| | Dean's Message
October is National Dental Hygienist Month, a time to celebrate the incredible contributions of our dental hygienists. Alongside our dental assistants, office staff, maintenance teams, business office, and other support staff, your work serves as the backbone of the college. Your support, conscientiousness, and dedication ensure we are meeting the needs of every single patient who walks through our doors, and as a result we enhance oral health across the state of Iowa. Your work is crucial to achieving the college's mission of advancing oral health for the people of Iowa and beyond. Thank you for your efforts, time, gifts, talents, because you make us who we are. Cheers! ~Clark Stanford | | | | A team at the UI College of Dentistry, led by Drs. Jennifer Hartshorn and Julie Reynolds, have released a toolkit to help Iowa dental providers understand ways they can utilize teledentistry in their practice to improve care efficiency and access. The toolkit can be found here and was part of a grant funded by the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation and in collaboration with the Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa. | | | Polly Iben, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, was invited to speak at a national webinar sponsored by the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. She spoke on dentistry’s role in identifying and reporting orofacial child abuse, neglect, and endangerment. The webinar was attended by dental providers in 16 states around the country. | | | | With a University of Iowa CRISP grant, Dr. Abhishek Parolia is using a web-based training program based on the Dental Practicality Index (DPI) to educate students in the practice of treatment planning. | | | The Iowa American Student Dental Association (IASDA) and the Carver College of Medicine Student Government Association is hosting the first joint BID Charity Auction benefitting the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI). UI College of Dentistry faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to join this formal event set to take place Nov. 16 from 7-10 p.m. at the Iowa Memorial Union’s International Ballroom. | | | | Rogers joins Department of Periodontics Dr. Jeffrey Rogers joined the UI College of Dentistry in the Department of Periodontics. He comes to Iowa after 20 years in private practice limited to periodontics and implant dentistry, with award-winning officers in Alaska and Washington. He earned his DDS from Virginia Commonwealth University, a certificate in Periodontics, and a Ph.D. in Oral Biology both from SUNY at Buffalo. Welcome Dr. Rogers! | | | Butali named President of University of Lagos Dental Alumni Association Azeez Butali, the Gilbert E. Lilly Professor of Diagnostic Sciences, was elected President of the University of Lagos' Dental Alumni Association (CMUL-DAA) from 2024 to 2026. As president, Butali will lead an alumni body of about 1,000 dental graduates from the University of Lagos since 1971. | | | | Damiano, Kanellis music groups raise over $3,000 for food bank On Sept. 22, Drs. Peter Damiano and Michael Kanellis participated in a food bank fundraiser co-sponsored by the Iowa American Students Dental Association. Damiano’s band HomeBrewed and Kanellis’ band Acoustic Mayhem helped raise $3,200 for the CommUnity Food Bank. | | | Master’s or PhD students who wish to compete in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition should register by Oct. 7. 3MT is a research communication competition that challenges graduate students to clearly and concisely articulate complex research to non-specialist audiences. The 2025 3MT preliminary competition will take place Oct. 10 – 11, with the final competition on Thursday, Nov. 7. | | | | Our 2024 Fall Continuing Education lineup offers exciting opportunities across a wide variety of courses in various specialties from our world-class experts in the field. Here are some upcoming courses in October:
| | | IMOM starts today! The Iowa Mission of Mercy IMOM provides free dental care to underserved populations. Since 2008, it is has served over 17,000 patients from all over the state. Iowa Dentistry has played an influential role in supporting IMOM, especially on Saturday. The 2024 IMOM is being held in Sioux City on October 4-5. | | Events
October 4-5, Iowa Mission of Mercy (IMOM), Sioux City, Iowa, Tyson Events Center
October 10, Seminars in Dental Research: Dr. Norman Tinanoff, "Caries management pathways for children," hosted by Dr. David Johnsen, Galagan B, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
October 11, Endodontics Professional Program CE Course, 8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
October 12, 1st: Oral Ulceration with Bone Sequestration; 2nd: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Considerations and Treatment Options for Patients in Your Private Practice; and 3rd; Managing and Referring Patients with XIX/DMP Insurance CE Course, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
October 18, Prospective DDS Student Interview Day
October 22, Seminars in Dental Research: Dr. Flavia Teles, hosted by Dr. Sukirth Ganesan, Galagan B, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
October 25, Let's Talk About Weed - Marijuana's Impact on Dental care CE Course, 8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
October 26, The Weight Loss Revolution - Dental Impact and Gum Bumps: Not Always the 5 P's, 8-10 a.m.
October 26, Pregame Social Tailgate, Iowa vs Northwestern, Behind the DSB, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. RSVP here
October 30, Prospective DDS Student Interview Day (Virtual)
November 1, Current Topics in TMD/TMJ, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
November 2, Navigating the Spectrum: Mucosal and Soft Tissue Lesions - Mimics, Diagnosis, and Management and Dental Treatment and pharmacological considerations for patients with cardiovascular conditions, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
November 7, Prospective DDS Student Interview Day
November 12, Seminars in Dental Research: Riva Touger-Decker, hosted by Dr. Teresa Marshall, Galagan B, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
December 10, Seminars in Dental Research: Kirstin Artinger, hosted by Dr. Eric Van Otterloo, Galagan B, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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