Through the FIND (Fulfilling Iowa's Need for Dentists) project, Delta Dental and its Foundation collaborate with the Iowa Area Development Group, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa Department of Public Health, Aureon, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, the Iowa Dental Assocation, the State of Iowa and local Iowa communities to recruit and establish private practice dentists in rural and underserved areas in Iowa!
Click below to access a map of priority counties, application instructions, and the application.
Delta Dental of Iowa
Loan Repayment and FIND Recipients

Delta Dental of Iowa Loan / Fulfilling Iowa’s Need for Dentists Loan Repayment Recipients.
Dentist Award Recipient |
City |
County |
1) William Wever II |
Columbus Junction |
Louisa |
2) Eric DeBoef |
Oskaloosa |
Mahaska |
3) James Enloe |
Ottumwa |
Wapello |
4) Christopher Bogue |
Lake View |
Sac |
5) Lori Mason |
Parkersburg |
Butler |
6) Oluleke Jeboda * |
Lenox |
Taylor |
7) R. Louie Ching, Jr. |
Sac City |
Sac |
8) Maria Fuller |
Corning |
Adams |
9) Kimberly Zimmerman |
Emmetsburg |
Palo Alto |
10) Sarah Jewett |
Storm Lake |
Buena Vista |
11) Kari Bolen * |
Hawarden |
Sioux |
12) Arron McWilliams |
Denison |
Crawford |
13) Kimberly Suga * |
Clarinda |
Page |
14) Travis Harbaugh |
Allison |
Butler |
15) Sunny Hamilton |
Wapello |
Louisa |
16) Roberto Moreno |
West Liberty |
Muscatine |
17) Jacob Sorensen |
Clear Lake |
Cerro Gordo |
18) Kirstina Gratz |
Bloomfield |
Davis |
19) Charles Lee * |
Fayette |
Fayette |
20) Nathan Olson |
Muscatine |
Muscatine |
21) Matthew Pyfferoen |
Ames |
Story |
22) Amanda Gilles |
Wayland |
Henry |
23) Anthony Brantner |
Algona/Emmetsburg |
Kossuth/Palo Alto |
24) Carla Kucirek |
Shenandoah |
Fremont/Page |
25) Ryan Oetken |
Manchester |
Delaware |
26) Abbie Otto |
Holstein |
Ida |
27) Karla Maher |
Mount Pleasant |
Henry |
28) Jaimee Mowrer |
Boone |
Boone |
29) Adrienne D’Agostino Kane |
Maquoketa |
Jackson |
30) Jeffrey Millett |
Newton |
Jasper |
31) Paul O’Kane |
Ackley |
Franklin/Hardin |
32) Brad Williams* |
Clarinda |
Page |
33) Mysty Shaver |
Eagle Grove |
Wright |
34) Kaci Vela |
Mount Pleasant |
Henry |
35) Jarod Johnson |
Muscatine |
Muscatine |
36) Cassie Berens |
Atlantic |
Cass |
37) Ryan Hajek |
Council Bluffs |
Pottawattamie |
38) Steven Leifker |
Dubuque |
Dubuque |
39) Kathryn Handtke* |
Greenfield |
Adair |
40) Alison Shields |
Harlan |
Shelby |
41) Dan Scarrow |
Jewell |
Hamilton |
42) Melanie Norton |
Keosauqua |
Van Buren |
43) Matthew Wettach |
Mount Pleasant |
Henry |
44) Mary Hoch |
Harlan |
Shelby |
45) Bryn Johnson |
Iowa Falls |
Hardin |
46) Michael Hemming |
Charles City |
Floyd |
47) Kali Kircher |
Keokuk |
Lee |
48) Matthew Merideth |
Emmetsburg |
Palo Alto |
49) Ames Cross |
Stuart |
Adair/Guthrie |
50) Sarah Gingrich |
Dysart |
Tama |
51) Kristi Ouderkirk-Bock |
Denison |
Crawford |
52) Alexander Walls |
Missouri Valley |
Harrison |
53) Kent Downing |
Marshalltown |
Marshall |
54) Carolyn Duong |
Muscatine/West Liberty |
Muscatine |
55) Annalee Fencl |
Decorah |
Winneshiek |
56) Kevan Kadavy |
Clinton |
Clinton |
*No longer practicing in Iowa.