Grant to aid UI dental research

Susan McKernan, an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, is leading a project on how best to integrate oral health and primary care.

She and her team, which includes Visiting Assistant Professor of dentistry Julie Reynolds and Professor of dentistry Ray Kuthy, received the CDC-funded $175,000 grant on Oct. 1. They conduct their research in and with the UI Public Policy Center.

The full story is available in The Daily Iowan here.