Poor oral health, dental disease, and tooth pain can put kids at a serious disadvantage in school, according to a new Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study. “The Impact of Oral Health on the Academic Performance of Disadvantaged Children,” appearing in the September 2012 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, examined […]
Above: Ostrow students demonstrate clinical techniques for Dental Explorers Program participants. 45 high school and college students visited the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC for a fun, eye-opening crash course in the dental profession July 23 – August 3. 2012 marks the tenth year of the Ostrow School of Dentistry Dental Explorers Program, […]
Above: Thomas Levy The California Dental Association Foundation has honored Thomas Levy, Ostrow School of Dentistry associate professor of clinical dentistry and director of undergraduate endodontics, as this year’s recipient of its Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award. CDA established the award in 2004 in recognition of Dugoni’s accomplishments in dental education and organized dentistry. […]
Above: Army veteran Carrie Simpson discusses her dental care with student dentist Sean Vreeburg DDS ’14. Ostrow School of Dentistry Community Oral health Programs faculty, staff, and students provided free dental services for female veterans on July 20 on the University Park Campus. The outreach, targeted toward homeless female veterans and other women veterans in […]
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 […]
Above George Abichaker (center) with research mentors Professor Michael Melnick and Professor Tina Jaskoll. George Abichaker ’05 DDS ’09 Ortho ’12 was awarded first place for the Charley Schultz Resident Scholar Award at the American Association of Orthodontists Annual Session on May 2, 2012. The award, recognizing clinical or basic science research by an advanced […]
Above: Nisei Diploma Project member Albert Le DDS ’12 and honorary master’s recipient Ryo Munekata (photo by Tracy Yen). Seventy years after the forced internment of Japanese-American citizens and Japanese nationals during World War II interrupted their studies, USC’s Nisei (a term used to describe first-generation Japanese Americans) were awarded honorary degrees at a special […]
Part-time and volunteer faculty members of the Ostrow School of Dentistry were honored during the 2012 Part-Time Faculty Appreciation Dinner on May 23. Following dinner at the University Club on the University Park Campus, faculty honorees received award plaques and statuettes for years of service milestones and division recognition awards. “Our part-time and volunteer faculty […]
Above: Former USC and NFL football coach John Robinson told graduates “‘Fight On!’ has a whispered ‘I got your back!’ behind it.” 250 graduates celebrated their new degrees during the 2012 Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Commencement Ceremony, held May 11 at McAlister Field on the University Park Campus. “Graduates, this ceremony marks […]
Above: 2012 student inductees of the Zeta chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon. The Ostrow School of Dentistry honored extraordinary members of the Class of 2012 during the annual Omicron Kappa Upsilon convocation and Senior Awards ceremony and banquet at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on May 10. The Zeta chapter of the […]
