Since 1882, the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics has been a leader in patient care, dental education, and oral science research, and as the only dental school in the State of Iowa, we are asource of great strength and pride for the state.

As an essential part of the University of Iowa academic health campus, ourdental clinics havemore than170,000 patients visitsper year. The college also has26 community programs focused on children, patients with special needs, and seniors, including an award-winning Geriatrics Mobile Dental Unit. Our dental clinics are an essential resource to the state helping people and communities meet their dentalcare needs.

Dental students admitted to our highly competitive and comprehensive DDS program receive education in new knowledge, technical excellence, ethics, and practice management with a strong emphasis on critical thinking and problem-based learning. This educationalcurriculumhas been instrumental in educating excellentdentists andspecialists across Iowa and the world, as 78% of Iowa dentists are graduates of the college.

Ourunique third-year curriculum consists of clerkships that offer experiences in a wide range of dental specialties, and after four years, dental students at Iowa have more clinical experiencethando dental students at any other dental school in the country.

The college has as many recognized ADA dental specialties as any dental school in the country, each of which is incorporated into our dental curriculum and inadvanced training programs. These specialties include:

Thecollege'sSeed Grant program is one program designed to support innovative projects from early career investigators with the aim of encouraging research and generating data that will enable the awardees to be competitive for peer-reviewed grants from national funding agencies.

The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics 2020-2025 Strategic Plan is focused on the core values and vision of student success; research and discovery; engagement; and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Create an environment for students to succeed that encompasses a contemporary curriculum intentionally balanced to promote student well-being while grounded in exceptional educational and clinical experiences that prepares students to become compassionate healthcare providers and team members. Be a national leader in teaching and learning as indicated through peer reviewed models, invited presentations, and national review panels.

We can meet our student success goal #1 if we develop an intentional, coordinated, integrated curriculum that emphasizes critical thinking and evolving areas such as digital dentistry so students are more adaptive and equipped for placement.

We can meet our student success goal #3 if we develop and provide students with intentional and relevant experiences that build healthcare leadership and team skills that enable them to provide person-centered care (PCC).

Sustain and enhance our educational, research, and clinical missions to prepare leaders in oral health through engagement. Provide excellent oral healthcare in an innovative, multidisciplinary, and person-centered model while embracing proven technologies to advance oral health. Serve as an oral health advocate for all citizens in the state, nation, and world through actively engaging faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and other key stakeholders to improve the oral health of the public.

We can meet Goal #2 if we implement research-based strategies to improve acceptance rate and timely graduation of diverse students and adequate training to recruit, retain and advance a diverse community.