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📅 Dates: July 7-11📍 Primary Location: Room 133, Norris Dental Science Center🏥 Special Sessions: Tissue Dissection Lab, Keck School of Medicine🕘 Daily Schedule: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM🍱 Meals: Daily lunch provided (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)👥 Format: Small group rotations with...

The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Distance Learning and Telehealth program is excited to announce the return of the OPRAD (Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Diagnosis) Onsite Bootcamp. Norris Dental Science Center 📅 Dates: June 23-27, 2025📍 Location: Room 133,...

The upcoming bootcamp promises a comprehensive clinical experience for our students of the OFP certificate and the master's degree in OFPOM. The distance learning department is preparing an intensive orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorder (TMD) BootCamp 1B...

📅 Dates: July 23-27📍 Primary Location: Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry🕘 Daily Schedule: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM👥 Format: Small groups with personalized instruction The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry's Geriatric Dentistry residency experience is an extraordinary...

The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry's Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Programs will welcome certificate and master's students to their comprehensive Bootcamp 1 this summer. This five-day intensive experience serves as the foundational clinical component for...

We are honored and proud to announce that two distinguished members of our Distance Learning and Orofacial Pain faculty have been appointed to leadership positions on the American Board of Orofacial Pain (ABOP). Effective July 1, 2025 Dr. Clark will assume the role of...

Time: Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 9am PDT Agenda General Welcome and Introduction • Key Contact Information & Important Offices at USC What do you need to do before classes begin? Registration/Student Manual Information for International Students Important...

Date: May 24, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST Location: Zoom Speaker: Dr. Anette Vistoso Monreal DDS, MS, DABOP Title: Oral Health Management for Cancer Patients: Prevention, Complications, and Treatment  Content: Dr. Vistoso’s lecture will provide...

The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry Commencement Ceremony will be at the USC Village Great Lawn on Friday, May 16, 2025 at 4:30pm. This is the ceremony where our faculty will process in with our graduates and sit on the stage. Please note, due to the popularity...

May 7 - May 14 Last Day of Classes: Friday, May 2 Study Days: Saturday, May 3 – Tuesday, May 6 Final exams serve as the ultimate assessment of the knowledge acquired over the semester. They are intended to evaluate how effectively students have understood and applied...

Date: May 14, 2025 - May 17, 2025 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Theme: Global Transformation in Oral Medicine Join the Leading Global Event in Oral Medicine! The 2025 AAOM/EAOM Joint Meeting, in collaboration with the European Academy of Oral Medicine's exceptional...

Date: May 1, 2025 - May 4, 2025 Location: Arlington, Virginia Theme: Current Insights, Bridging gaps and Exploring Opportunities Join us for the 49th Clinical and Scientific Meeting! The event kicks off on Thursday with a full day of ticketed courses. The main program...

Date: April 19, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST Location: Zoom Speaker: Dr. Glenn T. Clark, Associate Dean of Distance Learning and Telehealth Title: Injection Therapy in Orofacial Pain: Part 2 Content: Dr. Clark's presentation examines the efficacy of...

USC Head and Neck Center Presents: Patient & Caregiver Symposium Join us April 5 at the Health Sciences Campus Mayer Auditorium (KAM Building) 📋 Registration: 8AM 🕘 Program: 9AM-2:30PM Featuring Dr. Anette Vistoso presenting "Oral Health Essentials for Cancer...

Date: March 20-23, 2025 Location: Orlando, Florida Special Care Dentistry Association is the oldest complex dental care association — where members are highly trained in hospital dentistry, dentistry for persons with disabilities and geriatric dentistry. Our very own...

The Acting Associate Dean of Research at Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC invites you to our 2025 Annual Research Day! 📅 Wednesday, April 9, 2025 📍 Galen Center 🍱 Boxed meals provided Don't miss this opportunity to connect with colleagues and discover the...

March 16 - March 23 Spring recess is a break from classes for a week. Staff will still be available to answer any questions students have.

March 8-11, 2025 | National Harbor, MD Expand your professional horizons and find inspiration among peers during four transformative days featuring thought leaders from across academic dentistry and beyond. Engage with cutting-edge technologies and connect with oral...

Community Oral Health students will participate in a three day in person bootcamp where students will take part in research day, visit Union Rescue Mission (URM), and interact with dental professionals in and around USC. Ostrow partners with URM to provide emergency...

The Dr. Roseann Mulligan Special Patients Clinic at USC's Ostrow School of Dentistry has been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the California Health Facilities Financing Authority to upgrade and expand its facilities. The renovations will help address the critical...

Date: March 22, 2025 Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST Location: Zoom Speaker: Dr. Audrey L. Boros Title: Mucosal Mayhem Content: This course provides a review of common and significant mucosal lesions for the dental practitioner. Learning Objectives:  ...

Date: February 15th, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST Location: Zoom Speaker: Dr. Glenn T. Clark, Associate Dean of Distance Learning and Telehealth Title: Injection Therapy in Orofacial Pain: Part 1 Content: This 1 hour continuing education lecture...

The OralCare Precancer and Pain Clinic is being developed as a specialized center dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of oral pre-cancerous lesions and cancer-related oral pain. Key Services: Comprehensive Patient Assessment & Treatment Led by...