School of Dental Medicine Faculty

LONNIE R. JOHNSON Professor, Chair Division of Periodontics Mail Stop F847 P.O.Box 6508 Aurora, CO 80045 Phone: 303-724-6970 Fax: 303-724-6986 Email: Click for Email

Education:
Ph.D. - Biological Structure (Anatomy), University of Washington School of Medicine, 1985

Certificate, Periodontics, University of Washington School of Dentistry, 1983

D.D.S. - Dentistry, University of Washington School of Dentistry, 1979

B.S. – Zoology, Washington State University, 1975

Honors and Awards:
Best Non-Comprehensive Care Faculty 2003 ASDA. University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine
Fellowship: Pierre Fauchard Academy, 2002
Honorary Alumnus, University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine, 2002
University of Colorado Denver Chancellors Teaching Recognition Award, 1994, 2005
University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine, Dental Hygiene Class Outstanding Didactic Instructor 1994, 1995
University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine Dental Hygiene Class, Outstanding Dental Science Instructor1989,2005,2006
Best Didactic Teacher Award, University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine, 1988, 2007
University of Colorado Denver President's Award for Teaching Excellence 1987, 1991, 1995, 2002, 2003
Newcomer Award, University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine, 1986
Graduated with Honors, University of Washington School of Dentistry, 1979
American Academy of Oral Pathology Student Award, University of Washington School of Dentistry, 1979
Omicron Kappa Upsilon, University of Washington School of Dentistry, 1979
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Washington State University, 1975

Departmental Affiliations:
School of Medicine Department of Epidemiology
School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine
School of Dental Medicine Graduate Faculty
School of Dental Medicine Department of Surgical Dentistry
School of Dental Medicine Division of Periodontics

Graduate Programs Affilliations:
Graduate Periodontics Program University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine
Department of Epidemiology Graduate Faculty

Research Interests:

1. Dental primary afferent connectivity in the brain stem trigeminal nuclear complex.
2. Fine structural studies of Axonal degeneration.
3. Chemotherapeutic treatment for inflammatory periodontal disease.
4. Periodontal regeneration techniques and osteoinductive proteins.
5. Peripheral Nerve Injury
6. Oral blood flow
7. Sodium Channel distribution and plasticity

Selected Publications:

Henry MA., Freking A.R., Johnson L.R., and Levinson S.R. Sodium Channel Nav 1.6 Immunofluorescence Increases in Demyelinating and Intact Nodes at the Site of Infraorbital Nerve Injury. Biomed Central (BMC) Neuroscience 8:56-64, 2007.

Henry M.A., Freking A.R., Johnson L.R., and Levinson SR. Increased sodium channel density at myelinated and demyelinated sites following an inflammatory and partial axotomy lesion of the rat infraorbital nerve”. Pain 124: 222-233, 2006.

Henry M.A., Sorensen H.J., Johnson L.R., and Levinson S.R. Localization of the Nav 1.8 sodium channel isoform at nodes of Ranvier in normal human radicular tooth pulp. Neuroscience Letters. 380:32-36, 2005

Eiseman B., Johnson, L.R., Coll J. Ultrasound Measurements of Mandibular Arterial Blood Supply.
Techniques for defining ischemia in the pathogenesis of alveolar ridge atrophy and tooth loss in the elderly. J. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: 63:28-35, 2005.

Wood, S., Wolcott, J., Johnson, L.R., and Kleier D.J. Clinical Techniques in Endodontics. The Relationship Between Periodontic And Endodontic Diseases. Compendium 24:296-303, 2003.

Johnson, L.R., Stoller, N.H., Polson, A., Harrold, C.Q., Ryder M., Garrett, S. The Effects of Subgingival Calculus on the Clinical Outcomes of Locally Delivered Controlled-Release Doxycycline Compared to Scaling and Root Planing. J. Clin. Perio 29:87-91, 2002.

Stoller, N.H., Johnson, L.R., Garrett, S. Periodontal Regeneration Of A Class II Furcation Defect Utilizing A Bioabsorbable Barrier In A Human. A case study with histology. J. Perio, 72: 238-242, 2001.

Garrett, S., Adams, D.F., Beiswanger, B., Bogle, G., Donly, K., Drisko, C.H., Hallmon, W.W., Hancock, E.B., Hanes, P., Hawley, C.E., Johnson, L., Kiger, R., Killoy, W., Mellonig, J.T., Polson, A., Raab, F.J., Ryder, M., Stoller, N., Wang, H-L., Wolinsky, L.E., Yukna, R., Harrold, C.Q., Southard, G. L. The Effect of Locally Delivered Controlled-Release Doxycycline or Scaling and Root Planing on Periodontal Maintenance Patients over Nine Months. J. Perio. 71:22-30, 2000.

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