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 […]
Michael DeBourg II DDS ’22 overcomes personal loss, a chronic disease and the specter of low expectations to craft a fulfilling life. AFTER HIS FATHER PASSED AWAY in 2007 from pancreatic cancer, Michael DeBourg II went soul searching. The first in his immediate family to earn a high school degree, the then-21-year-old DeBourg had settled […]
ASPID student Artem Cheshkov has overcome a multitude of challenges on his path to graduation. CONSIDER ARTEM CHESHKOV’S DAILY SCHEDULE: After putting in a full day attending courses and working in the lab as part of Ostrow’s Advanced Standing Program for International Dentists (ASPID), he heads over to Bright Horizons Daycare to pick up his […]
Ostrow graduate Anna Adjei DDS ’22 says Commencement will be a family affair. NO MATTER HOW BUSY Ostrow student Anna Adjei DDS ’22 is, her mother and father are never far from her mind. In fact, with graduation day a stone’s throw away, the first-generation college student says, “This degree is for my parents. They […]
Dental school vows to continue supporting profession with career advancement training opportunities. THE HERMAN OSTROW SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY OF USC has announced it will no longer be matriculating new dental hygiene students, making the Class of 2021 the last to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene from USC. The move comes as USC […]
Ostrow Connect offers USC dentistry faculty, staff, students and alumni the opportunity to stay connected. LIVING IN A PHYSICALLY DISTANCED WORLD as a result of a global pandemic can necessarily lead to a loss of a sense of community. Temporarily gone are the ceremonies, events, galas and small get-togethers that help foster a solid community. […]
The collaboration, between the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and Dublin Dental University Hospital/School of Dental Science, aims to improve quality of orofacial pain care in Ireland and beyond. OSTROW’S DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM has joined forces with Trinity College Dublin Dental University Hospital/School of Dental Science to launch a hybrid online/on-campus certificate program […]
USC dental hygiene alumna launches DIY chocolate making business while sheltering at home earlier this year. A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, RECORD UNEMPLOYMENT, a societal reckoning with systemic racism, murder hornets, raging wildfires, an overly active hurricane season — if ever there were a time to find even the most simple of ways to comfort yourself, it’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
