Professor Janet Oldak has been selected as a Fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The prestigious honor is bestowed upon members through nominations by their AAAS peers. Oldak has been selected for her outstanding contributions to molecular mechanisms in biomineralization, assembly and function of inherently disordered matrix proteins for development […]
In honor of Give Kids a Smile Day 2020 on Friday, Ostrow volunteers provided more than 50 dental screenings to fourth and fifth graders at Weemes Elementary in the Adams-Normandie area of Los Angeles. Students, staff and faculty volunteers also provided oral health education and oral hygiene instructional sessions to each grade, kindergarten through fifth. […]
In December 2019, over their holiday break, Ostrow volunteers traveled to the Philippines through the Dental Humanitarian Outreach Program to bring dental care to the local community of Malabon. Volunteers spent time with community members, especially children, to teach them the importance of oral health and maintaining good habits. DHOP USC 2019 by the numbers […]
Stefan Zweig DDS ’86, ENDO ’92 has been elected vice president of the American Association of Endodontists. The AAE is a global resource for knowledge, research and education for the profession. The Ostrow clinical associate professor will take office as vice president in April 2020 and will automatically become the president in 2022. As AAE […]
Six Ostrow faculty members are slated to be inducted into chair and endowed professorships at an official ceremony taking place in early 2020. “Endowed faculty positions represent one of the most prestigious and permanent investments that philanthropic partners can make in any university,” said Dean Avishai Sadan in a schoolwide announcement sent out in early […]
Associate Dean of Community Health Programs and Hospital Affairs Roseann Mulligan MS ’87 has been awarded a 2020 Gies Award for Achievement for Dental Educators from the ADEAGies Foundation. This prestigious award is meant to pay tribute to individuals who meaningfully advance oral health and dental education. “We are tremendously proud of ‘Nan’ for this […]
More than 3 million dental implants have been placed in the mouths of U.S. patients, and that number rises by 500,000 each year. While implants help many people restore their oral health, they come at a cost. Nearly 15 percent of patients with implants develop peri-implantitis, an infectious disease that triggers an immune response of […]
Three Ostrow faculty members are sleeping a little easier now, thanks to an HRSA grant that pays off their student loans over five years. The awardees — Sanaz “Sunny” Fereshteh DDS ’09; Mehdi Mohammadi DDS ’12, MS ’18; and Alexander Alcaraz PEDO ’07 — were selected for the grant funds, which are meant to assist […]
Microcephaly is a condition where the circumference of an individual’s head is smaller than normal. It can be caused by genetic abnormalities as well as fetal exposure to drugs; alcohol; certain viruses, such as Zika virus; or toxins during pregnancy. It’s rare — there are fewer than 200,000 cases a year in the United States. […]
Welcome DDS ’23, ASPID ’21 and DH ’21! Get to know a little bit more about the newest additions to the Trojan Dental Family.