Contributing to the Academic Triad: 2023 Endodontic Educator Fellow Dr. Christopher Hogden
Assistant Professor Dr. Christopher Hogden is fully committed to the mission of the University of Iowa Department of Endodontics, which is to instill a thorough understanding of the basics of endodontics and the initial clinical skillset required to practice endodontics as a general dentist. This commitment and competence, among other qualities, led Dr. Hogden to be selected as the 2023 Endodontic Educator Fellow. The selection committee was impressed with his professionalism, dedication, and approach to teaching. He is humbled to receive the fellowship knowing his name will be listed among talented individuals, including one of his mentors Dr. Anne Williamson. He aims to successfully follow the path Dr. Williamson and others have forged, while making his own impact on endodontics. While he is committed to strengthening endodontic education at the predoctoral level, he does have realistic expectations. “I recognize that almost all our dental students are not interested in pursuing a career in academics, that the vast majority will not become endodontists, and that many will choose not to perform root canal treatment in practice. Partially for these reasons, my main objective for my students is to foster a sense of curiosity, a desire to learn, and the ability to critically think. I care less about their ability to regurgitate an answer to a multiple-choice examination question and more about their ability to apply the information that they know and reason through a problem. Then, when confronted with a problem they do not have the information or ability to solve, to know the steps required to generate understanding.”
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