Millions of people experience chronic neck pain on a regular basis. The pain may result from their job, poor posture, or any number of reasons. Finding relief is at the top of their list, and new research shows that they may not need to look further than certain types...
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Embracing Technology in Geriatric Dental Education: Preparing for the Future of Oral Healthcare
This blog is part of the Geriatric Dentistry Program weekly special – updates in Advancement and Oral Health in geriatric dentistry. Students in programs at dental schools across the country are increasingly benefiting from the flexibility of advanced education...
Are Older Adults More Vulnerable to Oral Systemic Link?
This blog is part of the Geriatric Dentistry Program weekly special - updates in Advancement and Oral Health in geriatric dentistry. The link between oral and systemic diseases has been under intense investigation in recent years. This is certainly an exciting...
Is Drinking Alcohol Easing the Chronic Pain?
Millions of people in America suffer from chronic pain. Millions also love to drink alcohol on a regular basis. When combining the two, there may be some issues that those who work with chronic pain patients and those who have alcohol use disorder need to be aware of....
Can Improving One’s Mood Help with Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Most people know first-hand that they feel better when in a good mood. What they may only sometimes be aware of are the details about what those mood-boosting feelings are doing to the inside of their body. New research has emerged, sharing the results of a study...
Can School Nurses Help Adolescents with Chronic Pain?
Chronic pain is something that can impact people of all ages. There are many studies being done over the years that try to find ways to help people find relief. While ones that focus on adolescents experiencing chronic pain are not as common, when there is information...
USC’s advanced program in orofacial pain endowed and named
Drs. Glenn T. Clark and Roseann Mulligan 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. BY JOHN HOBBS MA ’14 USC’s advanced program in...
Zweig elected vice president of the American Association of Endodontists
Stefan Zweig DDS ’86, ENDO ’92 BY JILLIAN CARMENATE ’22 Stefan Zweig DDS ’86, ENDO ’92 has been elected vice president of the American Association of Endodontists. The AAE is a global resource for knowledge, research and education for the profession. The Ostrow...
Oldak named Fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science
Photo by Phil Channing BY YASMINE PEZESHKPOUR MCM ’19 Professor Janet Oldak has been selected as a Fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The prestigious honor is bestowed upon members through nominations by their...
Roseann Mulligan earns 2020 Gies Award for Achievement for Dental Educators
BY JOHN HOBBS MA ’14 Associate Dean of Community Health Programs and Hospital Affairs Roseann Mulligan MS ’87 has been awarded a 2020 Gies Award for Achievement for Dental Educators from the ADEAGeis Foundation. This prestigious award is meant to pay...
Six faculty members honored with chair, professorship appointments
Such appointments are the highest honor a university can bestow. BY JOHN HOBBS MA ’14 Six Ostrow faculty members are slated to be inducted into chair and endowed professorships at an official ceremony taking place in early 2020. “Endowed faculty positions represent...