Trojan Dental Family members retool lab to 3-D print masks rated higher than N95 during the coronavirus crisis. AS A RESULT OF THE CORONAVIRUS’ SPREAD, business had already begun to slow at Burbank Dental Lab, a family-owned lab that fabricates dental restorations, including dental implants, crowns and dentures. But, on March 19, when California Governor […]
A new study finds how a specific gene can impact neurodevelopment and lead to macrocephaly and autism spectrum disorder. When brains begin developing, there are a lot of moving parts — and when mutations happen in early neurodevelopment, it can lead to disorders like macrocephaly and autism. But scientists don’t know much about the ways […]
The investment ensures Ostrow’s first named program, The Dr. Glenn T. Clark Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Program, continues educating the profession’s finest for years to come USC’s advanced program in orofacial pain has been provided a significant financial endowment — ensuring its place at USC for years to come — thanks to a […]
In honor of Give Kids a Smile Day 2020 on Friday, Ostrow volunteers provided more than 50 dental screenings to fourth and fifth graders at Weemes Elementary in the Adams-Normandie area of Los Angeles. Students, staff and faculty volunteers also provided oral health education and oral hygiene instructional sessions to each grade, kindergarten through fifth. […]
In December 2019, over their holiday break, Ostrow volunteers traveled to the Philippines through the Dental Humanitarian Outreach Program to bring dental care to the local community of Malabon. Volunteers spent time with community members, especially children, to teach them the importance of oral health and maintaining good habits. DHOP USC 2019 by the numbers […]
Welcome DDS ’23, ASPID ’21 and DH ’21! Get to know a little bit more about the newest additions to the Trojan Dental Family.
Beginning with the Fall 2019 trimester, USC’s dental hygiene program will undergo a number of noteworthy changes. First off, class sizes will be smaller, with 20 students comprising the incoming Class of 2021 this fall. “We’re very excited because there’s going to be more personalized education and more one-on-one time between students and faculty,” said […]
Tabak serves as principal deputy director and deputy ethics counselor of the National Institutes of Health. Before that, he was director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. About Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak: Dr. Tabak is the principal deputy director and deputy ethics counselor of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the […]
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 […]
In exchange for the full-ride scholarship, Eumi Choi DH ’17, DDS ’21 and Thomas Nguyen DDS ’21 must provide dental treatment to underserved communities. Ostrow students Eumi Choi and Thomas Nguyen will graduate from USC without any dental school debt, thanks to a prestigious scholarship that aims to put primary care health providers in […]
