the future of dentistry starts here

2012 Annual Report

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We are rooted in tradition,

Below: Light micrograph of orofacial mesenchymal stem cell-mediated bone regeneration

but our teachings transcend the traditional.

Dr. Pascal Magne, Associate Professor

We are leaders, innovators, and visionaries,

Dr. Songtao Shi, Professor

Michelle Aeck, Assistant Clinical Professor

united to better dentistry and the world.

Edward Rugama, DDS ’13

Dr. Pascal Magne, Associate Professor

The future of dentistry starts here. We invite you to be a part of it.This year, the Ostrow School of Dentistry annual report not only looks back at 0, the school’s monumental th year, but also illustrates how we prepare for and shape the future of dentistry.

Since 897, we’ve set the gold standard in clinical techniques, technologies, and biomaterials. That tradition is more vital now than ever as digital and -D imagery, computer-aided design and manufacturing, and other advancements become a part of dentists’ daily lives. In order to graduate professionals who will take dentistry forward, we must continue to provide our students with access to the technologies that will become tomorrow’s dental essentials. Introducing students to groundbreaking research conducted by our faculty promotes understanding of how science powers this profession and strengthens our culture of discovery.

Another part of our legacy is our commitment to serving Southern California through health education, patient care, and public health research. For more than 0 years, we’ve helped those in need not because of any mandate, but because it is simply the right thing to do in order to better our community and give our students the best education. We’ll be making the most of new opportunities—including a new, record-breaking grant of $8. million from First LA—to support our outreach and continue blazing trails with new public health knowledge and interventions.

These aims are all underscored by an even deeper commitment, one that informs all that we do as educators. Being committed to promoting an environment of learning, support, and camaraderie among our students and faculty means both respecting our students as the next torchbearers of our profession and honoring our faculty as the key mentors and influencers of future Ostrow dental professionals.

The school’s $ million fundraising initiative, announced in March 0, will support our school well into the future, including scholarships for students; faculty and research support; patient care and community outreach; and school facilities. It is our commitment to a high-quality learning environment that has brought this school to the forefront of our profession, and our support of these crucial priorities will keep us there for decades to come.

avishai sadan, d.m.D.DeanG. Donald and Marian James MontgomeryProfessor of DentistryOstrow School of Dentistry of USC

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Tiny stem cells, including those found in dental pulp, have huge possibilities for healing.

Professor Songtao Shi’s research has not only discovered new sources of stem cells but has

also revealed how the immune system inf luences stem cell regeneration. “Stem cell-based

tissue regeneration is regulated by immune cells, specif ically T cells,” Shi says. His work

has shown that changing the T cells’ activity—even with something as simple as aspirin—

improves tissue regrowth.

Tomorrow’s innovaTion sTarTs Today.

Above: Professor Songtao Shi studies how influencing stem cells can improve tissue regeneration.

Illustrative close-up of an eight-cell stage stem cell cluster

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With help from willing volunteers—like this bug with a set of teeth—we teach children proper oral health care.

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In her work with our Community Oral Health Programs, Dr. Michelle Aeck spends a lot

of time on the road. The faculty member—and executive director of the Children’s Health

Access and Medical Program—visits underserved neighborhoods where she teaches children

the importance of keeping their smiles healthy. This year, the Ostrow School of Dentistry

received an $8. million First LA grant—the largest in our School’s history—to help us

reach almost 0,000 more disadvantaged youth in the next five years.

CommuniTy ouTreaCh is our duTy.

Above: Dr. Michelle Aeck teaches young children the basics of good oral health care.With help from willing volunteers—like this bug with a set of teeth—we teach children proper oral health care.

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First-year dental students in Dr. Pascal Magne’s Dental Morphology, Function, and Esthetics

class learn not only about tooth structure but also about using both sides of their brain. Using

what Magne terms a “-D--D--D” approach, students first draw a tooth, then sculpt tooth

structures in wax, and then build tooth layers with acrylic and composite resin. “Dentistry is a

form of art; therefore, first we try to unleash the artist within each student,” he says.

arT and sCienCe musT CoeXisT.

Above: Dr. Pascal Magne, Don and Sybil Harrington Professor of Esthetic Dentistry,directs Dental Morphology, Function and Esthetics to first-year DDS students.

Photography by Dr. Pascal Magne

Lingual anatomy of extracted human lateral incisor coated with silver powder

We’ve raised more than $0 million in the past decade for scholarships.

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Edward Rugama first dreamed of becoming a dentist at years old. It was a long shot because

Rugama’s family didn’t have money for college. The young man defied the odds, though,

becoming his family’s first college graduate. This spring, he’ll receive a DDS degree, thanks

in part to the Foutz scholarship. “I wouldn’t have been able to attend USC without this

scholarship,” he says. “I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to pursue my dreams.”

sCholarships bring dreams wiThin reaCh.

Above: Edward Rugama DDS ’13 has been able to study with less financial worry thanks to the Dr. Reynold L. and M. Vivian Foutz Endowed Scholarship.

2012 Projected Revenue Breakdown

Revenue Total: $0,7,000

75% Tuition

13% Gift and Grant Support

9% Clinics

.1% Other / 2.5% Continuing Professional Oral Health Education

2012 Operating Expenses(Not including gifts or grants)

52% Salaries

33% Clinics / Patient Care

12% Education (including Facilities, Teaching Materials, Operating Budgets, Etc.)

3% Research

$,000,000 and upEdward and Virginia Lew

$00,000-$999,999Carol Summerhays

$00,000-$99,999Edward Ruiz and Nila CainglitMark Edward TaricaSamuel R. Tarica

$0,000-$99,999Lawrence BaileyDavid Phoon ChoeDerick and Yoko TagawaVident Inc.

$0,000-$9,999Alexandre Amir and Alina AalamRalph and Sigrid AllmanKathleen E. BiceThe California Wellness FoundationStanton R. CanterSu-Wen ChangVivian W. ChuiCharles A. Dana FoundationFrank and Gina EnriquezGary and Susan HarmatzMarch of DimesProcter & Gamble Mel and Linda RowanAbdi SameniAnatoly and Yana SedlerLinda TarrsonDonald Pat and Carolyn TormeyUniHealth FoundationStephen and Lynne Wheeler $,000-$9,9993M ESPESamir and Enaam BatnijiWayne and Peggy BemisS. Shaun DaneshgarSteven Yungta HuangW. Michael MaddenThe Ralph M. Parsons FoundationWayne Wong

$0,000-$,999American Heart Association Inc.John and Nelanne AschierisMichelle Higue BrennerJohn Aun ChaoDental Material GesellschaftDreisezun Family FoundationDavid W. EgglestonElla Fitzgerald Charitable FoundationHiossen Inc.Robert E. HuntingtonGloria J. KaplanPatterson FoundationThe Piemonte FoundationProactive Oral Solutions Inc.Barbara and Roger RossierMiyachi Unitek CorporationJohn D. West

$,000-$9,999American Physical Therapy AssociationStanley and Joyce BlackDarren and Sandra ChuW. Howard DavisScott FishmanGregory D. KaplanHoward M. LandesmanMichael T.C. MaBruce G. MuffNewport Harbor Academy of DentistryQueensCare FoundationRenaissance Charitable Foundation Inc.Revelle Training & Development Annie Chin SiuMarilyn SweeneyFrank K. Yorita

$,00-$,999American College of Prosthodon-tics Education FoundationScott and Lee AdishianWilson BaughFrank T. CurryDENTSPLY InternationalDonald C. DornanPaul GuggenheimInternational Society of BiomechanicsIvoclar Vivadent Inc.

Mary M.N. JewThomas LevyMichael LongNorth American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical ActivityPlaza DentalSumalee SangsurasakJames Howard SimonJohn W. WestmorelandAndrew S.H. WongHooman M. Zarrinkelk

$,000-$,99AAID Research FoundationMarc AndersonGregory Ryan AnthonyParviz AzarmehrFred T. BarryJack BayramyanRuth C. BlairLinda BrookmanPaul J. CarrollWinston CheeRoy ChinnJanice C. ChouColgate Speakers BureauJohn C. DehnerThe Dentists Insurance CompanyJustin DoMegan DrakeLeon MacIntosh EllisJohn FureshGC Advanced TechnologiesRobert B. GerberGeorge T. GoodisMark HeissGeorge Barton HeulerCharles Timothy HinkleKimberly Hiroshige-OkumuraVictoria Wong HoJanelle HoldenYungta HuangPhillip Ming-Hsii HwangRobert and Marcia IbsenSteven KallmanDaniel G. KlineKomet USA LLCFranklin KometaniTerrence K. LauJanet LentTerry LimAnnette LylesWilliam Edwin Lyons

Our Donors

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Carol E. MartinJames W. MellertKimberly K.C. NguyenJeffry Erich PersonsRoss W. ProutCarl and Charlene RiederRichard K. RounsavelleErnest S.H. SalazarVictor Stuart SandsCherilyn G. SheetsSandy TakeyasuToyota 100 Cars for GoodAndrew A. VoronoWoodside Family Dental PLLCRoy Takashi YanaseJohn Yekikian $00-$999Randall H. AcevedoDavid W. AlfaroR. Michael AlvarezMark J. BaldeckJanice L. BeierleBenco DentalJohn Robert BottalaBrasseler USA Burbank Dental Laboratory Inc.Hubert Kar ChanMatthew C. CheungSteven B. ChouDonna Jamison CockeKatherine Maryoung CopeMartin CourtneyRobert D. CushnieCyber Medical Imaging Inc.William M. DernDesign Centre Inc.Designs for Vision Inc.Oshmi DuttaEdison InternationalDaniel A. FarkasCalvin L. GarlandGarrison Dental Solutions Inc.General Scientific CorporationM. Marlene GodoyGreat Lakes Orthodontic Ltd.Nouman HannounLeeann HarrisElvin Patrick HoagHu-FriedyHenry K. KawamotoSteve H. KigawaBeverly KoppeDonald J. KornblauTracy T.Y. KuDonald LightfootRichard B. LinesLumaDent Inc.David MaahsStephen F. Mann

John L. Mc AndrewJohn D. McQuillenThe Medical Protective CompanyGreg MiguelMarlene MontgomeryIrma S. MozerFeroz M. NawabiHuy Tuan NgoLeif E. NordstromDennis Paul NutterChristopher OatesObtura SpartanPacific Dental ServicesSeung W. PaikDennis Papp and AssociatesRyan C. PartnoffPremier Products Co. Corina RamirezNiki B. RapattoniStephen RaschRafael A. RogesAndroush SafarianR.F. SaldamandoShofu Dental CorporationFredrick C. StalleyCharlene A. SteinHong-Suk SuhKatherine Anita ThomsonRobert Erich TiegenCorry L. TimpsonWilliam TothAnthony Trong TranUltra Light OpticsElana E. VaughnFrank J. WilkinsonLaura WittenauerRichard C. WittenauerRonald WolfCurtis R. WongDennis-Duke Ryoichi YamashitaDaniel S. Yanagihara

$-$999 Round Franchising LLCAnthony AbdallaBrianna AbilezMichelle Alexis AeckDanny AframianJacqueline AguillonKang M. AhnAlex A. AlbarianSamia AliJoli S. AllenDavid AlleyHala Al-TarifiRina AmbaramMark A. AmundsenDiane Parker AndrewRichard Lester ArdisMary M. ArsenianJustin S. Ashton

Souhel AskarPaulina J. AtteberyRobert K. AvakianMirian G. Avila-EckertMazin E. AzizWilliam BaalbakyStewart R. BalikovTamara Haroldson BallardJack E. BamesbergerDonald BareHelen J. BareMargaret K. BarkerEsta Wheeler BarnesJim T. BaughS.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation | Stephen Bechtel FundThomas J. BeckerBarbara A. BellerMaria BelloEdwin A. BenjaminJeannette BentleyDana M. BerlinerCarol N. BernsteinRandall BlazicGary C. BorgeRobert L. BorlandBonnie L. BradburyStewart M. BradfordSteven BranbergJoan Kay BrandlinSuzete BrasilElsie Wann BreeJames H. BrennerLynn Ronald BridgmanDaniel BrighamBetty BrittChristina BrittGregory Matthew BrooksDiana BroumandiAugosto BrownJack BrownJohn C. BrownNorma H. BurchKaren L. BurgoyneNorma U. BurnleyThomas BurrL. Nelson ButlerCalifornia Coast Dental ArtsTimothy A. CaligiuriSusanna Marie CammannRay CannonAnnette CarrilloMichael Stephen CasagrandeRose CasagrandeErnest L. CasaresMatthew B. CaseyDenise A. Castaneda SilvaOlga Ivett CastroP. CavadiniYang ChaiPatrick Y. Challita

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Jack ChangMalcom ChangSusan ChangElizabeth FD CharnleyMichele R. ChartierJohn ChenChaur-Yang ChengChing-Ching Lien ChengNicole ChengChethan ChettyR.K. ChettyLinda ChiangVernon ChinenClayton V. ChingStephen ChouSimon ChoyeeVirgina B. ChristisonWan-Yi ChuCynthia L. ChubbuckCharles E. ClaypoolSandra ClaysonSherry Marie ClesceriDaniel S. CliffordSarah Clinton EdgingtonMarge H. ClossonLouis CohenYael Cohen-TawilMark A. CollonsJack ConleyJo Ann ConleyCarolyn ConradRonald Jay CooperSantos CortezBrenda CottonDonald CouchNancy Nowlan CraddockNancy Lee CraddockRuth CrockattWilliam CrockattJune Kellogg CromwellManuel CrucesXuewen CuiCathye Dewhirst CurreriMaurice CutlerWarren D. CuttingJanice G. Da SilvaJessica Annette DaclanMoshrefi DaneshmandDavid R. DavenportFrederick DavidowitzSherwin DavidsonRandall DavisCarol L. DavisStephen Douglas DavisCarol Brown DavisClaudia De La FlorMary Lu DeboltJean Wilson DeckerGuy A. DelgadilloCharles A. DelioHelen DennisMarye Allard Deo

Jeffrey C. DericksonNavneet DhillonLuis DiazMichael J. DiniusDhanya DivakaranSam DjangHarris DoneUjjwala DorlikarAlka T. DoshiYvonne M. DouglasStephen C. DriggsHayden Bruce DriscollSteven Victor DrydenKen DuongPatrick EmighPatricia EngelLolita K. EnglishBarry Stephen ErbsenCrystal EspinozaLinda EsterlyGenoveva EstrellaWoodrow E. EvansJohn FaiaJohn FarsakianNaila FarukhiSharon FaustGerald N. FelandoDace N. FeltonFrederick FendersonDouglas FentonJane Bresee FergusGilbert FernandezAmanda Michelle FigueroaSilvio A. FilippelliDeborah H. FinegoldThomas W. FirthKaryl E. FisherColleen Annette FloryanTerrence L. FongSuanhow Howard FooBeverly Quon FoonJack FraiderSteven D. FrakerRose FramptonMary Beth FromanG. Wayne FrostDerrick FuJon Dellivan FuiksAlan FujimotoCorey FujitaDennis GalanterMarilyn L. Garstang-CampoyJohn H. GaugerJames R. GibbonsJonathan M. GidanDouglas GilioPeggy GilkersonJanet E. GilmoreMaria GiraldoJudy H. GirardotLinda S. GlatsteinMerle Seymour Glick

Rozita GoelGolshid GohariJoyce GoldbergChristine GoodfellowKathleen GoodmanDavid M. GoodwillMariet GorjiJoan GottfriedNancy K. GouvionWayne GouvionAshwath GowdaVinita GoyalDon GrahamDonna R. GrahamBao-Thy Ngoc GrantDavid E. GrantAnn Story GrayJames GrayRichard GreenAlberta GreenRobert E. GreenDaniella E. GregoryPhillip Bryan GriggsCandice GroatAlbert R. GrosnickLinda Ralls GrothLiliana GutierrezFrank HackmanHaili Investment CorporationSusan HamasakiLehua H. HamashigeRobert H. HambletonStan A. HanesGary HarmatzBruce Reed HartleyJudith HastingDerek HauserMary T. HawkesPatrick C. HayashiYu HeSharon HeardKamyar HekmatShirley Shimmin HendersonRex Asher HenegarSteven D. HernandezGary Howard HessTram Quynh HoangStuart J. HoffmanJane H. HollandWilliam HolveBeverly HomSteven HomGary R. HopperKathryn Patricia HoustonRichard Lee HoverLeslie Lynn HoveyAnn Sullivan HowellRichard Eugene HoytDenise Joanne HuangFred M. HufnagelLisa Dedios HuirasArdys K. Hunter

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Janis HutchisonPhuong HuynhHerbert M. HymanRex IngrahamWilliam IngwersenIntel CorporationJames Smith IsomKoharik D. JanoyanScott Lane JensenEdward JohnsonMary JohnsonNina JohnsonPaul Wesley JohnsonChaitanya JoopallyRobert L. JunellMichael Louise KaderaRichard KahnVictor KaletaPatricia S. KandaJudy L. KarinenGilbert T. KatzRupinder KaurBennett R. KawataNancy KawataSakae KawataJanet D. KazanjianSona KazazianCarmen KeshishianSafa KhaleelLaura Liberman KiefferMartha KikuchiKihyo KimTae Hyung KimKapil KirpekarNancy W. KirshbergRalph KlinkDaniel Joseph KolzetKona Dental OfficeCara Cummingham KoolmeesMun KoonErnest Lynn KostlanWilma M. KowalBarbara H. KraftRobert KrauseKathleen Gerlach KulperHoward S. KunihiroClay Stuart KurisakiCarol Louise La BriolaCharlotte LacourLadera Presbyterian WomenRichard LampertRobert LarnerAlgis V. LasasTheresa Lathrop, RDHFrederick T. LauJudith Clair LawsonThuan N. LeLilia LeandroLinda Mee-Young LeeJanet LeePeggy LeeBruce O. Lensch

David F. LevineBrent S. LewCarol Kandarian LieberBruce William LillyRenee LimJin Hwan LimMarianne LindsayEric Tsung-En LiuXia LiuDennis G. LongwillArmando G. LopezThomas Donald LundJessica Hoa LuongHoi LuuJohn J. LytleJohn Lawrence LytleM.H. MacarthurJeanette Kappa MacleanNolan MaeharaMargaret W. MahannahKambiz MahdaviRalph J. MaielloBeverly C. MalamedElizabeth MallenAlbert MaloufAlan L. ManheimGlenn MannEugene V. ManusovRegina B. MarBernard MartinDavid MartinEdwin Orton MatthesRichard Alan MaysMichael Mc LaughlinGerald W. McClellanPatricia Redden McClureHelen McCrackenMarjorie M. MckeeKaren A. McKenzieSally Ellen McKenzieMcKinley Alumni Association of HawaiiEileen McMinnRobert Ken MehlmanRodrigo C. MelendezEugenia MendezWilliam Clark MerkelCharles A. MeyerKathryn MeyerDavid W. MillerDuana L. MillerJoyce MillikanCedric MinkinBita MirrashedJudy MiyashiroAlbert MizrahiJames N. MobaserAli ModarresMark MoehlmanRobert C. MokbelGary Elwyn MonellCaitlin Julia Monheim

Stephan MoradiansDouglas A. MorehouseJanet Fukuda MoritaLianne Y. MoritaMegan MorrisHorace Eugene MosesMohammad MostofiJean MuellerJoe Bruce MullenGeorge A. MurrellLina Yacoub MuslehFredrick C. MyersBarbara Trook MyersGayle MyersJeffrey J. NagasakiMarc K. NakamuraStephanie A. NelsonJared NesbitNew Smile DentalAlan NguyenManuel P. NguyenVictoria NguyenDon NguyenMasumi NittaNorth Hills Dental Center Inc.Shahram NourianDiane OatesLane OchiPatricia Masako OkadaHambik OktanyanJoseph OliverJune Hedge OlneyCindy O’LoughlinEugene A. OlsonJoyce J. OnoLisa Ezumi OshiroLarry OstenbergDonna OstmanJoanne K. OtaAlfred OteroL. James OttesenCalen D.B. OuelletteJoel OvadiaElaine Ritsuko OzawaSteven OzerSharon PageBernard J. PallaresJames H. PartonJudith L. PartonPasadena Community FoundationMichael R. PashleyRita PatelRajiv PatelArthur N. PedersenJohn David PedersenAlexis L. PelekanosCarol Talkov PenidoJohn PenrodTheresa Jones PerryKelly PetilloCraig PettengillLorraine Pfirrmann

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Jack D. PhillipsMelvin PlutskyWilliam James PolisJeanne Kaye PorushPhilip B. PotterRuth D. PrestonTimi Min QuanAgnetha Quartey-KeyJennifer QueGuity RabbaniVirginia RaineIrene M. RaisolaDonna ReedRobert ReedNancy Knowles ReedBeth L. Reisinger-ThiesElizabeth ReneSarai ResendezSandra Kaye RichThomas M. RichardsonMargaret Gwen RidgwayVictor RileyJoan RileyMiriam RiveraLawrence F. RizzoMarsh Robinson Academy of Oral SurgeonsFariborz RodefRamon A. RodriguezGlenn RoederCynthia Grim RohlaDavid Keith RombergRobin Chernock RomeKay RosatiAlvin B. RosenblumJohn Bailey RossRobert M. RossiDustin L. RoweRonald Dean RoweTye RoylanceKenneth Samuel RubinPhyllis RyanAhmed K. SaadFatemeh S. SadriehJesse L. SaenzDennis SaffroMichael Lewis SchneirJoni SchoonRoger H. SchusterWendie SchwabSteve SchwartzSandra SchwienJames R. ScottMichael C. SeastromJanice SeelyEdward R. SerrosRupal Nirav ShahBaharak ShahidiAnita M. ShanahanFrances SharmaNancy Carol SharpePeter SheerinLeah Ocampo ShenJames E. Shenberg

Wesley M. ShermanYoshindo ShibuyaHerbert T. ShillingburgHoney ShirianRobert Allen ShukenJoseph R. SimaieDonna A. SimienRobert L. SimonKrikor M. SimonianRalph M. Simonian M.D.Ronald Lee SingerWard B. SkinnerPreston Lyle SmithDonna SmithNancy Herold SmithMalcolm L. SneadGilbert H. SnowLawrence L. SoligArpad SookyErik SouthersDuane E. SpencerAlan R. SteinWilliam G. StephensRobert W. StevensPeter StoneMary E. StrawnJayne StubbendorffJohn K. SudickJeremy SuessKorine D. SuessJanice M. SugiyamaHong SunBetty SunofskySteven T. SwagerThai T. TaEllsworth TakataAlan M. TamashiroW. Frank TannerFloyd TannerK. Ernest TeraoR. ThomasJohn ThomasDevon ThormodsgaardVan Roger TibbettsMatt TocuseanuWayne TofukujiRichard K. ToguchiHillard L. TorganDustin J. TorresKhanh TranChris P. TravisAngela V. TriversChristopher P. TruhanJoseph S.L. TsaiRoger H. TubbesingThomas L. TuckerJohn F. TylickiNorma UbaldeLeon Frank UntermanGary UriuLinda Mayumi UyedaRoy R. ValantineSydelle ValeAngie Van Every

James A. VaughnRahul Ved PrakashHenry S. VongTamara B. VwichKaren A. Wager-ZadehTodd G. WahlinJasdeep WaliaFrederic Glade WallJudith Palmer WallaceBarbara L. WannLawrence J. WarnerMelanie D. WashingtonJane M. WatanabeLori J. WataseLarry WebberMaryanne WednerSherry WeeksMark A. WeinerFred WeinerRita E. WeisbergArthur W. WeissAlice Somers WeitDiane WeldonYi WenLouis E. WenzlaffWilliam F. WernerCathy Grewe WhiteShirlee WhiteDaniel WicorekRonald WilsonRobert WilsonRalph WingeGary WinslowShirley C. WinslowMichael W. WinterDonald WiseDorothy G. WiseJames Peter WitcherElsa M. WittboldShelia WolfAllen King WongKristen Nicole WongMark WongKarin J. WongPaul WongCharles WoodXandrya WoodsDaniel K. WoodsonJanice WoolvertonAnthony R. YamadaEugene T. YamaguchiCraig A. YamamotoRobert N. YamasakiJames T. YangKarl YauchNeda YermianKim YoungCalvin Woolley YoungMark ZaplinNiloofar ZarkeshCarmela ZavaletaCharlene Zettel D

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This list reflects donations made Jan. 1, 2012-Dec. 31, 2012. Although every effort has been made to ensure completeness and accuracy, errors or omissions may occur. Please notify the Office of Development and Alumni Relations with any corrections at (213) 740-0428 or at ostrow.development@usc.edu.

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DeanAvishai Sadan, D.M.D.Dean

associate DeansSigmund Abelson, D.D.S., M.S.Clinical AffairsYang Chai, D.D.S., Ph.D.ResearchFlorence Clark, Ph.D., OTR/LOccupational Science and Occupational TherapyJames Gordon, Ed.D., PTBiokinesiology and Physical TherapyRoseann Mulligan, D.D.S., M.S.Community Health Programs and Hospital AffairsMahvash Navazesh, D.M.D.Academic Affairs and Student LifeIlan Rotstein, D.D.S.Continuing Education

Division chairsCasey Chen, D.D.S., Ph.D.Division of Periodontology, Diagnostic Sciences, and Dental HygieneFlorence Clark, Ph.D., OTR/LDivision of Occupational Science and Occupational TherapyMalcolm Snead, D.D.S., Ph.D.Division of Biomedical SciencesSillas Duarte, D.D.S., Ph.D.Division of Restorative SciencesJames Gordon, Ed.D., PTDivision of Biokinesiology and Physical TherapyRoseann Mulligan, D.D.S., M.S.Division of Dental Public Health and Pediatric DentistryIlan Rotstein, D.D.S.Division of Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Orthodontics

board of councilorsScott Adishian, D.D.S., PROSChair, Dental Alumni AssociationRalph B. Allman Jr., D.D.S., ORTHOChair, Board of CouncilorsJohn M. Aschieris, D.D.S., M.S.Robert K. Avakian, D.D.S.Wayne G. Bemis, D.D.S.Vivian W. Chui, D.D.S., ORTHOChair, Friends of DentistryDavid W. Eggleston, D.D.S.Paul GuggenheimGary Harmatz, D.D.S.Kingdon HughesEdward K. Lew, D.D.S. John J. Lytle, D.D.S., M.D.Baldwin Marchack, D.D.S. Gerald W. McClellan Jr., D.D.S.Diane Melrose, M.A.Avishai Sadan, D.M.D.Abdi Sameni, D.D.S.Cherilyn Sheets, D.D.S.Carol Summerhays, D.D.S.Derick Tagawa, D.D.S.Mark E. Tarica, D.D.S.Linda Tarrson Rex Yanase, D.D.S.President, Century ClubFrank Yorita, D.D.S.

honorary board of councilorsJohn P. Lehman, D.D.S.Annie Siu, D.D.S.

Executive Leadership

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This annual report was made possible by the Maurice Amado Foundation.

Patient Care

In a time when 100 million Americans cannot afford to see a dentist, the Ostrow School

of Dentistry strives to bridge the gap to dental care access by offering a wide range of

services at affordable rates. Not only do we provide care here at the School, we’re also

in some of Southern California’s most underserved neighborhoods treating children,

the elderly, and our city’s homeless population. These programs foster a sense of social

responsibility in our student population and, perhaps most importantly, ensure the smiles

of underserved individuals stay healthy for years to come.

Facilities

Norris Dental Science Center—Located on USC’s University Park campus, this low-cost

clinic provides services ranging from routine dental cleanings to more complex procedures

performed in our specialty clinics. Students provide treatment here under the careful

supervision of our expert faculty members.

Faculty Practice—Recently relocated to the new Engemann Student Health Center on

the University Park campus, this clinic is the dental practice arm of the Ostrow School of

Dentistry. Our faculty members provide treatment for USC faculty, staff, and students as well

the general public.

Community Clinics—With an array of mobile dental clinics that visit area schools, a group of

fixed-satellite clinics, and community partnerships, we extend our reach into some of the city’s

most underserved neighborhoods.

Community Oral Health Programs

The Ostrow School of Dentistry has 36 community oral health programs, including our mobile

dental clinics; Hollenbeck-Palms, a continuing care retirement home; and Union Rescue

Mission, one of the nation’s only school-run clinics dedicated solely to the homeless population.

~67,000Total number of individuals seen by

Ostrow students and residents

Number of patients served by our Community Oral Health Programs

88 Percentage of our 2012 graduates that reported

community health programs as one of the greatest assets in preparing them to practice dentistry

patient care

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9,000 Children

~1,300 Disabled and Elderly Patients

~1,200 Homeless

endowed sCholarshiPs and awards

Because we believe no one should give up on a dream due to financial hardship, the Ostrow

School of Dentistry strives to match talented students with financial aid so they can pursue

their educational goals. The following alumni, friends, and family members have gifted

Ostrow with educational endowments to help us provide scholarships for future generations:

Herbert Benton Endowed ScholarshipViolet S. Bonney Endowed Dental Hygiene ScholarshipEdward and Niloufer Cainglit Endowed ScholarshipCentury Club Endowed ScholarshipSu-Wen Chang Endowed Scholarship Leslie and Nancy Christensen Endowed ScholarshipClass of 1964 Endowed Scholarship Albert and Grace Colby Endowed ScholarshipDental Alumni Association Endowed ScholarshipDental Hygiene Endowed ScholarshipClifton Dummett Endowed ScholarshipWesley A. and Helen M. Feith Endowed Fund Louis and Erma Feldman Endowed ScholarshipHerbert Finley Memorial ScholarshipDr. Reynold L. and M. Vivian Foutz Endowed ScholarshipLourya K. Freedman Endowed ScholarshipFriends of Dentistry Endowed ScholarshipGraduate Orthodontic Endowed ScholarshipDr. Neil Graham Endowed ScholarshipCharles and Shirley Goldstein Endowed Community Service AwardErric Green, DDS Memorial FundGuerrieri Family Endowed ScholarshipGuy C. Ho Endowed ScholarshipL. Edna Hatcher Hughes, DDS Endowed ScholarshipM. Louise Jung, DDS Endowed ScholarshipAlex Koper Endowed ScholarshipHoward M. Landesman Endowed ScholarshipEdward K. and Ginny O. Lew Endowed ScholarshipJohn J. and Marcia L. Lytle Endowed Scholarship

Joanne Mayne Endowed ScholarshipNed Momary Endowed ScholarshipG. Donald Montgomery Endowed ScholarshipWilliam Motley Endowed DDS ScholarshipWilma E. Motley Endowed Dental Hygiene ScholarshipGeorge A. and Anne-Merelie Murrell Endowed ScholarshipNorman R. Page Endowed ScholarshipAlfred and Kathleen Pellicciotti Endowed ScholarshipCarol Anne Pincus Endowed ScholarshipCarl Rieder Endowed Scholarship Charles V. Schutz Scholarship FundE. David Shooshan Endowed ScholarshipDr. and Mrs. J.A. Slaughter Endowed ScholarshipMax Sosin Endowed ScholarshipCecil C. Steiner Endowed ScholarshipDavid and Sucy Stevenson AwardTarica Family Endowed ScholarshipLinda Tarrson Endowed Scholarship FundRuth Van Zile Endowed Scholarship in Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryLeo and Sydelle Ward Foundation Endowed ScholarshipAnsel and Marjorie W. Watrous Endowed ScholarshipTracy Wong Endowed ScholarshipIan Woo Endowed ScholarshipYoshio Yamaguchi/Academy for Excellence in Dentistry Endowed ScholarshipKarl Hilton Young Endowed Scholarship

endowed scholarships

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84 percent of dental hygiene students receive financial aid.

87 percent of DDS students receive financial aid.

78 percent of ASPID students receive financial aid.

Continuing eduCation

The Ostrow School of Dentistry’s Continuing Education program provides life-long

learning opportunities to oral health care professionals all over the world. With more than

100 courses, including lectures, hands-on workshops, and travel courses, the Continuing

Education program helps dental practitioners stay apace in an ever-changing world.

>30Our Continuing Education program has increased its global

footprint, with students hailing from more than 30 countries.

Home countries of Continuing Education students

continuing education

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120Number of instructors—the majority of whom are USC faculty

members—teaching Continuing Education courses

36Number of Continuing Education courses offered online

60,000The number of dental professionals who are now on our

mailing list has increased substantially to include more than 60,000 professionals.

~3,500Number of dental professionals who chose the Ostrow School

of Dentistry as their Continuing Education provider

>$3mLast year, Continuing Education raised more than $3 million,

representing a significant increase in our operating budget.

researCh

The Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC has long been a leader in dental and craniofacial

research. Topics currently being explored by Ostrow investigators include the development

of the head, face, and mouth; microbial infections and biofilms; stem cell regeneration

and tissue restoration; head and neck cancer; dental public health and disease prevention;

diagnosis of disease via saliva; and much more.

2012 Research Honors and Highlights:

- Associate Dean of Research Yang Chai was named chair of the National Institute of Dental

and Craniofacial Research Board of Scientific Counselors. A total of nine board members,

including the chair, are selected from among the most accomplished and celebrated experts

in biomedical, dental, and craniofacial science; Chai has been a member of the board since 2008.

- A study appearing in Cell Stem Cell and led by Ostrow professor Songtao Shi outlined

the specifics of how autoimmune disorders such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis can be

controlled by infusions of mesenchymal stem cells.

- Poor oral health, dental disease, and tooth pain can put kids at a serious disadvantage in

school, according to an Ostrow study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

Author and Division of Dental Public Health and Pediatric Dentistry Chair Roseann

Mulligan said kids who had oral health problems were more likely to miss school and have

a lower grade point average than their peers.

- Ostrow School of Dentistry postdoctoral research associates Yi Liu and Junichi Iwata

received the School’s first-ever Innovative Scientific Achievement Awards honoring

prestigious scientific publications authored by Ostrow students and post-doctoral fellows.

Liu authored a November 2011 Nature Medicine article outlining the effects of a stem cell

transplant recipient’s immune system on successful tissue regeneration, and Iwata authored

a February 2012 article in the Journal of Clinical Investigation regarding the cellular pathway

involved in the onset of Loeys-Dietz syndrome.

- The American Association of Dental Editors honored The Explorer, a magazine published

by the Ostrow School of Dentistry Student Research Group, as the best North American

dental student publication of 2011 with the 2012 Lawrence H. Meskin Award.

research

Total private grants: $824,220 Total federal, state, and local government grants: $8,424,097

92Research articles published by Ostrow researchers in 2012

32Research associates and postdoctoral research associates

15Visiting scholars

Total grants to the Ostrow School of Dentistry in 2012: $9,248,317

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sChool overview

The Ostrow School of Dentistry has been educating some of the industry’s finest dental

practitioners since 1897. While staying focused on the fundamentals necessary for a successful

dental career, we are dedicated to remaining at the forefront of dentistry well into the 21st

century. To accomplish that, we’ve pushed our curriculum in more innovative ways, including

teaching students to use the latest in technology, offering an ever-growing number of online

education programs, and focusing on the artistry behind dentistry.

Academic Programs Doctor of Dental Surgery

Bachelor of Science, Dental Hygiene

Master of Science, Dental Hygiene

Advanced Standing Program for International Dentists

Master of Science, Craniofacial Biology

Master of Science, Orofacial Pain/Oral Medicine

Master of Science, Geriatric Dentistry

Doctor of Philosophy, Craniofacial Biology

Postdoctoral Degrees Endodontics, General Practice, Operative Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/MD (Keck School of Medicine partnered program),

Oral Medicine, Orofacial Pain, Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry,

Periodontics, and Prosthodontics

Faculty & Staff95 Full-Time Faculty

166 Part-Time Faculty

303 Volunteer Faculty

311 Staff Members

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DDS admissions

ASPID admissions

DH admissions

Applications received: 556Students admitted: 35

Dental Admission Test scoresAcademic Average: 20

Science: 20

Perceptual Ability Test: 20.3

Applications received: >3,400

Students admitted: 144

Average GPAsSciences: 3.10Overall: 3.23

Applications received: >225

Students admitted: 40

FinanCial inFormation

5th

Our budget is the fifth largest of all academic units across the University.

4 yearsThe Ostrow School of Dentistry has enjoyed four consecutive

years of growth, earning stability, and sound investment.

>$100mThe School’s endowment has a market value of greater

than $100 million, ensuring our financial stability well into the 21st century.

$106mThe School’s 2012 operating budget, including the divisions

of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy and Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy

top 5 gift accounts for 2012 based on number of gifts Dean’s Renaissance Fund, Century Club, Community Dentistry,

Dental Hygiene, and Dental Alumni

giving baCk

In March 2012, the Ostrow School became the second academic unit at USC to launch its

fundraising initiative of $115 million. It is only through the generosity of our alumni, corporate,

and philanthropic friends that we have been able to position ourselves as one of the top dental

schools in the nation.

The Ostrow School of Dentistry set out to raise $115 million—more than any other dental school—as part of the Campaign for USC.

So far, we’ve raised more than $50 million toward our goal.

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Our goal: $115 million Amount raised: $50 million