The investment ensures Ostrow’s first named program, The Dr. Glenn T. Clark Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Program, continues educating the profession’s finest for years to come USC’s advanced program in orofacial pain has been provided a significant financial endowment — ensuring its place at USC for years to come — thanks to a […]
Sadan is one of the select few Trojan Family members to earn the distinction. In early May, Dean Avishai Sadan MBA ’14 was awarded an Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his continued contributions to the dental profession. “Dean Sadan exemplifies the Ellis Island Honors Society’s values of sharing his wealth of knowledge, unique […]
How the roots of teeth develop has long been a mystery. Professor Yang Chai aims to change that — and eventually regrow the roots of teeth. The lower two-thirds of a tooth are known as the root. Normally covered in bone, they anchor the tooth into the jaw. But the exact mechanisms and pathways […]
Tabak serves as principal deputy director and deputy ethics counselor of the National Institutes of Health. Before that, he was director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. About Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak: Dr. Tabak is the principal deputy director and deputy ethics counselor of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the […]
Dental enamel is tricky stuff. Even though it’s the body’s hardest material, if it wears away from cavities, acidic food or drinks or overbrushing, it doesn’t regenerate. All that could change in the future, though. Ostrow Professor Janet Moradian-Oldak has been developing a special hydrogel that can promote the growth of an enamel-like surface […]
After 20 years at the helm of the Board of Councilors, Ralph Allman to step down, take on prestigious chair emeritus title. There’s a change in leadership of Ostrow’s Board of Councilors as Carol Gomez Summerhays DDS ’78 takes the reins from longtime chair Ralph Allman Jr. ’57, ’60, DDS ’62, MS ’66 to […]
Findings published in Biomaterials Special Issue of the Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. Three million people in the United States currently have dental implants, and every year that number increases by about 500,000. But, for some, getting a dental implant is not the end of the story. Similar to what occurs with […]
The week-long dental clinic kicked off this past weekend with a community event and VIP tours. More than 100 Taft Union High School students will receive much-needed dental care, thanks to a partnership between the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, the California Resources Corporation and the California Teachers Association. The week-long mobile dental […]
Yang Chai PhD ’91, DDS ’96 shares his discovery in recent study published in the journal Bone Research. Could we be one step closer to developing a biological treatment for craniosynostosis? Building upon a body of research that demonstrated that the premature fusion of skull bones — which can cause a host of problems […]
NAM membership is considered one of the highest honors in the health and medicine field. Ostrow Associate Dean of Research Yang Chai PhD ’91, DDS ’96 has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), a membership which is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. “Your […]