The College of Dentistry Hosts Give Kids a Smile Event

The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics hosted a Give Kids A Smile event on Friday night, February 25, at the Iowa Children’s Museum in the Coral Ridge Mall. Thirty-two children received free oral health education, dental screenings, fluoride treatments, and they took home bags of oral hygiene supplies.

Iowa Represents at Academy of Operative Dentistry Annual Meeting

The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics was well represented at the 50^th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Operative Dentistry. The meeting was in Chicago on Feb 23-25, and Gustavo Avila-Ortiz (Periodontics) and Chris Barwacz (Family Dentistry) gave a presentation on “Optimization of Single-Unit Implant Therapy Leveraging Digital Technologies.” Sandra Guzman-Armstrong (Operative) also presented the Cariology Inaugural Lecture "Caries Management: The Heart and Soul of Operative Dentistry."

The mission of the academy is to promote excellence in operative dentistry by influencing the practice of the health professions in organized dentistry, while promoting education, research, prevention and management of oral diseases to achieve optimal oral health.

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March 11, CE Live Distance Course: Local Anesthesia: Pathways for More Effective and Timely Pain Management, 8:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

March 28, "What to Say: Responding to Patient-Initiated Harassment," Ms. Monique Galpin and Dr. David Moser, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

March 29, Seminars in Dental Research: Astha Singhal, Developing New Measures of State Medicaid Adult Dental Benefit Generosity, hosted by Julie Reynolds, via Zoom, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

March 29, MS Thesis Defense: Catherine Hopkins, "Fracture Resistance of Defective Amalgams Repaired with Composite," mentored by Erica Teixeira, W220B, 12:00 p.m.

March 29, MS Thesis Defense: Ahmad Alkhaza'leh, "Mechanical and chemical analysis of experimental dental adhesive containing Proanthocyanidin-loaded MSNs," mentored by Steven Armstrong, N212, 2:00 p.m.

April 1, MS Thesis Defense: Maria Martinez, "A Retrospective Study On Natural Teeth Survival, Adjacent to Straumann Implants," mentored by Salahaldeen Abuhammound, via Zoom, 12:00 p.m.

April 4, Ph.D. Thesis Defense: Waheed Awotoye, "Contribution of genetic variants to orofacial clefts in African populations," mentored by Azeez Butali, via Zoom, 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m

April 8, CE Live Distance Course: Evidence-Based Dentistry and Treatment Planning for the Practicing Dentist, 8:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

April 9, MS Thesis Defense: Olajide Obe, "Interaction of dental pulp stem cells with bacterial products modulates the protein expression of cathepsin B," mentored by Cristina Vidal, W220B, 12:00 p.m.

April 14, University District Dental Society Spring Business Meeting, Dental Prosthetic Services, Cedar Rapids, IA, 6:00 p.m.

April 18 and April 25, Phase 1 Safe Zone Training, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

April 19, German Immigration to the United States: The History and Heritage of Iowa's Role in the Suppression of German-Americanism," 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

April 28, New Dentist Reception at the Iowa Dental Association Annual Session, Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, IA, 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

April 29, University of Iowa Alumni Reception at the Iowa Dental Association Annual Session, Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, IA, 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

April 28­-29, Business of Dentistry Track at the Iowa Dental Association Annual Session, Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, IA

May 6 and 13, Phase 2 Safe Zone Training, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

June 2, Culturally Responsive Health Care Conferences at the University of Iowa, 8:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Worker's Compensation Policy Reminder

Pre-doctoral students (DDS/DMD candidates) and Master’s students (2 or 3 year programs) who wish to undertake novel Cariology research are invited to apply for the new Student Research Award sponsored by the American Academy of Cariology (AAC). The application opened on February 9, 2022, and closes on April 15, 2022. More details are available on the American Academy of Cariology website.

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