinical Performance among 4th Year Dental Students Ben Nashleanas, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. Raymond Kuthy, Project: Factors Influencing Immediate Career Plans of 4th Year Dental Students Ben Roemmich, Dows Award, Mentor: Dr. Robert Staley, Project: Over-Jet in Class 1 Normal Occlusions Pete Ruggiero, Dows Award, Mentor: Dr. Steven Levy, Project: Orthodontic Treatment and Other Factors Affecting Teen/Parent Esthetic Satisfaction Jon Van Hemert, NIH Training Grant, Mentor: Dr. Kim Brogden, Project: HBD3 Binds to Specific Sites in Porphyromonas Gingivalis HagB Arrays Kate Zimmerman, Dental Research Grant, Mentors: Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz & Dr. Sateesh Elangovan, Project: Comparative Assessment of the Accuracy and Consistency of Different Dental Students and Professional Groups in Establishing a Periodontal Diagnosis Taylor Zmoos, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Banas, Project: Bacterial Reductions following Rinses with Listerine or with Listerine Zero

Third Year (D3)

Jessica Grabouski, Dows Award, Mentor: Dr. Robert Staley, Project: Tooth Widths and Arch Perimeters in Mixed and Permanent Definitions Lauren Harvey, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. Kim Brogden, Project: HBD3 both Enhances, Attentuates Dendritic Cell MAPK Responses to HagB Thao Kieu, Dental Research Grant, Mentors: Dr. Deborah Dawson & Dr. Karin Weber-Gasparoni, Project: ECC Risk Factors among very Young Low Income Children Mike Pagano, NIH Training Grant, Mentor: Dr. Teresa Marshall, Project: Dental Students: Food Coping Strategies, Diet Satisfaction, and Diet Quality Survey Eric Popp, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Banas, Project: Recovering Viable Oral Bacteria from Commercially Manufactured Probiotics Christina Schiltz, NIH Training Grant, Mentors: Dr. Justine Kolker & Dr. David Gratton, Project: In-vitro Evaluation of the Ability of Fluoride Toothpastes Chong Shao, Dows Award, Mentor: Dr. Michelle McQuistan, Project: Preferred Methods for Presenting Treatment Options to Elderly Patients Amber Shimek, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. Justine Kolker, Project: In Vitro Evaluation of the Ability of Fluoride Toothpastes in Preventing Tooth Caries Kandy Thomas, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. Teresa Marshall, Project: Iowa Adolescents: Body Mass Index and Dental Caries not Associated

Fourth Year (D4)

Stephanie Dalton, Dows Award, Mentor: Dr. Nidhi Handoo, Project: Retrospective Record Review to Evaluate Outcomes of Odontogenic Keratocysts in the Basal Cell Carcinoma Nevus Syndrome (Gorlin's Syndrome) Jeremy Grabouski, Mentor: Dr. Robert Staley, Project: Class I Normal Occlusion Cephalometric Measurements in Adults Hillary Guenther, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. John Warren, Project: Obstetric Residents' Training, Knowledge, Clinical Practice, and Attitudes regarding Oral Health Joe Kelly, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. Satheesh Elangovan, Project: Quality Assessment of Published Systematic Reviews Focusing on the Association of Periodontitis with Vascular Events in Humans Christina Mulcahy, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. Marcos Vargas, Project: Effect of Bevel on Blending of Resin Composites Monica Popowski, NIH Training Grant, Mentor: Dr. Michelle McQuistan, Project: Recent Alumni Methods and Perceptions regarding Treatment Plan Presentations and Patients' Oral Health Literacy Brian Smith, Dental Research Grant, Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Murray, Project: Digital Image Analysis for Reliable Characterization of Cleft Wound Healing Phenotypes