Home to major breakthroughs in craniofacial biology and clinical innovations that have shaped the profession, the School of Dentistry has defined what is taught, what is thought and what is practiced in the oral health professions for over one hundred years.

Today, the School of Dentistry engages in cutting edge research in areas as disparate as three-dimensional imaging, tooth morphogenesis,  microbial pathogenesis, systems biology of craniofacial structures, and cmv-induced oral pathology. Scientists at the school are unraveling the mysteries of human genetics; decoding the chemical language of bacteria biofilms; revealing diagnostic biomarkers in human saliva; and much, much more.

For more on research at the USC School of Dentisty visit:

Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology

Craniofacial Developmental Genetics

The School of Dentistry is also home to the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy and the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy.  Both of these top-ranked programs maintain robust research agendas.  To learn more, please visit their respective Web sites at:

Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy