USC researchers are looking for ways to create a less painful injection for kids at the dentist. It takes a collaborative, interdisciplinary team to get the research done. IN DENTISTRY, injecting local anesthetic represents the greatest source of fear and anxiety, especially in children. Alleviating that injection pain is one of the main struggles in […]
The prestigious designation puts him in the company of fewer than 20 faculty members across USC. ASSOCIATE DEAN OF RESEARCH Yang Chai PhD ’91, DDS ’96 has been appointed a University Professor, making history as Ostrow’s first faculty member to achieve such distinction. The designation, held by fewer than 20 other faculty members across the university, […]
Students talked, we listened, providing them a one-year subscription to a popular online medical learning service. EARLY IN THEIR DENTAL SCHOOL DAYS, while preparing for exams, Ashley Mach DDS ’21 and Aimi Nguyen DDS ’20 would often find themselves scouring YouTube for videos to supplement what they had been learning in their problem-based learning (PBL) […]
The initiative aims to propel USC forward as the epicenter of tissue and organ regeneration research. THE STUDIES SEEM LIKE something straight out of science fiction. There’s one focused on using stem cells to regenerate skull bone for patients with skull defects. Another aims to develop a hydrogel patch that could reduce scarring and regenerate […]
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on ADA News. Those who knew Dr. Rafael “Ray” Bowen describe him as a “legend” who made significant contributions to dental materials research. Dr. Bowen, who retired in 2018 after 62 years at the American Dental Association, has died. “Ray Bowen has been a fixture in restorative dental materials research […]
The Chair for the Division of Restorative Sciences will officially be inducted at the American College of Dentists’ Convocation in mid-October. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SILLAS DUARTE has been selected for Fellowship in the American College of Dentists. The distinction — shared by only 3.5 percent of U.S. dentists — acknowledges Duarte for his exceptional leadership, achievements […]
USC researcher Pinghui Feng investigates a potential way to stop cancer cell growth. FOR CELLS IN THE BODY, inflammation and cell proliferation — a rapid increase in numbers — are opposing forces. Cells that proliferate more quickly tend to have a lower inflammatory response than those that don’t. The reason behind this has been investigated […]
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Lawrence J. Warner, 89 died April 23, 2020 at his home in Sherman Oaks, California after a long struggle with dementia. Lawrence was born in Los Angeles on July 26, 1930. He grew up with his beloved parents, Lila and Harry Warner and his brother Bud (Bernard). Lawrence attended Fairfax High School, then served in […]
Trojan Dental Family members retool lab to 3-D print masks rated higher than N95 during the coronavirus crisis. AS A RESULT OF THE CORONAVIRUS’ SPREAD, business had already begun to slow at Burbank Dental Lab, a family-owned lab that fabricates dental restorations, including dental implants, crowns and dentures. But, on March 19, when California Governor […]
