The University of Southern California School of Dentistry is a private professional school dedicated to the advancement of quality oral health education and patient care.  For more than a century, the USC School of Dentistry has committed itself to developing skilled dental professionals able to meet the unique challenges of a rapidly changing oral health field. Part of the larger USC campus, the School of Dentistry is strategically located in an economically, culturally and ethnically diverse urban area allowing students a unique learning environment and access to interdisciplinary research endeavors.

It is particularly poised as a leader in oral health with collaborations with major educational and research institutions around the Pacific Rim.  In a unique agreement established in 2006, the School of Dentistry aligned itself with USC’s top-ranked divisions of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, allowing for opportunities for unique collaborations that focus on holistic and systemic health.

Through its Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, USC School of Dentistry researchers are studying the issues of dental disease and craniofacial abnormalities at the genetic level, investigating the root causes of cleft lip and palate deformities as well as realizing the promise of stem cell technology to grow tooth root and supporting periodontal ligaments in the laboratory. 

The school’s doctoral dental program, bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene and advanced specialty programs in endodontics, general practice dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orofacial pain and oral medicine, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontology and prosthedontics offer unparalleled educational and professional opportunities. In addition, USCSD through its dental facilities and community service programs prides itself on providing cutting-edge, comprehensive and compassionate dental care to the diverse communities throughout Southern California.

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