Above: Allison Davis DDS ’17 A student of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC will help Special Olympics athletes have healthy smiles thanks to a 2014-2015 Los Angeles Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. The Schweitzer Fellowship is a one-year interdisciplinary, mentored fellowship program for students in Los Angeles focused on health-related community service and leadership […]
A “true partnership” between students, faculty and school leadership is what makes the Ostrow School of Dentistry’s doctor of dental surgery curriculum so successful, said Ostrow Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Student Life Mahvash Navazesh. Navazesh and Ostrow Associate Professors Sandra Rich and Arnold Tiber published “The Rationale for and Implementation of Learner-Centered Education: […]
More than 130 Ostrow School of Dentistry students, residents, postdoctoral fellows and faculty members presented research during the school’s 2014 Research Day held March 12 at the USC Galen Center. Above: Shawn Ebrahimpour DDS ’15 and Moshe Eizdi DDS ’15 present their project poster at the Ostrow School of Dentistry’s 2014 Research Day. Participants competed […]
The Ostrow School of Dentistry unveiled its new computer-aided design and manufacturing laboratory to leaders from the dental technology company VITA on February 10. Above: The new VITA CAD/CAM Learning Laboratory. Supported by and named with a generous donation from the company, the VITA CAD/CAM Learning Laboratory provides unprecedented access for Ostrow students and faculty […]
Above: Mahvash Navazesh, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Student Life Triple jump examinations administered by the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC are reliable and consistent in the way they assess dental students’ reasoning and critical thinking skills, according to an article published in the Journal of Dental Education. Lead author Mahvash Navazesh, […]
A new division of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC will provide students, residents, and faculty of the Ostrow School access to unique educational, clinical and research opportunities in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Above: Mark Urata, chair of the new Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Announced by Ostrow School of Dentistry Dean […]
Ostrow School of Dentistry community service programs received $10,000 in free oral care products resulting from a pledge campaign from Colgate-Palmolive and the Hispanic Dental Association during July 2013’s Oral Health Month. Above: First year pediatric dentistry resident Geraldine Ruiz screens third grader Marilyn Beltran under the supervision of Neighborhood Mobile Clinic Co-Director Carlos Sanchez. […]
Clinical training for Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC students will become even more state-of-the-art thanks to an unprecedented donation from dental equipment company Bien-Air USA, Inc. Bien-Air USA will donate and install 308 new electric handpiece systems in clinics and simulation laboratories throughout the school. The in-kind donation is worth more than […]
The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC received the most funds of any private dental school from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research in 2012, according to rankings released by the NIDCR June 19. Above: Ostrow Associate Dean of Research, Yang Chai Ranked eighth overall among all public and private dental institutions, […]
For Ostrow student Tom Ericksen DDS ’14—who started a new career path after 8 years in marketing—dental school is a family affair. In celebration of Father’s Day, we highlight the dental student and father of two. Tom Ericksen DDS ’14 found out he got into the Ostrow School of Dentistry while driving home from […]
