Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

Ostrow’s challenging clinical education programs and expert faculty members provide oral health professionals with the skills they need to become the best in their fields.

Online Master's Programs

The Ostrow School offers online master’s degrees, graduate certificates and doctoral degrees designed for practicing dental professionals. Explore Ostrow’s program options in the below categories.

  • Dentistry (3)
    Designed to improve access to oral healthcare with a community-based approach, the hybrid online/on-campus Master of Science in Community Oral Health program is an opportunity for clinicians, educators and administrators to learn more on a wide variety of issues while focusing on the unique needs of community health programs.
    Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
    Focusing on the dental needs of older adult patients within the context of their medical, psychosocial and physical conditions, the hybrid online/on-campus Master of Science in Geriatric Dentistry program is for practicing dentists who want to learn about a wide variety of geriatric dentistry issues.
    Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
    The hybrid online/on-campus Master of Science in Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine program is designed for practicing dentists who want to expand their expertise in temporomandibular disorders, headaches, neuropathies, sleep apnea, oral medicine and intraoral pathology.
    Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

Online Graduate Certificates

  • Dentistry (5)
    The hybrid online/on-campus Certificate in Community Oral Health program is a unique opportunity for clinicians, educators and administrators to develop advanced, evidence-based expertise around the specific needs of community health programs and improving patient access to oral healthcare.
    Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
    The hybrid online/on-campus Geriatric Dentistry Certificate program is designed for practicing dentists and dental hygienists who work full time in the clinical or academic environment and want to acquire a greater understanding of geriatric dentistry issues.
    Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
    The Certificate in Oral Pathology and Radiology program gives clinicians an opportunity to gain experience in oral pathology and radiology in a hybrid online/on-campus setting that focuses on clinical, pathological and radiological correlations as applied to clinical practice.
    Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
    The hybrid online/on-campus Certificate in Orofacial Pain program is specifically designed for practicing dental professionals who want to gain expertise in orofacial pain in order to deliver the best care for patients with complex oral diseases and conditions.
    Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
By the numbers

Ostrow at a glance

1897
Ostrow founded
7
online master’s and certificate programs
64%
of students are mid-career (between ages 35-55)
78
counties of origin represented by students
10+
years of online teaching excellence
300+
online alumni and counting since 2015