The Ostrow School of Dentistry has launched a new online program aimed at busy practicing dentists who want to enhance their competency in treating geriatric patients. The Online Master of Science in Geriatric Dentistry, a three-year program, uses weekly videoconferences, online lectures and quizzes, a research project, and short yearly visits to campus to give […]
Above: Debra Tan DDS ’13 and Alexi Eyvazi, Ostrow clinical assistant professor, treat Shondell Bennett at the 2012 Care Harbor Clinic. Students, residents, and faculty of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC spent September 27-30 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena caring for hundreds as part of the 2012 Care Harbor service event. […]
On September 11, USC Athletics announced a sponsorship agreement with Western Dental. Sponsorships such as this are common in collegiate athletics and provide support for the enhancement of these athletic programs. The sponsorship between USC Athletics and Western Dental is solely between those two entities, and does not involve the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry […]
Above: Alyson Straub DDS ’13 treats Air Force veteran Rudolph Valencia in the USC Mobile Dental Clinic. The Ostrow School of Dentistry Mobile Dental Clinic provided military veterans with much-needed dental care during the 2012 Compton Stand Down September 22-23. 2012 was the Mobile Clinic’s second year at the Stand Down event, which is orchestrated […]
As hundreds of family members and friends looked on, new Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC students were formally welcomed into the dental profession during the 2012 White Coat Ceremony on August 27 in Bovard Auditorium . More than 300 new students in the Doctor of Dental Surgery class of 2016, Dental Hygiene class […]
Above: Ostrow students demonstrate clinical techniques for Dental Explorers Program participants. 45 high school and college students visited the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC for a fun, eye-opening crash course in the dental profession July 23 – August 3. 2012 marks the tenth year of the Ostrow School of Dentistry Dental Explorers Program, […]
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 […]
Above George Abichaker (center) with research mentors Professor Michael Melnick and Professor Tina Jaskoll. George Abichaker ’05 DDS ’09 Ortho ’12 was awarded first place for the Charley Schultz Resident Scholar Award at the American Association of Orthodontists Annual Session on May 2, 2012. The award, recognizing clinical or basic science research by an advanced […]
Above: Former USC and NFL football coach John Robinson told graduates “‘Fight On!’ has a whispered ‘I got your back!’ behind it.” 250 graduates celebrated their new degrees during the 2012 Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Commencement Ceremony, held May 11 at McAlister Field on the University Park Campus. “Graduates, this ceremony marks […]
Above: 2012 student inductees of the Zeta chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon. The Ostrow School of Dentistry honored extraordinary members of the Class of 2012 during the annual Omicron Kappa Upsilon convocation and Senior Awards ceremony and banquet at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on May 10. The Zeta chapter of the […]
