The goal of the FIND Project is to alleviate Iowa’s dental shortage by facilitating the connection between dentists and communities, ensuring that accessible dental care is available to all of Iowa.
Success Stories
Congratulation to these four dentists who received 2024 loan repayment awards from the FIND Project!
Dr. Kale Floyd, Anderson and Floyd Dentistry, Eldora
Dr. Floyd is a 2017 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. Through an Iowa family connection, he learned about the Eldora practice opportunity and joined Dr. Sarah Anderson as an associate, and in 2019, became a partner in the practice.
Dr. Zachary Johnson, Fuller Family Dental, Lenox
Dr. Johnson completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Iowa. After receiving his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree in 2023, he returned to southwest Iowa to become an associate with Dr. Maria Fuller’s new satellite practice in Lenox.
Dr. Maxwell Loew, Prairie Trails Family Dental, Corydon
Dr. Loew grew up in Wisconsin and completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics in 2022. After graduation, he moved to Corydon to join his brother in practice at Prairie Trails Family Dental.
Dr. Chet Meneely, Family Dental Center, Atlantic & Avoca
Dr. Meneely is a 2019 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics. Following graduation, he returned to his hometown and joined Family Dental Center as an associate with Dr. Tim Kreifils and became the sole owner in 2020.
Since the 2002 inception of the loan repayment program, 61 dentists have received awards – with over $3 million in funding allocated to them. These dentists have provided 352,000 patients visits and more than 942,000 dental services to underserved Iowans. This has had a significant impact on improving the oral health and overall health in their communities.
Delta Dental of Iowa Loan Repayment Recipients 2002-2024
| 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/Algona | Palo Alto/Kossuth |
| 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 |
| 57) Daniel Binkowski** | Windsor Heights/North Liberty | Polk/Johnson |
| 58) Kale Floyd | Eldora | Harden |
| 59) Zachary Johnson | Lenox | Taylor |
| 60) Maxwell Loew | Corydon | Wayne |
| 61) Chet Meneely | Atlantic/Avoca | Cass/Pottawattamie |
*No longer practicing in Iowa
**Specialist services with multiple locations in Iowa