Admission

Stone model on an articulator
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Dental students in a lab
Dental hygiene students craft bleaching trays use vacuum forming machine
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DDS students catch up with each other in between classes
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Dental hygiene students craft bleaching trays use vacuum forming machine
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Sim Lab
Ostrow is located on the beautiful University Park Campus, just a few miles from Downtown Los Angeles
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The city of Los Angeles offers a vibrant and dynamic backdrop for an Ostrow education
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Ostrow is located on the beautiful University Park Campus, just a few miles from Downtown Los Angeles
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Dental student in research lab
As part of a research intensive university, Ostrow offers dental students the opportunitiy to participate in scientic investigation
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Blue-stained mouse skeletons
Blue-stained mouse skeletons
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take a virtual tour
Molar X-Ray
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56%
Of DDS Class
of 2026 Are
WOMEN
20
U.s. States
REPRESENTED IN THE
DDS CLASS of 2026
22
COUNTRIES
SPANNING FIVE CONTINENTS
REPRESENTED IN THE
ASPID CLASS of 2024
Dental students on USC's campus

Student StoriesI grew up around dentistry and I always saw the positive experiences my family shared with their patients. These warm experiences are what I want to pass on and share with my patients.

Garrett Cecchini
DDS Class of 2024
USC student in research lab

Student StoriesFrom the moment I walked into the school for the very first time during my interview up until now, the faculty, students and staff were warm and welcoming. Immediately, I knew I wanted to be a part of this community as I could tell how much time and commitment this community pours into their students.

Eloise Moua
DDS Class of 2024
Ostrow students discussing

Student StoriesOstrow’s legacy and commitment to community dentistry in underserved communities aligns with my own values to help those seeking better oral healthcare.

Alejandra De La Cruz
DDS Class of 2024

Student Events

Student 24 Mar 23

Virtual Fight On! Friday (DDS)
Student 25 Mar 23

Friends of Dentistry Scholarship Recognition Dinner
Student 29 Mar 23

2023 Annual Research Day
Student 12 May 23

Commencement 2023
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Student News

10 Jan 23
Faculty, Student
Scanner Gives a GPS Map to Endodontists

The new tech allows endodontists to see in three dimensions, allowing more accurate diagnoses, treatment and evaluation. ENDODONTISTS SPECIALIZE IN SAVING NATURAL DENTITION, mostly focusing on the tooth’s interior. They live and die by imaging, both to diagnose what’s going on inside a tooth as well as to see how a treatment is working. Historically, […]
23 Aug 22
Faculty, Research, Student
Getting a JumpStart on Success

Through the DIA JumpStart program, non-USC undergraduates interested in pursuing a PhD spend the summer in USC research labs. BY DANIEL P. SMITH The moment Angelita Araujo-Villalba heard about the USC Diversity, Inclusion, Access (DIA) JumpStart program at USC, she knew she had to apply. Then a sophomore at Cal Poly Pomona studying molecular and […]
12 May 22
Alumni, Student
An Unimaginable Life Becomes Reality

Michael DeBourg II DDS ’22 overcomes personal loss, a chronic disease and the specter of low expectations to craft a fulfilling life. AFTER HIS FATHER PASSED AWAY in 2007 from pancreatic cancer, Michael DeBourg II went soul searching. The first in his immediate family to earn a high school degree, the then-21-year-old DeBourg had settled […]
10 May 22
Alumni, Student
Family Matters

ASPID student Artem Cheshkov has overcome a multitude of challenges on his path to graduation. CONSIDER ARTEM CHESHKOV’S DAILY SCHEDULE: After putting in a full day attending courses and working in the lab as part of Ostrow’s Advanced Standing Program for International Dentists (ASPID), he heads over to Bright Horizons Daycare to pick up his […]
09 May 22
Alumni, Student
“This Degree is for My Parents”

Ostrow graduate Anna Adjei DDS ’22 says Commencement will be a family affair. NO MATTER HOW BUSY Ostrow student Anna Adjei DDS ’22 is, her mother and father are never far from her mind. In fact, with graduation day a stone’s throw away, the first-generation college student says, “This degree is for my parents. They […]
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