Key responsibilities include: provide visionary leadership aligned with the school's mission to improve oral and overall health through education, research, and service; didactic and clinical instruction of residents, scholarly activities, and service; provide support to the program director of the Advanced Dental Education and Residency Program in Endodontics; engage in scholarship; mentor faculty in teaching and in securing extramural research funding; advance curricular integration of endodontics in predoctoral and residency programs; and manage departmental resources, personnel, and strategic planning with transparency and fiscal accountability. Working collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, residents, and institutional leaders, the Chair will advance initiatives that promote oral health equity, strengthen community-based education, expand access to care in rural and underserved communities, enhance translational and population health research, and further elevate evidence-based clinical practice.