Dr. Sara Stuefen
Sara Stuefen

Dr. Sara Stuefen is proud to have served our community for over a decade. Focused on serving her patients, she continually works to strengthen her clinical skills and professional knowledge.

Mentoring future dentists is an also important part of Dr. Stuefen’s career. She serves as an American Dental Association (ADA) Success Speaker, lecturing to dental students across the country. She also serves as a coding and insurance expert for the ADA, currently serving on the ADA Council on Dental Benefits Programs.

Dr. Stuefen is a 2022 graduate of the prestigious ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership and serves as a Trustee Designate for the American Dental Association. She serves on a national workgroup evaluating and developing quality measures for dentistry. Through her experiences she has been fortunate to become a published co-author of a dental ethics article in the Journal of the American Dental Association and has been interviewed for several podcasts.

Locally, Dr. Stuefen serves on the Board of Directors at Virginia Gay Hospital and is a member of the Vinton Lions Club. In her free time you may find her crafting, playing board games, or traveling.

Honors/Awards:

  1. 2023

    Fellowship in the American College of Dentists

  2. 2023

    Fellowship in the Pierre Fauchard Academy

  3. 2022

    Iowa Dental Association Outstanding Service Award

  4. 2017

    Fellowship in the International College of Dentists

  5. 2015

    Iowa Dental Association New Dentist of the Year

  6. 2010

    Dr. James Michael Leary Award

Notable past roles include:

  1. 2022-2024

    Trustee
    Iowa Dental Association

  2. 2010-2024

    Associate Clinical Adjunct Professor
    University of Iowa College of Dentisry

  3. 2022

    Chair
    ADA Tenth District Trustee Caucus

  4. 2019-2022

    Deputy Regent
    International College of Dentists

  5. 2017-2020

    New Dentist Member
    ADA Council on Dental Benefit Programs

  6. 2016-2020

    District 10 Representative
    ADA New Dentist Committee

    1. 2017-2018

      Chair
      Subcommittee on New Dentist Engagement

  7. 2017-2018

    President
    Vinton Lions Club

  8. 2017

    Chair
    Iowa Mission of Mercy Local Committee

  9. 2016-2017

    New Dentist Liaison
    ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws, Judicial Affairs

  10. 2016-2017

    President
    University District Dental Society

  11. 2015-2017

    Chair
    IDA New Dentist Sub-Committee

Education:

  1. 2010

    Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Iowa College of Dentistry