Above: Over the next five years, the First 5 LA grant will allow the Ostrow School of Dentistry to connect nearly 46,000 disadvantaged children ages five and under to dental care. First 5 LA has announced that the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC will receive nearly $18.4 million in grant funds in support […]
The Ostrow School of Dentistry’s Dental Hygiene Class of 2013 completed a record 288 free oral cancer screenings—up from 159 last year—and encouraged smokers to kick the habit as part of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout. Set up around campus—with tables in front of the Norris Dental Science Center and across from Tommy […]
Above: Steven Johnson DDS ’13 and Heather Stephens DDS ’12 received commemorative plaques for the 2012 Meskin Journalism Award (pictured with Dan Jenkins, president of the American Association of Dental Editors). The American Association of Dental Editors honored the Explorer magazine, published by the Ostrow School of Dentistry Student Research Group, as the best North […]
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, […]
