Students treating a patient at a USC Mobile Dental Clinic event

For over 50 years, USC Dentistry has maintained an expansive network of community outreach programs that makes high-quality oral healthcare accessible in underserved communities where individuals cannot afford to visit a dentist. These programs meet a critical need in local and regional communities and expose USC dental students to clinical experiences that shape their ability to think critically and provide exemplary care. 

 

Ostrow student Kayla Lau and a young patient celebrate after they finish treatment at a mobile clinic site (Photo by David Sprague)

USC Community Oral Health Programs provide comprehensive preventive care and restorative services to improve oral health and preserve smiles in underserved families, primarily free of charge.

• 1,000 Hollywood-area elementary children, grades 2-5, treated annually

• 24,000 patients experiencing  homelessness treated, valued at more than $35 million, since opening in the             heart of downtown Los Angeles, Skid Row in 2000

• Has treated 24,000 unhoused patients on Los Angeles‚ Skid Row in 2000

• 1,380 patients are treated annually

•The largest mobile clinic fleet outside of the US Military

• 900 children and families in Central and Southern California are treated annually, valued at $1.2 million

• Nearly 90 percent of children visit a dentist for the first time

• 900 geriatric patients or individuals with complex medical conditions treated annually

• Treat geriatric residents of Hollenbeck Palms bedside and in our mobile van

• 1,000 at-risk youth and those in foster care treated annually

Be a difference in the community by making a gift to the USC Community Oral Health Fund today!

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