For the 2019 American Association of Endodontists, Dr. Keith Krell (adjunct in Endodontics) became the current president of the organization and he received the 2019 Journal of Endodontics Award for best manuscript of the year in the clinical category (Dr. Daniel Caplan was coauthor of the paper). Congratulations, Dr. Krell! 

Dr. Ken Jones (DDS '06) is a lifelong Hawkeye fan who continues to serve his local community, the University of Iowa, and the dental profession across the state. Dr. Jones is the dental director for the River Hills Community Health Center in Ottumwa, and a shining example of one of Iowa's best. Read more about Dr. Jones at Hawkeye Caucus.

On Tuesday, April 9, the College of Dentistry participated in the annual Hawkeye Caucus in Des Moines. It was a great opportunity to highlight how vital the College of Dentistry is to the State of Iowa and how important Iowa is to the college. See photos from Hawkeye Caucus on the College of Dentistry Website.

Dr. Sherry Timmons, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, introduced Dr. Michelle McQuistan (Preventive and Community Dentistry) for the Diversity Catalyst Award. Read Dr. Timmons' introduction and comments on the College of Dentistry website.

Dental Student Craig Kozeluh and Dr. Richard Williamson are featured in an ADA article highlighting the work of the Everyone for Veterans program. Read more at the ADA website.

Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz has been researching how different biomaterials can preserve the natural architecture of the bone after a tooth extraction, minimize the detrimental effects of tooth loss, shorten the healing time between extraction and placing an implant, and reduce the need for additional bone grafting to allow for implant placement. Read more about his research.

The College of Dentistry's Infant Oral Health Program is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The program provides free dental screenings to vulnerable populations with the aim of improving access to preventive and responsive dental care. Read more about the program in a recent article in the Gazette. 

On February 26, representatives from the College of Dentistry visited Washington, D.C. to advocate on behalf of key oral-health-related legislative priorities and to communicate the value of the college to Iowa. Read more.

In a recent Talk of Iowa, host Charity Hebbe spoke with Dr. Pete Damiano (Preventative and Community Dentistry), Dr. Erica Teixeira (Operative), and Dr. Andy Stevenson (Family Dentistry) about how new technologies are transforming dental practice. Listen to the episode on Digital Dentistry at Talk of Iowa.

With over 100 presentations from students, staff, and faculty and an excellent keynote address by Dr. Rena D’Souza, the College of Dentistry’s Annual Local AADR Research Day was a great success. See photos from Research Day and read more about Dr. D’Souza’s keynote address at our website.

Dr. Azeez Butali received a $25,000 subaward grant to study genetic and environmental risks for oral clefts in Puerto Rican Hispanics. Watch a video of Dr. Butali’s work, and read more about his grant.

The New York Institute of Technology granted Dr. Erliang Zeng a 4-year subaward (a total of $68,652) for a project funded by the National Cancer Institute, a part of the NIH. The project, Molecular Circuit of Multi-ciliogenesis Regulates Choroid Plexus Differentiation and Tumor Development, investigates a particular kind of tumor in children. Read more.

Tokuyama Dental Corporation awarded Dr. Erica Teixeria a $134,000 grant for the project, “Esthetic outcomes of a newly developed dental composite and adhesive system: a randomized clinical trial.” Read more about the project.

Learn more about our world-class program for Biostatistics and Computational Biology.

From the Bench to the Chair: Three Profiles of the Translational and Clinical Research at the College of Dentistry. Read more.

ADEA awarded Dr. Sindhura Anamali (Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine) a $8,500 grant, “Developing Learning Modules in Intra-oral, Extra-oral and Advanced Imagining in Radiology for Better Understanding and a Reference of Anatomy for General Dentist.” Read more.