Above: Yang Chai Ostrow School of Dentistry Professor Yang Chai has been named chair of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Board of Scientific Counselors. Professor Chai, who holds the George and Mary Lou Boone Chair in Craniofacial Biology and is the associate dean of research and director of the Center for Craniofacial […]
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 […]
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 […]
A new study, appearing in Cell Stem Cell and led by researchers at the University of Southern California, outlines the specifics of how autoimmune disorders can be controlled by infusions of mesenchymal stem cells. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are highly versatile stem cells that originate from the mesoderm, or middle layer of tissue, in a […]
Above: One of the School’s colorful dental vans – nicknamed “Charlie” for the late Mobile Clinic pioneer Charles Goldstein – will welcome Festival of Books attendees The Ostrow School of Dentistry Neighborhood Mobile Clinic will provide fun oral health education and free dental screenings during the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books April 21-22 on […]
The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC honored its student, resident, and faculty researchers during its annual research day celebration February 15 at the USC Galen Center. It was a record year for research entries for the event; 120 posters were displayed by researchers from all educational levels in the Ostrow School of Dentistry […]
Above: Avishai Sadan, Dean, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC (left) with Maggie Anderson, President of BIOMET 3i (right). BIOMET 3i and the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC announced today a new collaboration that will support the advanced training of dental students, comprehensive global education efforts and optimal patient care. The collaboration […]
An Ostrow School of Dentistry research team has identified a surprising way in which an important growth factor might be involved in the onset of Loeys-Dietz syndrome during fetal development, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Also called Marfan syndrome type II, this syndrome is characterized by visible birth defects […]