Above: Professor Songtao Shi The International Association of Dental Research honored two scientists from the Ostrow School of Dentistry at the IADR General Session opening ceremonies on March 20 in Seattle, Wash. The honorees, Professor Songtao Shi and Postdoctoral Research Associate Carolina Parada, are researchers in Ostrow’s Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology. Shi, an internationally […]
Above: Dean Avishai Sadan, Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry Kian Kar and wife Nakisa Nowroozi, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry Alon Frydman. Ostrow School of Dentistry faculty member Kian Kar DDS ’95, PERIO ’99, MS ’00 has been named a recipient of a 2013 USC Mellon Mentoring Award for being an outstanding mentor for […]
Above: Dr. Derick and Yoko Tagawa and Glenn Sameshima, director of the Advanced Orthodontics Residency Program, in front of the room to be renovated. A contribution from Derick and Yoko Tagawa, longtime supporters of the Ostrow School of Dentistry and the University of Southern California, will enable the creation of a modern, welcoming consultation room […]
Above: Kenneth Smith DDS 2015 won first place for best undergraduate DDS basic sciences project. From understanding the developing human tongue to addressing the challenges facing kids with autism, innovative research was on full display during the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Annual Research Day on February 20. The event celebrated the scientific […]
Above: The Ostrow School of Dentistry Neighborhood Mobile Clinic provided care to Weemes Elementary students for Give Kids a Smile Day on February 1. Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC students and faculty produced dozens of smiles during 2013’s Give Kids a Smile Day on Feb. 1. Nearly 100 children, ranging from kindergarten to […]
Dr. James “Jim” Simon, Advanced Endodontics program director and Wayne G. and Margaret L. Bemis Professor of Endodontics at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013. He was 78 years old. Simon was born December 13, 1934 in Boston. From age 14 to 18, he attended the Phillips […]
Above: DDS 2014 students Josh Weinstein, Sean Vreeburg, and Nathan Simarro in Methare with local children. The following article is a firsthand account courtesy of Professor Mary Ellen Toffle of the University of Messina, Italy, and the USC Dental Humanitarian Outreach Project. The line extends out the door into courtyard and into the dusty slum […]
Above :Ostrow students hand out dental care supplies to families during the annual Angel City Christmas Celebration on Dec. 8. Ostrow School of Dentistry students and faculty celebrated the season of giving a little early last weekend by handing out 2,000 free dental kits and information packets to the Los Angeles community as part of […]
Above: Lindsey Robinson DDS ’90 has been named president of the California Dental Association for 2013. The California Dental Association recently named its new president for 2013 as Lindsey A. Robinson DDS ’90, a pediatric dentist with more than 20 years of experience. Robinson is the seventh Ostrow alumnus to lead the CDA as president. […]
The 2013 Ostrow School of Dentistry Research Day will be held Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the USC Galen Center. DDS students, dental hygiene students, residents, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research associates, and faculty are all encouraged to participate and present research at this important event. Students and faculty from the Divisions of Biokinesiology & […]