Events
Live Distance CE Course: Beyond the Handpiece: How Digital Treatment Planning Is Reshaping Dental Education & Dental Trauma Preparedness: Equipping Your Office for Effective Emergency Management
Friday, March 13, 2026 8:30am to 12:30pm
Join us on Friday, March 13th for a 4-hour live distance CE course featuring "Beyond the Handpiece: How Digital Treatment Planning Is Reshaping Dental Education" and "Dental Trauma Preparedness: Equipping Your Office for Effective Emergency Management." The course offers 4 CE credit hours for a registration cost of $99.
Hardin Open Workshops: Open Access: Policies, Publishers, and Predators (Zoom)
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Hardin Open Workshops: Open Access: Policies, Publishers, and Predators
PCD CE Day
Friday, April 17, 2026 (all day)
Join the Department of Preventative and Community Dentistry for the annual PCD CE Day on April 17th, 2026!
News
Iowa alumnus named Chief of U.S. Army Dental Corps
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Colonel (Dr.) Paul M. Colthirst, a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics’ Dental Public Health residency program, has been appointed the 30th Chief of the U.S. Army Dental Corps.
Iowa student research group earns national recognition for most abstracts accepted at 2026 national meeting
Thursday, March 5, 2026
The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics Student Research Group has been named the recipient of the AADOCR National Student Research Group (NSRG) contest for having the most student abstracts accepted for presentation at the 2026 IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session & Exhibition in San Diego.
Department of Operative Dentistry Shines at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Operative Dentistry
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
The Department of Operative Dentistry had a strong presence at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Operative Dentistry, held in Chicago from Feb. 18–20, 2026. Faculty, residents, students, alumni, and collaborators represented the University of Iowa through leadership roles, research presentations, and professional engagement.
Iowa periodontics resident Samal earns 2nd place at Midwest Society of Periodontology case competition
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Dr. Ankita Samal, a third-year resident in the Periodontics Program at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, earned second place in the Clinical Case Competition at the Midwest Society of Periodontology Annual Meeting held in Chicago.
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