FUNDING PRIORITIESThere are many ways your gift can make a difference at the USC School of Dentistry. Below are some areas of greatest need throughout the School. If your area of interest is not included below, please contact our office (213) 740-0428 dentdev@usc.edu and we will be happy to provide additional funding opportunities.
Dean’s Designation - These gifts allow the Dean to direct your gift to the greatest area of need within the school. This type of gift allows us the most flexibility as we can take advantage of unique opportunities within the school as they arise. Give Online
Facilities and Building Upgrade - The Rex Ingraham 2nd Floor Clinic is the principal training ground for our young dental professionals. The clinic was last renovated in 1985 and serves over 10,000 patients annually. We are currently raising funds to renovate all 152 operatories in the Rex Ingraham 2nd Floor Clinic. We will be replacing all of the equipment, chairs, water and electrical systems, cabinetry and the space itself. Each operatory costs $20,000. Every gift no matter how large or small will enhance the quality of dental education for our current and future students as well as patients. (If you are interested in sponsoring an entire operatory, please contact our office for more detail.) Give Online
Scholarships - Today more than ever, the number of students applying to dental school continues to grow. Your gift toward a scholarship can ensure that we attract the best and brightest of the applicant pool. We have a variety of scholarships to choose from- including endowed scholarships, advanced specialty scholarships, merit-based and need-based scholarships. Our School of Dentistry General Scholarship Fund awards students based on achievement and need. To give toward a more specific scholarship, please contact our office. Give Online
Community Health - The USC School of Dentistry is committed to improving the oral health of people through education and training, patient care and community health and leadership. We reach out to the community in many forms, including the mobile clinics which serve rural children as well as inner-city children, a preventative dentistry/sealant program, the Union Rescue Mission which serves both homeless adults and children as well as the Hollenbeck Home which serves our elderly population. Our mobile programs take services to those in need who would not otherwise receive care. Each year we require funds to staff these programs, stock them with supplies, as well as maintain and replace the equipment and vehicles. Please help us to continue serving the most needy in our community. Give Online
Charlie Goldstein Endowed Mobile Clinic Fund- The last 40 years of Charlie Goldstein's life were devoted to helping children in need. The Mobile Clinic was his benchmark, his legacy for the future. Charlie’s dream was to create a fund that would ensure that the mobile clinic would be able to continue to provide services for these children, for many years to come. In order to fulfill Charlie’s dream for the mobile clinic, our goal is to raise $4 million for this endowment. As a contributor to this fund, you will be an integral part in perpetuating the USC School of Dentistry Mobile Clinic. Please click here for the Goldstein Endowment Giving Form.
Research - Research is an integral component of the mission of the USC School of Dentistry. Our goal is to be a leader in the cutting edge advancements of our profession. Many of our students and faculty play a key role in the most innovative research projects in the nation. We perform research in areas such as Biofilms, bioimaging, craniofacial molecular biology, esthetics and biomimetic restorative dentistry, oral microbiology, and molecular biology. Your support will help us to continue to lead the way in oral health advancements worldwide. Give Online
As a private school, we rely enormously on contributions. It is the support from alumni, faculty and friends that enables us to maintain our high level of quality oral health professional education.
For more information on how you can make a difference, call (213) 740-0428 or make your gift online now
