Ostrow alumna and Board of Councilors member Carol Gomez Summerhays DDS ’78 has earned a prestigious 2018 Alumni Merit Award from the USC Alumni Association for her longtime contributions to both the university community as well as the dental profession. The distinction, which has been previously awarded to such USC luminaries at Neil Armstrong, Frank […]
Ostrow researcher Jianfu “Jeff” Chen has found a twist in the understanding of how Zika impacts the developing brain. The Zika virus has spread to 44 countries, with thousands infected and thousands of babies born with microcephaly, a rare complication that causes small heads. But even though research dollars are being poured into understanding the […]
Ostrow Professor and Associate Dean of Research Yang Chai’s research is heavily focused on cleft lip and cleft palate and how stem cell therapy might be used to detect — and even prevent — cleft formation. Every time we drink or breathe, the soft palate is hard at work. It acts like a trap door, […]
Ostrow Professor of Clinical Dentistry Jane Forrest has been named the winner of the Accomplished Faculty Award by the American Dental Association and the American Association for Dental Research. Above: Dr. Jane Forrest The prestigious award is meant to acknowledge Forrest for her national leadership of and sustained contributions to education, research and application of […]
The endodontics pioneer played a signficant role in the advancement of the specialty. John I. Ingle, who served as dean of the USC School of Dentistry from 1964 to 1972, passed away on Sept. 25, 2017, at the age of 98. Ingle was a pioneer, educator and international leader in the field of endodontics. He […]
The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, in partnership with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has launched the nation’s first online master’s degree program for working medical professionals and non-medical clinicians interested in receiving advanced education in pain medicine. “Pain, and especially chronic pain, is not well-treated in the United States and […]
With help from the National Institutes of Health grant, the associate professor and his team aim to get FDA approval and bring the drug to market. Above: Illustration by Carl Wiens/i2iartOstrow Associate Professor Parish Sedghizadeh DDS ’01 and his team have been awarded a $1.5-million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue research […]
The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC has partnered with California State University-Los Angeles for a $16.6-million state grant to provide dental health care and education to underserved children and teens throughout Los Angeles. Above: Jasmine Aguilar, 3 receives a dental checkup during one of Ostrow’s mobile clinic outreach events funded by the CHAMP […]
Each year the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC acknowledges the unsung heroes of the dental school — its part-time and volunteer faculty. These women and men hail from across Southern California to serve as educators, mentors and role models to the next generation of dental professionals. The 2017 Part-Time Faculty Appreciation Dinner & Awards was […]
The dean of the USC Office of Religious Life hopes to inspire dental students to lead their best lives after graduation. Varun Soni, dean of USC’s Office of Religious Life, has been chosen to deliver the address at Ostrow’s commencement ceremony, taking place Friday, May 12 at 1 p.m. in McAlister Field. Soni is […]