The week-long dental clinic kicked off this past weekend with a community event and VIP tours. More than 100 Taft Union High School students will receive much-needed dental care, thanks to a partnership between the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, the California Resources Corporation and the California Teachers Association. The week-long mobile dental […]
NAM membership is considered one of the highest honors in the health and medicine field. Ostrow Associate Dean of Research Yang Chai PhD ’91, DDS ’96 has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), a membership which is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. “Your […]
It is with deep regret we share the news of the passing of longtime Trojan Dental Family member, Dr. Raymond Melrose. Ray served the USC dental community for 35 years as a faculty member, before retiring in 2001. Since then, he and his wife, Director of Dental Hygiene Diane Melrose, have been steadfast supporters […]
Ostrow Professor Malcolm Snead is forging new pathways in bone repair — and it could impact all kinds of places in the body. Bone is crucial. After blood, it’s the most frequently transplanted tissue, with 1.6 to 2 million bone transplants performed in the United States each year. One of the most commonly performed […]
The renowned microbiologist aims to broaden research focus to investigate oral diseases such as dental caries and periodontitis. Pinghui Feng first became interested in researching disease after helplessly watching those he loved struggle with their own health issues. His mother was born with a right ankle disability that left her unable to walk normally throughout […]
The L.A. County Department of Health Services funding source provides $1.3 million annually to the Pediatric Dental Clinic. Above: Pediatric Dental Clinic Opening (2016)/Photo: Rinzi Ruiz With its funding source sunsetting this summer, the LAC+USC Pediatric Dental Clinic faced an uncertain future — possibly even closure — until the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors […]
Above: Dr. Glenn Clark (Photo: Kat Borchart) Professor Glenn Clark has been been recognized with a 2018 USC Mentoring Award for his longtime support of junior faculty members, postdoctoral scholars and residents. The university award is meant to honor faculty members for helping to build a supportive academic environment through faculty-student mentoring and faculty-faculty mentoring. […]
Professor of Clinical Dentistry Eddie Sheh is slated to receive a 2018 USC Associates Award for Excellence in Teaching at the 37th annual Academic Honors Convocation on April 24 Above: Photo by Tan Khuu DDS ’18 The award is one of the highest honors that USC faculty bestows on its members for outstanding teaching, both […]
Above: Dr. Pascal Magne Associate Professor Pascal Magne has earned a 2018 Judson C. Hickey Scientific Writing Award from the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry for “Simplified treatment of severe dental erosion with ultrathin CAD-CAM composite occlusal veneers and anterior bilaminar veneers,” an article he wrote with co-authors Luis Schlichting and Tayane Holz from the Federal […]
The prestigious medical and biological engineering group includes winners of the Nobel Prize, the Presidential Medal of Science and the Presidential Medal of Technology and Innovation. Malcolm Snead has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering(AIMBE) College of Fellows — an elite group of 1,500 distinguished bioengineers, representing the top […]
