David Christopher Johnsen DDS MS
Dentist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Dentistry
322 S Dental Science Bldg Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. David Johnsen is a pediatric dentist practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Johnsen specializes in the oral health of children. Pediatric dentists tend to patients ranging in age from infancy to teenaged years. As a pediatric dentist, Dr. Johnsen takes care of a childs teeth, gums and mouth. Children can face dental problems like tooth decay and gum disease without proper care. Pediatric dentists can provide dental examinations, give cleanings and treatments, repair cavitities and dental injuries like fractured or knocked-out teeth, diagnose oral conditions and more.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Caries levels and patterns in the primary dentition of preschool children in Taiwan.
- A review of orthodontic sequelae to early first permanent molar extraction. Some promise--many pitfalls.
- A study of risk factors associated with nursing caries in Taiwanese children aged 24-48 months.
- A bright future for dentistry and dental education.
- Iowa's dental workforce. What a difference a decade makes!!
- The rubber dam in pediatric dentistry.
- The rubber dam in pediatric dentistry.
- Prevention of intraoral trauma in sports.
- The role of the pediatrician in identifying and treating dental caries.
- Dentist workforce trends in a primarily rural state: Iowa: 1997-2007.
- Framing the access to dental care issue: an opportunity for the dental education community.
- Concepts in critical thinking applied to caries risk assessment in dental education.
- Outcomes mapping: a method for dental schools to coordinate learning and assessment based on desired characteristics of a graduate.
- Prevalence of delayed emergence of permanent teeth as a result of local factors.
- Prevalence of delayed emergence of permanent teeth as a result of local factors.
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