| | Dean's Message
I hope you all had a relaxing and rejuvenating holiday! We are in the final stretch of 2024, and so I would like to ask each of you, whether you are a student, faculty, staff, or alumni, to take a moment this month to look back on 2024, the highs and, well, challenges you've faced, the opportunities you've seized, and your accomplishments. You are your harshest critic but you can balance that and be your biggest cheerleader. I wish you all a productive and fulfilling conclusion to 2024! Cheers! ~Clark Stanford | | | | The College of Dentistry congratulates Jessica Grundmeyer on receiving the 2024 Student Cariology Research Award from the American Academy of Cariology. Under the direction of Dr. Robert Bowers, assistant professor in the Department of Family Dentistry, Grundmeyer's research explores various methodologies for applying silver diamine fluoride (SDF), including supplemental topical agents, and examines their effects on root dentin's microhardness and biofilm inhibition. | | | Bradley named Student Impact Grant recipient Congratulations to Madison Bradley on being named a recipient of the Fall 2024 Student Impact Grant. Bradley organized a dental outreach project, where students from the D1, D2, and D3 classes came together over their lunch hour to create and provide around 200 child and adult oral hygiene kits. The kits were then donated to the Coralville Food Pantry and the Food Pantry at Iowa, located inside the Iowa Memorial Union. The group even included bilingual oral hygiene handouts. | | | | Abstract submissions for the 2025 American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) meeting on Feb. 11, 2025, are now open. Please refer to the abstract submission guidelines on the college’s AADOCR webpage to ensure format compliance and presentation options. Submissions close Friday, Dec. 20 at 5 p.m. (CT). Please contact Shaoping Zhang (shaoping-zhang@uiowa.edu) with further questions about the process. | | | Apply for a James S. and Janice I. Wefel Memorial Research Award Applications for the James S. and Janice I. Wefel Memorial Research award are now open. This award is an opportunity for UI College of Dentistry associated graduate students to receive up to $5,000 in research funding to support a faculty-mentored research project as well as travel and/or related expenses to present at a national or international conference. Please submit applications to Trudi Westfall (Trudi-westfall@uiowa.edu) by Jan. 15, 2025. | | | | When possible, the University of Iowa continues to function during inclement weather. It is important Dentistry remains open and in operation due to our unites providing essential services. Employees are expected to report for work and perform their job duties and students are expected to attend class. In the event of severe weather, the university will issue updates via Hawk Alerts and to the UI homepage, UI Emergency Information website, and X account. | | | Info corner: crash carts An emergency medical cart (crash cart) is located on each floor of the College of Dentistry South DSB. Cart locations are designated with prominent signs and each cart contains a supply of emergency drugs, a vital sign monitor for ECG, blood pressure, and pulse oximeter monitoring. Please refer to policy 3.8.2 in the clinic operations manual for more information on crash carts. | | | | Stay in the know on our spring 2025 continuing education opportunities beginning with EFDA2, an in-person course beginning Jan. 24. There are also several virtual courses, starting Friday, Jan. 31 with “Advanced Local Anesthesia: What you need to know”. | | | Mendes MSS, Ferreira CL, Neves Jardini MA, Childs CA, Marchini L. Ageism combating strategies in oral healthcare: A systematic review. Spec Care Dentist. 2024 Dec 2. doi: 10.1111/scd.13094. PMID: 39618319.
This systematic review examines strategies to reduce ageism in dental education. The study found just two relevant studies. They showed that non-geriatric-specific clinical activities might reduce ageism among students. However, these studies used different tools to measure ageism. The review argued that dental schools need effective targeted interventions to address ageism in dental education. Future studies are recommended that would evaluate the long-term impact of such interventions on both student- and patient-outcomes. | | Events
December 8, HomeBrewed Benefits Concert: Neighborhood Centers Holiday Benefit Concert, Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon, 4:00 - 6:30 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.
February 21, Chicago Midwinter Meeting Alumni Reception, Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, Madison Ballroom, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. RSVP here
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