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Meet Dr. Johnson
Dr. Scott Johnson was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. After graduating from Roosevelt High School in 1991, he completed his undergraduate education at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
He began his dental studies at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, where he received both the Dean’s Leadership Award and the College of Dentistry Research Achievement Award. He graduated with his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1999, receiving the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Iowa Section of the American College of Dentists.
Dr. Johnson continued his education at the University of Pittsburgh. Through the integrated D.D.S./M.D. program, he attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, earned his medical degree, and completed a post-graduate General Surgery Internship. He went on to complete his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery through the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, training at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Montefiore Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center Oakland. While in residency, Dr. Johnson was given both the prestigious 2003 Straumann Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Resident Research Award and the 2003 Synthes Maxillofacial Scientific Award for his research in the use of polymers in reconstructive surgery.
Active in several professional organizations, Dr. Johnson is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the Iowa Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental Association, and the Iowa Dental Association. He is certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Advanced Trauma Life Support.
Dr. Johnson enjoys spending free time outdoors with his wife, Nichole, and their son. He also enjoys fly fishing, upland bird hunting, and bicycling.
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