Dr. John Christensen is a dual-trained pediatric dentist and orthodontist based in Durham, North Carolina. He serves on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he teaches in both the pediatric dentistry and orthodontic residency programs. His areas of focus include early orthodontic treatment strategies, managing dental trauma and congenitally missing teeth with orthodontic solutions, and coordinating multidisciplinary care for children with complex dental conditions.
Dr. Christensen directs the UNC Dental Trauma Team, a team that manages dental autotransplantation for growing patients with missing teeth. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry (DDS, 1982), and he earned his specialty training in Pediatric Dentistry (MS, 1984) and Orthodontics (MS, 1986) from the University of North Carolina.
In addition to his clinical and academic roles, Dr. Christensen is a contributing author and editor of the 7th Edition of Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence, a leading textbook in the field.