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 […]
A $3-million gift from the Hutto-Patterson Charitable Foundation makes the clinic on wheels possible. Above: Vibrant visuals accompany soothing music to make for a tranquil, spa-like experience. (Photo by Glenn Marzano) At 48 feet long —just five feet shy of a standard semi trailer — and 22 feet wide, it’s the largest mobile dental clinic […]
Drs. Roseann Mulligan and Glenn Clark provide endowed funding source for Ostrow’s Special Patients Clinic. Ostrow’s Special Patients Clinic has received a financial boost — and a new name — thanks to a generous donation made by Drs. Roseann Mulligan MS ’87 and Glenn Clark. Dean Avishai Sadan DMD, MBA made the official announcement […]
Above: Xiang Li, Chinese Gymnast More than 100 Ostrow faculty, staff and students provided free comprehensive dental care last week to athletes as part of the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Program. It was the first time such comprehensive care — including extractions, restorations and root canals — had been offered to the athletes with intellectual […]
