Dr. John R. Christensen DDS, MS, MS

Dr. John Christensen is a dual-trained pediatric dentist and orthodontist based in Durham, North Carolina. He is a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he teaches in both the pediatric dentistry and orthodontic residency programs. His clinical and academic interests include early orthodontic treatment strategies, management of dental trauma, orthodontic approaches to congenitally missing teeth, and the coordination of multidisciplinary care for children with complex dental needs. Dr. Christensen directs the UNC Dental Trauma Team, which has performed more than 100 dental autotransplantation procedures since 2019. He earned his DDS from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry (1982) and completed specialty training in Pediatric Dentistry (MS, 1984) and Orthodontics (MS, 1986) at the University of North Carolina. In addition to his teaching and clinical work, Dr. Christensen is a contributing author and editor of the 7th Edition of Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence, a leading textbook in the field.