MSc, PhD
Professor
Current: Access to Care; Professional Identity; Professionalism; Wellbeing; Inquiry-Based Learning; Teacher Beliefs and Conceptions; Progress Testing; Past: COVID-19 Communication and Data; Large-scale International Comparative Studies (e.g. TIMSS); College Science Teaching and Evaluation (physics and mathematics education); History and Philosophy of Science in Science Education; Science Curriculum Studies
Bio Statistics, Teacher and teaching/learners and learning, dental education research seminars, faculty development/program evaluation, Hybrid Teaching and Learning
Dr. HsingChi von Bergmann is a Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia (UBC), where she leads research at the Health Sciences Professional-Education Research Lab. She holds a PhD and MSc in Science Education from the University of Southern California and a BSc in Physics from Tunghai University, Taiwan. Her academic career spans multiple institutions across North America, including the University of Calgary and Michigan State University.
Since 2010, she has led innovation in curriculum and assessment, linking learning environments to student growth, wellbeing, and professional identity formation. She has served on the UBC Senate and faculty committees and collaborates across health disciplines to align policy, pedagogy, and program outcomes. Her recent work focuses on AI-assisted case-based learning, OSCE quality assurance, NDEB international trained dentists equivalency exams investigation, and data-informed continuous program improvement, with attention to equity, safety, and human-centred care.
Recent Media Appearance:
Media Interview (Cantonese/Mandarin) April, 4, 2022; Omni TV to comment on BC Health’s decision of only release COVID-19 cases weekly and cancellation on reporting system of the rapid antigen test in BC. https://www.omnitv.ca/on/en/videos/疾控中心不再要求省民上載快速測試陽性結果-bc-apr-04-2022/
Media Interview （Mandarin）June 13， 2022；中央社 Keynote Speaker (in English) in the Inaugural Forum held by the Taiwanese Students Association in Vancouver, Canada (首屆溫哥華台灣學生論壇) https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2022-06-13/769604
Media Interview (Mandarin) CNA （中央社）, September 29, 2022. At the blink to collapse, Canadian Media advocates Canadian Health Looking at Taiwan’s Health Care for solutions. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202209290204.aspx
Media Interview (Mandarin) CNA (中央社). February 28, 2024, Telling Stories and Looking for Truth （加國台裔教授看228：說故事找真相 增進族群認識）. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202402280012.aspx
Media Interview (Mandarin) CNA （中央社）April 16, 2025, Disruption of Taiwanese Canadian Voluntarily Participate in Taiwanese Legislators Big Recall Movement. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202504060133.aspx
Media Interview (Mandarin) CNA （中央社）April19, 2025, Taiwanese Canadian Professor and Students Voluntarily Participate in Taiwanese Legislators Big Recall Movement in Vancouver https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202504190138.aspx
Media Interview (Mandarin) CNA （中央社）April 28, 2025, Taiwanese Canadian Participate in Vancouver Sun Run to Advocate Taiwan’s Meaningful Participation in WHO/WHA Assembly. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202504280133.aspx
Selected Recent Publications:
Kwon JH, von Bergmann H. Exploring Dentists’ Views on Professionalism and Identity Formation: A Template Analysis Study. JDR Clinical & Translational Research. 2026;0(0). doi:10.1177/23800844251413578
Ben Suleiman A, Shuler CF, Hieawy A, von Bergmann H. (2026) Statistical Errors and Reporting Deficiencies in Clinical Prosthodontic Publications, 2019-2024. J Prosthodont. 2026 Jan 12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopr.70086Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41527286.
Gholami L, Putnins E, von Bergmann H., Bagheri A, Tarzemany R. Fabrication and evaluation of a novel patient-specific 3D-printed simulation model for oral surgical training. BMC Med Educ. 2025 Dec 9;26(1):62. DOI: 10.1186/s12909-025-08402-1 PMID: 41366410; PMCID: PMC12801927.
Ho, JKC, von Bergmann H., Lee, V., Zou, B. (2025) Assessing three-dimensional soft tissue changes and the prediction of hard tissue changes after orthognathic surgery with a novel digital workflow. American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2025.08.013
Maragha, T., von Bergmann H.(2024) “Twelve Tips to Support Students’ Wellbeing in Contemporary Health Professional Programs”, Journal of Medical Education.
Maragha, T., Garcia, AP., Shuler, CF, von Bergmann H. (2024) The six-domain well-being framework in oral health sciences: A pathway from theory to practice, J.Dent Educ., Feb., DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13401
Maragha, T., Shuler, CF, Walker, J., von Bergmann H. (2023). Thriving in foreign learning environments: The case of hands-on activities in early years of dental education. J.Dent Educ., November, https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13412
Maragha, T., Dempster, L., Shuler, C., Lee, V., Mendes, V., von Bergmann H. (2023) Exploring students’ perspectives from two Canadian dental schools toward online learning experiences. J Dent Educ., March 27. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13207
Tonogai, J., von Bergmann H., Chvartszaid, D., Dempster, L (2023) Patient and clinician perspectives on implant dentistry decision aid content: results from an enhanced Delphi study. J. of Prosthodontics. DOI: 10.1111/jopr.13691
Perez A, Howey M, Green JL, Tavares Costa Nóbrega M, Kebbe M, Amin M, von Bergmann H., Ganatra S. (2023) Multiple cases in case-based learning: A qualitative description study. Eur J Dent Educ. 2023 Feb 12. doi: 10.1111/eje.12900. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36776122.
Maragha, T., Donnelly, L., Schuetz, C., von Bergmann H., Brondani, M. (2022) Students’ Resilience and Mental Health in the Dental Curriculum, European Journal of Dental Education https://doi.org/10.1111/eje.12790
Adeniyi, A., Donnelly, L., Janssen, P., Jevitt, C., von Bergmann H., Brondani, M. (2022) An interprofessional model of care for oral health during pregnancy. Journal of Interprofessional Care, https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2021.2017417
Mesbahi, A., von Bergmann H., Yen, EHK, Mostafa, N., Soheilipour, S., Alkesjuniene, A. (2022) Theory-Guided Remote Cooperative Learning-Based Preventive Dental Education as Part of the School Curriculum. Journal of School Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13239
Shuler, CF, von Bergmann H., (2021). Uncertainty as an Oral Health Professional: Beginning with Recognizing the Reality. Online Journal of Dentistry & Oral Health. DOI: 10.33552/OJDOH.2021.04.000592
Maragha, T., Donnelly L, Schuetz CG, von Bergmann H., Brondani, M (2021). Mental Health and Wellness in Canadian Dental Schools: Findings from a National Study. Journal of Dental Education. http://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.12768
Kwon, J., Shuler, C., von Bergmann H.(2021). Professional Identity Formation: the Key Contributors and Dental Students’ Concerns. Journal of Dental Education. https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.12810
Adeniyi, A., Donnelly, L., Janssen, P., Jevitt, C., von Bergmann H., & Brondani, M. (2020). A Qualitative Study of Health Care Providers’ Views on Integrating Oral Health into Prenatal Care. JDR Clinical & Translational Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/2380084420961998
Brondani M, Cua D, Maragha T, Shayanfar M, Mathu-Muju K, Almeida F, von Bergmann H., Villanueva J, Alvarado AAV, Learey S, Donnelly L. A Pan-Canadian narrative review on the protocols for reopening dental services during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Oral Health 2020, 20, 352.