The College of Dentistry currently enrolls nearly 300 students in its D.D.S. program and is the only provider of predoctoral dental education in Iowa. Faculty include generalists and specialists in every discipline of dentistry as well as faculty who hold Ph.D.'s in biological or related fields. Most clinical faculty are private practitioners, who usually practice one day per week. Teaching is the primary responsibility of 96 full-time faculty. The College of Dentistry is one of a few dental schools in the nation that offer advanced education in all dental specialties as well as residencies in general dentistry and hospital dentistry.
Graduate programs leading to master's and Ph.D. degrees also are available.
Through this association, the College of Dentistry has developed interdisciplinary programs in diagnostic testing, research, and patient care and has earned international recognition for teaching, research, and service. The College of Dentistry is located in an attractive modern building that offers well-organized space and the latest equipment for teaching and research. One complete wing of the college is devoted to clinical teaching, with various departmental clinic facilities, laboratories, clinical research space, and a cafeteria. The second wing houses teaching laboratories, a simulation clinic , the college's administration offices, educational media service, the academic department of community dentistry, and the Dows Institute for Dental Research, which occupies the entire fourth floor. Students who enroll in the College of Dentistry will find themselves among more than 18,000 undergraduate students and about 8,600 graduate and professional students at The University of Iowa.