How Co Down golf pro's cancer shock sparked sudden career change to become a dentist: ‘I told no one but my wife'

Co Down's Chris Hogg on overcoming life-threatening illness and becoming a medical professional after dropping out of university
On the walls of Co Down sportsman's Chris Hogg's Dublin dental surgery, there are two framed certificates.
One says Chris Hogg — PGA Professional (2004), the other certificate has his dentistry qualifications, obtained in 2017.

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How Co Down golf pro's cancer shock sparked sudden career change to become a dentist: ‘I told no one but my wife'

Co Down's Chris Hogg on overcoming life-threatening illness and becoming a medical professional after dropping out of university On the walls of Co Down sportsman's Chris Hogg's Dublin dental surgery, there are two framed certificates. One says Chris Hogg — PGA Professional (2004), the other certificate has his dentistry qualifications, obtained in 2017.

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