Choosing a dental provider is an important decision. Whether you are looking for answers to your dental problems, desiring routine dental care, or longing for a beautiful smile, your general dentist should be your partner in dental care.
Most of our general dentists are both educators and clinicians, skilled in the most current techniques and aware of the latest developments in dentistry. Their practices are conducted in a manner similar to private dental providers. If your care at the College of Dentistry involves the need for specialized treatment, your general dentist can easily refer you to a specialist here while still remaining involved in your dental care. We are the only dental school in the country with graduate programs in all specialties recognized by the American Dental Association.
 Steven R. Armstrong, D.D.S., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry Dr. Armstrong joined The University of Iowa College of Dentistry faculty in 1999 after completing post-doctoral work at the college as an NIDCR Dentist-Scientist. He is a professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Dan Caplan, D.D.S., Ph.D. Department Head, Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry Dr. Caplan is professor and head of the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry. Before joining the UI College of Dentistry in 2007, he was a faculty member in the Department of Dental Ecology at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry from 1995-2007. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Xi Chen, D.D.S., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry Before coming to the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Dr. Chen was an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Christopher Barwacz, D.D.S Associate Professor, Department of Family Dentistry Dr. Barwacz joined as a faculty member in the Craniofacial Clinical Research Program in 2008. He is a faculty member of the Department of Family Dentistry as well as the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research, where he provides the latest in dental care to research participants as well as private patients pertaining to restorative and implant dentistry. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Howard J. Cowen, D.D.S., M.S., DABSCD Clinical Professor, Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry Dr. Cowen joined the College of Dentistry in 1982. He is director of the Geriatric and Special Needs Dental Program and director of the Geriatric and Special Needs Postgraduate Certificate Program, as well as a clinical professor in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Peter Damiano, D.D.S., M.P.H. Professor, Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry Director, UI Public Policy Center Dr. Damiano joined the College of Dentistry in 1990. He is a professor in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry and director, Health Policy Research, at the Public Policy Center. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Jhanvi Desai, B.D.S, M.D.S. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry Dr. Desai joined the UI College of Dentistry Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry after completing her Geriatric and Special Needs Certificate at the UI College of Dentistry. Prior to that, Dr. Desai worked as an associate in a private dental practice in Mumbai, India . She has also worked as an assistant professor guiding pre-doctoral students in Prosthodontics in India. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Amira Elgreatly, B.D.S., M.S. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry Dr. Elgreatly completed her MS in oral science and certificate in operative dentistry at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 2017. She is now a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8282More |
 Gregory A. Farris, D.D.S. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine Dr. Farris received his DDS from the University of Iowa in 2016. Upon completion of his training he was appointed as a clinical assistant professor in Dental Clinic Administration. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Alberto Gasparoni, D.D.S, M.S., Ph.D., D.D.S. Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Gasparoni joined the College of Dentistry in 2010 as a visiting assistant professor. He is now a clinical associate professor in Dental Clinic Administration and the Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 David G. Gratton, D.D.S., M.S. Associate Professor, Hospital Dentistry Institute/Prosthodontics Dr. Gratton joined The University of Iowa Department of Prosthodontics in 2002. In 2015, he joined the faculty at Hospital Dentistry and is also now an associate professor in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Before coming to Iowa, he was an assistant professor, prosthodontics, at The University of Western Ontario's School of Dentistry. He was also a dental staff member of the London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus, in the Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Dentistry. More |
 Sandra Guzmán-Armstrong, D.D.S., M.S. Clinical Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry Dr. Guzmán-Armstrong joined the Department of Operative Dentistry in 2001 after completing postdoctoral work at the College of Dentistry. She is a clinical professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Jennifer Hartshorn, D.D.S., Geriatric and Special Needs Certificate Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry Dr. Jennifer Hartshorn joined the Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry in July 2013 after completing her geriatric and special needs certificate at the UI College of Dentistry, and she is now a clinical associate professor in the department. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Maria Marcela Hernández, D.D.S., M.S. Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Dentistry Dr. Hernández joined the University of Iowa College of Dentistry faculty in 2003 after working as director of the operative dentistry section at the Universidad Javeriana Dental School, Bogota, Colombia, and working in private practice for ten years. She is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Family Dentistry. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-7316More |
 Mary Kay Hill, D.D.S. Visiting Assistant Professor, Dental Clinic Administration Dr. Hill was a general dentist in Medford, Oregon, before joining the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 2012. She is a visiting assistant professor in Dental Clinic Administration. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Brian Howe, D.M.D., M.S. Director of Clinics Assistant Professor, Department of Family Dentistry Dr. Howe was in private practice in Madison, Wisconsin, from 2006-2011 and in Iowa City, Iowa, from 2013-2015. He was an adjunct faculty in the Department of Family Dentistry from 2013-2015. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Aditi Jain, B.D.S., M.S. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry Dr. Aditi Jain completed her MS in oral science and certificate in operative dentistry at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 2016. She is now a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Justine L. Kolker, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry Dr. Kolker joined The University of Iowa College of Dentistry faculty in 2005 after completing a research fellowship at the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in oral science at Iowa as an NIDCR Dentist-Scientist. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Ariene Leme Kraus, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry Dr. Ariene Leme Kraus joined the Department of Operative Dentistry as an Assistant Professor in 2020. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Kari Maas, D.D.S. Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinic Administration Before joining the faculty at the College of Dentistry, Dr. Maas treated general dental patients at Lindale Dental Care, Cedar Rapids, from 2000-2015. She became a clinical assistant professor at the College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics in 2015. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Jyoti Mago, B.D.S., M.D.S., M.D.Sc. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine Dr. Jyoti Mago is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine at the University of Iowa College Of Dentistry. She obtained her M.D.Sc and completed her residency training in Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology at the University of Connecticut. She completed her M.D.S in Oral Medicine & Radiology in India and worked as a faculty member for several years in SKSS Dental College & Hospital, Sarabha. To Make an Appointment: 319-467-4788More |
 Leonardo Marchini, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry Dr. Marchini joined the College of Dentistry in 2013. Prior to coming to Iowa, Dr. Marchini taught as an assistant professor at the University of Vale de Paraiba, the University of Taubate, and the State University of Sao Paulo, for both undergraduate and graduate students. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Carrie McKnight, D.D.S. Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine Dr. McKnight served as a staff dentist at Broadlawns Hospital, Des Moines, from 1999-2001. She also was in private practice in Johnston, Iowa, from 2000-2001. From 2001-2005, she was clinical assistant professor and General Practice Residency director in the Hospital Dentistry division of UI Hospitals and Clinics, and she is now clinical associate professor in the To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Michelle R. McQuistan, D.D.S., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry Dr. McQuistan completed her D.D.S. at The University of Iowa in 2001. In 2002 she received her AEGD certificate from the University of Florida-Jacksonville Clinic. She returned to The University of Iowa where she completed her M.S. in dental public health in 2004. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Rohit Nair, B.D.S, M.D.S. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry Dr. Nair Joined the College of Dentistry in 2018. Prior to that, he was a graduate fellow in Geriatric and Special Needs Dentistry at the University of Iowa. After completing his residency in prosthodontics in India, Dr. Nair worked for 4 years as an assistant professor, training pre-doctoral students. During that time, he also served as a consultant prosthodontist to some group dental practices in Mumbai, India. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Reed Parker, D.D.S. Assistant Professor Dr. Parker has practiced general dentistry in Iowa City, Iowa, since 1978. He was also an adjunct professor in the Department of Family Dentistry before joining the College of Dentistry full time. To Make an Appointment: to 319-335-7316More |
 Natalia Restrepo-Kennedy, D.D.S., M.S. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry Dr. Restrepo-Kennedy joined the University of Iowa College of Dentistry faculty in 2012 as a visiting assistant professor after completing her MS in oral science and certificate in operative dentistry. In 2013, she became a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry. More |
 Julie C. Reynolds, D.D.S., M.S. Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry Dr. Reynolds joined the College of Dentistry as a visiting assistant professor in August 2014, and as of November 2017 she is now an assistant professor. More |
 John Syrbu, D.D.S. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Dentistry Dr. John Syrbu joined the Department of Family Dentistry in 2016 following a general practice residency and private practice experience. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-7316More |
 Erica C. Teixeira, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Operative Dentistry Prior to coming to Iowa, Dr. Teixeira was an assistant clinical professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, San Antonio, TX. She joined the UI College of Dentistry in July 2014 as an associate professor and become chair of the Department of Operative Dentistry in 2019. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
 Marcos Vargas, B.D.B., D.D.S., M.S. Professor, Department of Family Dentistry Dr. Vargas joined the College of Dentistry as an assistant professor in 1994. He is now a professor in the Department of Family Dentistry. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-7316More |
 Cristina de Mattos Pimenta Vidal, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry Dr. Vidal joined the UI College of Dentistry, Department of Operative Dentistry, in 2016. To Make an Appointment: 319-335-8232More |
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