Founded in 1897, the School of Dentistry has a proud legacy as a professional school with a global reputation for excellence and a recognized tradition of closeness and community among its alumni. One core of strength rests with the School of Dentistry's renowned faculty. Their reputations as educators, scientists and oral health care professionals secure the school's continuing place as a leader. Another strength is the school's position within a world-class, private university strategically located in a pluralistic urban area. As it faces the 21st century, the School of Dentistry has a mission that links its past to the future through enhancement of its unique qualities and incorporation of scientific excellence into a framework of humanistic compatibility that will become the hallmark of the school's work. The school's environment offers special opportunities that can be found nowhere else.
Education of dental health care professionals in an environment where research is a priority is the primary purpose of the school. The school offers a variety of traditional educational programs and a selection of special degree offerings as well. Traditional curricula include the Doctor of Dental Surgery program, the baccalaureate in dental hygiene program and postdoctoral programs in six recognized dental specialties. Special degrees include a combined D.D.S.-M.B.A. program, master's and Ph.D. opportunities in the craniofacial biology program, and an international student program. Ranked among the top dental schools nationally in research funding, the school is proud of its leading role in solving the mysteries of bioscience across scientific disciplines including developmental biology, microbiology, biochemistry, prokaryotic and eukaryotic molecular biology and human genetics.
A sense of service and caring for others is the foundation of a health care provider, and is important to the mission of the School of Dentistry. Achieving educational goals through providing quality dental care to the public is a hallmark of the School of Dentistry. From its location in southeast Los Angeles, the school offers affordable, first-rate care to the community's underserved; to the university faculty, staff and students; and to those seeking special comprehensive care. Through affiliations with major hospitals and medical centers in Los Angeles, the education of the students and the care of patients is expanded.
Albert M. Abrams, D.D.S., M.S., Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Sandra Clark Bolivar, J.D., Associate Dean, Admissions and Minority Affairs
Randy Gates, D.D.S., Associate Dean, Student Relations
Ronald Johnson, D.D.S., Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
Jorgen Slots, D.M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., Associate Dean, Research
Gerald Vale, D.D.S., J.D., Associate Dean, Hospital Affairs
John G. Sundbye II, D.D.S., Assistant Dean, Faculty Practice
School of Dentistry
Dentistry Room 203
(213) 740-2811
George and Mary Lou Boone Chair in Craniofacial Molecular Biology: Harold Slavkin, D.D.S.
Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation Chair in Esthetic Dentistry: Jack Preston, D.D.S.
Rex Ingraham Chair in Restorative Dentistry: John G. Sundbye II, D.D.S.
Phillip Maurer Tennis Professorship in Clinical Dentistry: Richard Kahn, D.D.S.*
Wilbur N. and Ruth Van Zile Chair in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: John J. Lytle, D.D.S., M.D.
USC Associates Assistant Professorship in Dentistry: Nathan Friedman, Ph.D.
Professors: Marwan Abou-Rass, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D.; Albert M. Abrams, D.D.S., M.S.*; Isaac Bekhor, Ph.D.; William H. Crawford, Jr., D.D.S., M.S.; Paul C. Denny, Ph.D.; Janice Handlers, D.D.S.*; Ronald Johnson, D.D.S.; Howard M. Landesman, D.D.S., M.Ed.*; Stanley F. Malamed, D.D.S.; Michael Melnick, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Raymond J. Melrose, D.D.S.*; Barbara G. Mills, M.S., M.D.; Cedric Minkin, Ph.D.; Gregory Mooser, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Roseann Mulligan, D.D.S., M.S.; Thomas J. Pallasch, D.D.S., M.S.; Jack D. Preston, D.D.S.*; Michael L. Schneir, M.S., Ph.D.; Peter M. Sinclair, D.D.S., M.S.D.; Harold C. Slavkin, D.D.S.*; Jorgen Slots, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., D.M.D.
Associate Professors: Samuel E. Allerton, Ph.D.*; John W. Beierle, Ph.D.; Winston Wan-Li Chee, B.D.S.; Jack F. Conley, D.D.S., M.Ed.; Terence E. Donovan, D.D.S.; John P. Glueckert, M.L.I.S. (Librarianship) ; Richard L. Kahn, D.D.S.*; Ralph L. Leung, D.D.S., M.S.; Frank O. Mason, M.S.L.S. (Librarianship) ; Gary D. Miller, D.D.S.; Anna M. Pattison, M.S.*; Sandra K. Rich, M.P.H., Ph.D.; John L. Sanders, D.D.S., M.S.; Daniel L. Schaeffer, M.S., Ph.D., D.D.S.; Charles F. Shuler, D.M.D., Ph.D.; Malcolm L. Snead, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Sakae K. Tanaka, D.D.S.; Arnold Tiber, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Gary N. Trump, Ph.D.*; Peggy T. Tsutsui, M.S.*; Karoline B. Waldman, M.S.; Abraham Yaari, M.S., D.M.D.; Joseph Zernik, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professors: Chih-Kuang Casey Chen, D.D.S., Ph.D.; George C. Cho, D.D.S.; Steven D. Goodman, Ph.D.; Tina F. Jaskoll, Ph.D.; Mahvash Navazesh, D.M.D.; Shane N. White, M.S., M.A.; Gary J. Wood, Ph.D.; Homa H. Zadeh, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professors of Clinical Dentistry: Robert Mark London, D.D.S.; Michael John Mulvehill, D.D.S.*; John G. Sundbye II, D.D.S.*; David Warburton, M.R.C.P.; Dennis-Duke R. Yamashita, D.D.S.
Associate Professors of Clinical Dentistry: Abdel R. Mohammad, D.D.S., M.S.O.B., M.P.H.; Richard Udin, D.D.S.; Ronald Voss, D.D.S.*
Associate Professors of Clinical Education: Dean L. Ramus, D.D.S.; Dennis Saffro, D.D.S., M.Ed.
Associate Professor of Clinical Hygiene: Gayle Macdonald, M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professors of Clinical Dentistry: Joseph A. Anselmo, D.D.S.; Ronald Chuka, D.D.S.; Robert A. Danforth, D.D.S.; Kenneth V. Fortman, D.D.S., M.D.; Randy L. Gates, D.D.S.; Claire L. Gill, D.D.S., Pharm.D.; Wayne C. Graham, D.D.S.*; Catherine A. Huene, D.D.S.; Michelle M. Ikoma, D.D.S.; Charles H. Julienne, D.D.S.; Michael M. Keramati, D.D.S.; Allan P. Lamont, D.D.S.; David F. Levine, D.D.S.; Jacqueline R. Lewis, D.D.S.; Randall Niederkohr, D.D.S.; Hessam Nowzari-Dalini, D.D.S.; Ramon G. Roges, D.D.S.; Patricia Ryan-Martin, D.D.S.; Sonia Remolina, D.D.S.; Robert Sasaki, B.S., C.D.T.; Stephen Sobel, D.D.S.; William C. Sullivan, D.D.S.; Warren T. Thompson, D.D.S.; Frank M.A. Vidjak, D.D.S.; Charles P. Warkomski, D.M.D., M.P.H.
Research Professors: Alan G. Fincham, M.Sc., Ph.D.; Margarita Zeichner-David, M.S., Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professors: Yang Chai, Ph.D.; Henry A. Choy, M.S., Ph.D.; David Crowe, D.D.S., D.M.Sc.; Dah-Jieh Dora Hsu, M.S., Ph.D.; Eduardo C.M. Lau, Ph.D.; Matthew Lee, M.D.; Wen Luo, M.D.; Lois Slavkin, M.A.; Carol Wuenschell, Ph.D.
Research Instructors: John U. Choi, D.D.S.; Jsein-ning Yang, Ph.D.
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.
Produced by the USC Division of Student Affairs, Office of University Publications, May 1, 1995