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 […]
The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, in partnership with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has launched the nation’s first online master’s degree program for working medical professionals and non-medical clinicians interested in receiving advanced education in pain medicine. “Pain, and especially chronic pain, is not well-treated in the United States and […]
The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC has partnered with California State University-Los Angeles for a $16.6-million state grant to provide dental health care and education to underserved children and teens throughout Los Angeles. Above: Jasmine Aguilar, 3 receives a dental checkup during one of Ostrow’s mobile clinic outreach events funded by the CHAMP […]
The dean of the USC Office of Religious Life hopes to inspire dental students to lead their best lives after graduation. Varun Soni, dean of USC’s Office of Religious Life, has been chosen to deliver the address at Ostrow’s commencement ceremony, taking place Friday, May 12 at 1 p.m. in McAlister Field. Soni is […]
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry faculty members and a recent graduate received accolades from two major dental associations, the California Dental Association and the Pierre Fauchard Academy, earlier this spring at CDA Presents in Anaheim, Calif. Above: Alexandra Chamberlain ’11, DDS ’16 Teacher of the Year Award Assistant professor of clinical dentistry Christopher Truhan DDS […]
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 […]
The new Pediatric Dental Clinic at LAC+USC Medical Center strives to meet the needs of underserved foster care children. Above: Photo: Rinzi Ruiz Photography It all started with a hidden population’s need: Many foster care children in Los Angeles County weren’t able to find dental care. This spring, Ostrow, in partnership with the Violence Intervention […]
Ostrow research associate Andres Stucky shares what he learned at this year’s Research Day. Each spring, the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry hosts Research Day. During the event, faculty members, residents and students from Ostrow — including the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy […]
Four Ostrow alumni endow scholarships to help future generations of dental students pursue their dream careers. This year, as Ostrow held its Friends of Dentistry Scholarship Recognition Dinner — an annual event that brings scholarship recipients face-to-face with their benefactors — there were four new faces among the donors. Drs. Bradley Baum, Jerald Medway and Gary and Jay […]
Second annual Southern California LGBTQ Health Conference to educate health professionals on queer patient care. When Darby Osnaya visited an Inland Empire dental office, the dental assistant would often offer the 27-year-old more than a professional opinion. “The negative feedback I would get from her would range from judgmental looks and scoffs when I […]
