Baezconde-Garbanati is best known for her prolific research analyzing health disparities among underrepresented communities. THE HERMAN OSTROW SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY OF USC WILL WELCOME Dr. Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati to deliver the keynote at its satellite ceremony for the 2023 Commencement on Friday, May 12 beginning at 11 a.m. “Providing treatment to underserved populations to help address […]
Each year, at least two students will be supported by the gift. THE DELTA DENTAL COMMUNITY CARE FOUNDATION has donated $1.1 million to the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC to support at least two students each year. The scholarships are intended for students who have demonstrated high academic achievement while having experienced financial […]
It’s part of a larger effort to replicate entire microenvironments — blood vessels, lymphatic tissue and nerve fibers — toward the ultimate goal of tissue regeneration. BY KATHARINE GAMMON IT’S WELL KNOWN THAT NERVES ARE VITAL for sensing the world, but researchers are now discovering how they also change the behavior of stem cells, which […]
Ostrow jumps to third top-funded U.S. dental institution by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. IF THE PAST FEW YEARS OF PANDEMIC were meant to slow researchers down in their quest for knowledge, no one told the research teams working in Ostrow’s lab spaces across both campuses. The Herman Ostrow School of […]
Asha Green, Daniel Ip and Somkene Okwuego have their dental educations paid for, thanks to a National Health Service Corps scholarship that requires them to spend two years practicing in a health professional shortage area. IT’S A STATISTIC THAT’S NEVER FAR from the mind of Asha Green DDS ’26: just 3.7 percent of dentists in […]
Zhaoyang Liu Assistant Professor LAST YEAR, Ostrow welcomed researcher Zhaoyang Liu to the Trojan Dental Family. The tenure-track assistant professor earned her bachelor’s degree in biological sciences in China before pursuing a master’s degree in cellular, molecular and structural biology from Miami University-Ohio and a doctorate in biology from the University of Rochester-New York. […]
Alon Frydman PERIO ’06 Director, Continuing Education LAST YEAR, Ostrow’s CE department launched its official podcast, Louped In, which looks at various topics in dentistry from the foremost experts in the field. We caught up with its host, Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry Alon Frydman. WHAT GOES INTO PREPARING FOR RECORDING AN EPISODE […]
The new tech allows endodontists to see in three dimensions, allowing more accurate diagnoses, treatment and evaluation. ENDODONTISTS SPECIALIZE IN SAVING NATURAL DENTITION, mostly focusing on the tooth’s interior. They live and die by imaging, both to diagnose what’s going on inside a tooth as well as to see how a treatment is working. Historically, […]
USC researcher Dechen Lin has created miniature organs — with the hope of fighting a rare type of cancer. CANCERS THAT IMPACT THE JUNCTION of the esophagus and the stomach are rare — but debilitating. They get less attention than breast, prostate or lung cancers — and 85 percent of patients diagnosed with gastroesophageal junction […]
USC researchers look inside teeth to figure out how we might regenerate teeth in the future. TEETH ARE MARVELOUSLY COMPLICATED structures — and the way they develop is also complex. The majority of tooth tissue (except the enamel) comes from cranial neural crest cells — stem cells that eventually develop into craniofacial bones and cartilage. […]
