UCSF School of Dentistry - Chaff Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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By appointment of the Board of Regents in June, IQOO, he was made Professor of Dental Chemistry and Metallurgy, and through his untir- ing efforts has raised this branch of the course in a marked degree. As has been noted, he has, in the past, contributed much to dental literature, and has now in the course of preparation a text on Dental Chemistry, Inorganic, Organic and Physiological, about 600 pages octavo. He is a member of the following societies: National Dental Associa- tiong California State Dental Associationg American Medical Asso- ciation g American Chemical Societyg Alumni Association, Dental Department University of Californiag Xi Psi Phi Dental Fraternity. Dr. Hodgen has been more than our instructor-he has been our friend, and we want him to know that we appreciate this. Let us all strive to emulate his useful and energetic career that we, too, may be entitled to some day hear the well done, thou good and faithful ser- vant, which is surely his due. I OUR HOME AT THE AIf'lf'II.IATED COLLEGES. l 8

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Joseph D. Hodgen, D. D. J. T is with a feeling of great pleasure tl1at we dedicate this little volume to our friend and faculty class officer. Dr. Hodgen. The idea of a book by the students and for the students has been our aim, and it is the unanimous wish of the junior Class that this slight token of our regard be extended to him. A brief sketch of his life is here given. Joseph D. Hodgen was born in Lexington, Kentucky, September 12, 1865, and came to California September 1, 1875. Here he attended the public schools: being graduated from Oakland High School in 1885. Entering the Dental Department with the class of 1887, he not only carried on his work there, but also did partial work at lglerkeley, where he was made a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Upon- receiving his diploma from the Dental Department in November, 1887, he went to Wfoodland, where he entered practice with his father, Dr. I. N. Hodgen. In 1891, he was appointed a member of the State Board of Dental Examiners by Governor Markham a11d remained a member and secre- tary until 1896. ln 1891, in response to an invitation from the faculty, he came to San Francisco to become superintendent of the infirinary, which posi- tion he held until 1894. On january 26, 1892, he was appointed assistant to Professor God- dard in Dental Metallurgy. From June, 1893, to June, 1895, Dr. T-lodgen edited and published the monthly dental journal, Pacific Coast Dentist, now called the Stomatological Gazettef' ln August, 1893, he was elected secretary to the National Association of Dental Examiners and in the following year was made assistant to Professor Lengfeld in Chemistry and Metallurgy. ln September, 1896, was published the first edition of his text, f'Prac- tical Dental lXletallurgy. This book is now used in nearly all of the colleges in the United States. I

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