Leading Dentists

Ms. Kris Johnson

Ms. Kris Johnson

Kris Johnson, RDHAP, BA, MSc graduated with an associates degree in dental hygiene from Shoreline Community College in Washington State, a bachelor of business management from St Mary’s College of California, and is currently writing her masters thesis at Idaho State University.
She has studied holistic nutrition at Bauman College in Berkeley, California, the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York, and studied functional medicine at the University of Western States in Portland, Oregon.
Kris is an active member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, the California Dental Hygienists’ Association, Mt. Diablo Dental Hygiene Society, the American Academy of Dental Hygiene, and the National Association of Nutrition Professionals.  She has written articles for RDH Magazine/Dental IQ, and her local component newsletters.
Currently, Kris is an Adjunct Dental Hygiene Instructor at Cabrillo and Carrington Colleges in California, teaching Pharmacology, Periodontology, Nitrous Oxide Sedation, and Clinic. 

Lectures and Events

Chronic Illness, Functional Medicine and the Dental Hygienist

Chronic Illness, Functional Medicine and the Dental Hygienist

Chronic Illness, Functional Medicine and the Dental Hygienist (Online Course)

Functional Medicine is individualized health care, considering all body systems to discover root causes of disease. With the expansion of inter-professional healthcare, dental hygienists are in a unique position to ...

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Connecting the Dots between Oral Health & Nutrition: A Holistic Approach.

Connecting the Dots between Oral Health & Nutrition: A Holistic Approach.

Connecting the Dots between Oral Health & Nutrition: A Holistic Approach. (Online Course)

There is so much (mis)information on nutrition these days, it’s no wonder many of us are confused! The most common diseases we see our patients being treated for are Heart ...

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