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\"\"By Dr. Gordon Lai<\/em><\/p>\n

This past August at APICES, I had the honor of speaking to AAE residents about some of the lessons that have stayed with me since residency. For those who were unable to attend-and for recent graduates-I wanted to share a few of those ideas here. When I entered endodontic residency, I assumed success would be defined mostly by clinical skill: finding MB2s, negotiating calcified canals, and producing beautiful obturations. Those things matter. But over time, I have come to believe that the residents who grow the most are distinguished just as much by their mindset: humility, curiosity, preparation, adaptability, and knowing what to prioritize at each stage of training.<\/p>\n

One thing I have come to appreciate is that residency is not designed to make you an “expert” endodontist. Its job is to make you \u201ccompetent\u201d as a specialist and give you the foundation to keep improving after graduation. Expertise comes later, through years of repetition, reflection, mistakes, and real-world experience. Understanding that should make it easier to say, “I don’t know,” ask for help, and accept criticism. Humility and teachability are among the most valuable qualities I believe a resident can bring to training.<\/p>\n

That also means learning from every faculty member, including those whose style differs from yours or who challenge you the most. It is natural to gravitate toward instructors who are easygoing or whose techniques resemble your own, but I’ve learned that some of the greatest growth can come from faculty who question your decisions or approach a case differently. You do not have to adopt every technique you are shown, but you should understand why it works before deciding whether it belongs in your own clinical toolbox.<\/p>\n

Along with being humble, be hungry. Residency is a rare opportunity to encounter difficult cases with a safety net around you. Do not spend those years trying to make every day comfortable. Seek out the difficult retreatment. Take the calcified canal. Volunteer for procedures you have not experienced. Keep a wishlist of cases and techniques you want exposure to before graduation.<\/p>\n

Learning to manage your own complications is also part of the learning process. Files may separate. Perforations may occur. Cases may not go according to plan. The goal should not be to graduate having avoided every complication. The goal is to understand why complications happen, how to prevent them when possible, and how to manage them appropriately.<\/p>\n

At the same time, do not confuse ambition with rushing. Early in residency, it is easy to become overly focused on finishing cases faster to meet requirements. I think that priority is often backwards. The first year should be about mastering the fundamentals: diagnosis, radiographic and CBCT interpretation, access design, hand filing, WL control, anesthesia, and restoration of the endodontically treated tooth. Once you have spent that first year building those fundamentals, then you can start focusing more on speed and efficiency.<\/p>\n

One of the best ways to improve both quality and efficiency is to come prepared. Show up early. Review the imaging. Think through the anatomy you expect to encounter. Have a game plan in mind, but also have a backup plan. The resident who knows only one way to remove gutta-percha or a Thermafil carrier, obturate a large canal, or remove a metal post will eventually encounter a case where that approach does not work.<\/p>\n

That is where adaptability becomes essential. Dental school often teaches dentistry as a sequence of steps just like a recipe. Residency is where you learn that complex cases do not always follow the recipe. A good endodontist needs more than one way to solve a problem. If Plan A is not working, you need a Plan B and sometimes even a Plan C. Without those backup approaches, it is easy to become flustered when a case stops following the expected path.<\/p>\n

Residency is also the best time to experiment deliberately. Try different file systems, obturation techniques, irrigation methods, and workflows. Learn how they work, where they fail, and what fits your hands. Do not graduate as a miniature version of your program director-or any single faculty member. Develop your own clinical style while staying grounded in sound principles and evidence. Technology will continue to change, and your workflow should be able to evolve with it.<\/p>\n

For recent graduates, that same mindset should continue beyond residency. Training gives you competence; continued learning moves you toward expertise. Find lifelong mentors. Stay curious. Never stop learning. Consider teaching. I have found that teaching residents forces me to examine my own clinical habits, stay current with the evidence, and be able to explain not just what I do, but why I do it.<\/p>\n

Most importantly, accept that endodontics will continue to humble you. Even years into practice, difficult cases will remind you how much there still is to learn. The best residents I have taught are not necessarily the fastest, the most technically gifted, or the ones who make the fewest mistakes. They are the ones who remain curious, accept feedback, challenge their own assumptions, seek out difficult experiences, and learn to adapt. That mindset will serve you long after residency is over.<\/p>\n

Dr. Gordon Lai received his DDS degree from University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry in 2006 and subsequently completed a one year GPR at the VA Palo Alto.\u00a0 While serving as the associate dental director at a community clinic in the SF Bay Area for 10 years, he was also active in mentoring residents for the UCSF\/NYU Langone AEGD residency program. He subsequently completed his endodontics specialty training at University of Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in 2020 and is currently teaching part time as an assistant professor at UOP as well as working in private practice. One of his main areas of research interest is finding innovative ways to incorporate 3D printing, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality into clinical practice as well as educating dental students.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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