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University of Iowa College of Dentistry Office of Iowa Practice Opportunities College of Dentistry

Why was the Office of Iowa Practice Opportunities started? College of Dentistry

IOWA DENTISTS Age Distribution 2007 Source: Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs, UI Carver College of Medicine, December 2007 College of Dentistry

How are we achieving our mission and goal? College of Dentistry

How we are achieving our mission and goal • Office of Iowa Practice Opportunities College of Dentistry

Mission Our mission is to promote dental practice opportunities in Iowa to College of Dentistry students and graduates in order to retain more graduates for the state of Iowa, with a focus on underserved and rural communities. College of Dentistry

Goal Our goal is to help facilitate the communications between Iowa communities and Iowa practicing dentists with students and graduates of the College to facilitate the retention of graduates in Iowa. College of Dentistry

How we are achieving our mission and goal • Office of Iowa Practice Opportunities website and database College of Dentistry

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How we are achieving our mission and goal • Office of Iowa Practice Opportunities • Student Mentoring Program College of Dentistry

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How we are achieving our mission and goal • Office of Iowa Practice Opportunities • Student Mentoring Program • Iowa Practice Opportunity Fair College of Dentistry

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How we are achieving our mission and goal • • Office of Iowa Practice Opportunities Student Mentoring Program Iowa Practice Opportunity Fair Rural Practice Panel College of Dentistry

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How we are achieving our mission and goal • • • Office of Iowa Practice Opportunities Student Mentoring Program Iowa Practice Opportunity Fair Rural Practice Panel Lunch and Learns College of Dentistry

Iowa Rural Dental Health Initiative College of Dentistry

Iowa Rural Dental Health Initiative ~ Stimulus matching grants to communities demonstrating early commitment College of Dentistry

Iowa Rural Dental Health Initiative ~ Stimulus matching grants to communities demonstrating early commitment ~ Additional loan repayment funds for critical shortage communities College of Dentistry

Iowa Rural Dental Health Initiative ~ Stimulus matching grants to communities demonstrating early commitment ~ Additional loan repayment funds for critical shortage communities ~ Marketing and promotion to identified communities College of Dentistry

Iowa Rural Dental Health Initiative ~ Stimulus matching grants to communities demonstrating early commitment ~ Additional loan repayment funds for critical shortage communities ~ Marketing and promotion to identified communities ~ Services from business development partners College of Dentistry

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Deb Hoyle University of Iowa College of Dentistry 344 Dental Science Building North Iowa City, IA 52242 (319) 335 -9865 debra-hoyle@uiowa. edu College of Dentistry

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