The Trojan dental community came together on May 18 to celebrate the part-time and volunteer faculty members of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. “Tonight, we celebrate the unsung heroes of the dental school,” said Dean Avishai Sadan during his speech. “These men and women come from all across Southern California to give […]
A new $1 million, three-year grant from First 5 LA will enable the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC to provide underprivileged kids with oral health care and help them see a dentist regularly. The Children’s Health and Maintenance Program, or CHAMP, will travel to Head Start and Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) centers […]
Editor’s Note: Ostrow faculty members Drs. Malcolm Snead and Yan Zhou were among the authors of “Supramolecular Nanofibers Enhance Growth Factor Signaling by Increasing Lipid Raft Mobility,” published on April 12, 2016 in Nano Letters, which has an impact factor of 13.592. We asked Dr. Snead to share his scientific discovery with our community. Cell signaling […]
The new Pediatric Dental Clinic at LAC+USC Medical Center strives to meet the needs of underserved foster care children. Above: Photo: Rinzi Ruiz Photography It all started with a hidden population’s need: Many foster care children in Los Angeles County weren’t able to find dental care. This spring, Ostrow, in partnership with the Violence Intervention […]
Associate Dean of Research Yang Chai PhD ’91, DDS ’96 has just received $2.1 million to continue research that could one day allow scientists to use stem cells to regrow living tissue. The five-year grant, funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, will give Ostrow researchers the opportunity to better understand what […]
Ostrow research associate Andres Stucky shares what he learned at this year’s Research Day. Each spring, the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry hosts Research Day. During the event, faculty members, residents and students from Ostrow — including the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy […]
Four Ostrow alumni endow scholarships to help future generations of dental students pursue their dream careers. This year, as Ostrow held its Friends of Dentistry Scholarship Recognition Dinner — an annual event that brings scholarship recipients face-to-face with their benefactors — there were four new faces among the donors. Drs. Bradley Baum, Jerald Medway and Gary and Jay […]
Second annual Southern California LGBTQ Health Conference to educate health professionals on queer patient care. When Darby Osnaya visited an Inland Empire dental office, the dental assistant would often offer the 27-year-old more than a professional opinion. “The negative feedback I would get from her would range from judgmental looks and scoffs when I […]
A $3-million gift from the Hutto-Patterson Charitable Foundation makes the clinic on wheels possible. Above: Vibrant visuals accompany soothing music to make for a tranquil, spa-like experience. (Photo by Glenn Marzano) At 48 feet long —just five feet shy of a standard semi trailer — and 22 feet wide, it’s the largest mobile dental clinic […]
Jack Lytle DDS ’58, MD ’65 was awarded the Alumni Service Award this week by the University of Southern California Alumni Association for his longtime contributions to USC dentistry. Above: Jack Lytle DDS ’58, MD ’65 Jack Lytle DDS ’58, MD ’65 was awarded the Alumni Service Award this week by the University of Southern […]
