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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.

Administration

Howard M. Landesman, D.D.S., M.Ed., Dean

Robert M. Stein, Ph.D., Executive Dean

Sandra Clark Bolivar, J.D., Associate Dean, Admissions and Student Affairs

Jorgen Slots, D.M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., Associate Dean, Research

Marwan Abou-Rass, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D., Associate Dean, International Affairs

Joanne Mayne, B.A., Associate Dean, Development

Gerald Mells, D.D.S., Assistant Dean, Faculty Practice

Victoria Newcomer, B.A., Assistant Dean, Public Relations

School of Dentistry
Dentistry Room 203
(213) 740-2811
E-mail: scdental@hsc.usc.edu

Faculty

G. Donald and Marian James Montgomery Dean's Chair in Dentistry: Howard M. Landesman, D.D.S., M.Ed.*

George and Mary Lou Boone Chair in Craniofacial Molecular Biology: Charles F. Shuler, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation Chair in Esthetic Dentistry: Jack D. Preston, D.D.S.

Phillip Maurer Tennis Professorship in Clinical Dentistry: Richard L. 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, D.D.S.

Professors: Marwan Abou-Rass, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D.; William H. Crawford, Jr., D.D.S., M.S.*; Paul C. Denny, Ph.D.; Janice Handlers, 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 Sinclair, D.D.S., M.S.D.; 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.; Tina F. Jaskoll, B.A., Ph.D.; Richard L. Kahn, D.D.S.*; Ralph L. Leung, D.D.S., M.S.; Gary D. Miller, D.D.S.; Mahvash Navazesh, D.M.D.; Anna M. Pattison, M.S.*; Sandra K. Rich, M.P.H., Ph.D.; 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.

Associate Professors (Librarianship): John P. Glueckert, M.L.I.S.; Frank O. Mason, M.S.L.S.

Assistant Professors: Yang Chai, Ph.D., D.D.S.; Chih-Kuang Casey Chen, D.D.S., Ph.D.; George C. Cho, D.D.S.; David Crowe, D.D.S., D.M.Sc.; Steven D. Goodman, Ph.D.; Glenn Sameshima, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Shane N. White, B.D.S., M.S., M.A.; Gary J. Wood, M.S.W., Ph.D.; Homa H. Zadeh, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Professors of Clinical Dentistry: Abdel R. Mohammad, D.D.S., M.S.O.B., M.P.H.; Michael J. Mulvehill, D.D.S.*; Sadeh Namazikhah, D.M.D., M.S.Ed., A.M.Ed., Ph.D.; Robert M. Stein, Ph.D.; Dennis-Duke R. Yamashita, D.D.S.

Associate Professors of Clinical Dentistry: James A. Holt, D.D.S.; Robin E. Howell, D.D.S.; Dean L. Ramus, B.S./D.D.S.; Dennis Saffro, D.D.S., M.Ed.; Timothy R. Saunders, D.D.S.; Richard Udin, D.D.S.; Ronald Voss, D.D.S.*

Associate Professor of Clinical Hygiene: Gayle Macdonald, M.S., Ph.D.

Assistant Professors of Clinical Hygiene: Lupe Arevalo, B.S.; Catherine M. Conti, B.S.; Marina J. Jimenez, B.S.; Nancy L. Kiehl-Hillman, B.S.*; Marina J. Jimenez, B.S.; Madeline K. Vaccare, B.S.

Assistant Professors of Clinical Dentistry: Loris Abedi, D.D.S.; Marc L. Alexander, D.D.S.; Joseph A. Anselmo, D.D.S.; Thad Champlin, D.D.S., M.S.D.; Catherine M. Conti, D.H.; Robert A. Danforth, D.D.S.; Armine Derdiarian, D.D.S.; Keith DeSort, D.D.S.; Kenneth V. Fortman, D.D.S., M.D.; Claire L. Gill, D.D.S., Pharm.D.; Wayne C. Graham, D.D.S.*; Seonho Ha, D.D.S.; Julie A. Jenks, D.D.S., M.S.; Charles H. Julienne, D.D.S.; Allan P. Lamont, D.D.S.*; Raffi G. Najarian, D.D.S.; Thomas Neiderer, D.H.; Randall Niederkohr, D.D.S.; Hessam Nowzari-Dalini, D.D.S.; Ramon G. Roges, D.D.S.; Patricia Ryan-Martin, D.D.S.; Robert Sasaki, B.S., C.D.T.; Stephen Sobel, D.D.S.; Frank M. Vidjak, D.D.S.; Charles P. Warkomski, D.M.D., M.P.H.

Research Professors: Alan G. Fincham, M.Sc., Ph.D.; Yi-Hsim Liu, Ph.D.; Margarita Zeichner-David, M.S., Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professors: Matthew Lee, M.D.; Wen Luo, M.D.; Janet Oldak, Ph.D.; 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.

Degrees Offered

The School of Dentistry awards the following degrees: the Bachelor of Science in Dental Science (offered through the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the School of Dentistry); the Bachelor of Dental Hygiene; the Doctor of Dental Surgery; the Doctor of Dental Surgery/Master of Business Administration; the Doctor of Dental Surgery/Master of Science in Gerontology, the Advanced Periodontology Certificate/M.S., Craniofacial Biology, advanced dental education certificate programs in endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontology, and prosthodontics; Master of Science in Craniofacial Biology; Doctor of Philosophy in Craniofacial Biology.

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