Postgraduate Hybrid Programs

We are dedicated to advancing oral health & patient care and offer hybrid programs for healthcare professionals.

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Each program is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), monitored by USC’s Committee on Academic Review (UCAR), and led by faculty with recognized expertise in their respective fields.

 

  • Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine
    Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine

    Programs

    Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine

    Focuses on orofacial pain, oral medicine, and sleep disorders, e.g., treating patients with Orofacial Pain, Sleep Apnea, and oral pathologies.

    Master’s Program Length:
    37 months | 17 courses

    Certificate Program Length:
    12.5 months | 8 courses

    Rolling Admissions: Summer, Fall, Spring

    Glenn T. Clark, DDS, MS

    Director of Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Master program and Orofacial Pain certificate program

  • Oral Pathology and Radiology
    Oral Pathology and Radiology

    Programs

    Oral Pathology and Radiology

    Focuses on the clinical, pathological, and radiological correlations as applied to clinical practice and didactic skills necessary to evaluate and manage patients with oral diseases.

    Certificate Program Length:
    12 months | 8 courses

    Rolling Admissions: Fall and Spring

    Parish Sedghizadeh, DDS, MS

    Director, Oral Pathology and Radiology Certificate

  • Geriatric Dentistry
    Geriatric Dentistry

    Programs

    Geriatric Dentistry

    Focuses on treating a wide range of dental issues, oral diseases and systemic disorders in older patients.

    Master’s Program Length:
    37 months | 24 courses

    Certificate Program Length:
    12.5 months | 8 courses

    Rolling Admissions: Summer, Fall, Spring

    Roseann Mulligan, DDS, MS

    Director, Geriatric Dentistry Master and Certificate

  • Community Oral Health
    Community Oral Health

    Programs

    Community Oral Health

    Focuses on oral health programs assessment, planning and administration, with two elective tracks: community health care, or project administration.

    Master’s Program Length:
    24 months | 16 courses

    Certificate Program Length:
    12 months | 6 courses

    Rolling Admissions: Summer, Fall, Spring

    Joyce Y. Sumi, RDH, BS, MS

    Director, Community Oral Health Certificate

    Mina Habibian, DMD, MSc, PhD

    Director Community Oral Health Master

  • Pain Medicine and Pain Science
    Pain Medicine and Pain Science

    Programs

    Pain Medicine and Pain Science

    Focuses on neuroscience, psychological aspects of pain, pain assessment and classification, different pain conditions, and policies and legal issues.

    Master’s Program Length:
    37 months | 24 courses

    Certificate Program Lengths:
    12 months | 7 courses

    Rolling Admissions: Fall and Spring

    Steven H. Richeimer, MD

    Director, Pain Medicine Master and Certificate, Pain Science Certificate

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