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John Warren, DDS, MS

Graduate Program Director and Professor of Preventive & Community Dentistry

Current Positions

  • Professor of Preventive & Community Dentistry

Education

  • MS, University of Iowa
  • DDS, University of Iowa
  • BS, University of Iowa

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Licenses & Certifications

  • American Board of Dental Public Health, Iowa
  • American Board of Dental Public Health
  • Dental License, Iowa

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Dental Educator of the Yea, UI Dental Alumni Association, IOWA CITY, Iowa
  • Collegiate Teaching Award, College of Dentistry, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Mentor of the Year, Student Research Group

Professional Memberships

  • American Board of Dental Public Health
  • American Association for Dental Research
  • American Association of Public Health Dentistry

Selected Publications

  • Tandon MC, Warren JJ, Daly JM. Prevalence and associated factors of fluoride varnish application. J Am Board Fam Med 2024; 37(5): 826-32.
  • Zafar M, Levy SM, Warren JJ, et al.  Prevalence of non-cavitated lesions and progression, regression and no change from 9 to 23 years.  J Public Health Dent 2022; 82(3): 313-20.
  • Levy SM, Warren JJ, Kolker JL, Weber-Gasparoni K. Generalized permanent dentition fluorosis severity becomes less evident over time among a birth cohort.  Frontiers in Oral Health 2023; 4: 1198167.
  • Shabayek M, Warren J, Tinanoff N, Kolker J, Johnsen D. Integrating patient-centered caries management in dental education. J Dent Educ 2023; 87: 1397-1400.
  • Ortega-Verdugo P, Warren JJ, Gaeth GJ, Carter K, Kateeb E, Kolker JL, Shane DM. Assessing the acceptability of less invasive caries removal techniques for treating deep caries lesions: a conjoint survey among dentists practicing in a midwestern American state. Caries Res 2023; 57(3): 243-54.
  • Ogwo C, Brown GD, Warren JJ, Caplan DJ, Levy SM.  Dental caries incidence and associated factors in young adults.  J Public Health Dent 2023; 83: 347-54.
  • Fontana, M, Eckert GJ, Katz BP, Keels MA, Levy BT, Levy SM, Kemper AR, Yanca E, Jackson R, Warren J, Kolker JK, Daly JM, Kelly S, Talbert J, McKnight P. Predicting dental caries in young children in primary health settings.  J Dent Res 2023; 102 (9): 988-98.
  • Iribarren S, Reynolds JC, Lesch AB, Warren JJ, Peter TK, McLaren S. Synchronous teledentistry in a university pediatric dentistry clinic: impact on treatment completion and visit attendance. Pediatric Dent 2024; 46 (2): 128-34.
  • Ogwo C, Brown G, Warren J, Caplan D, Levy S.  Predicting dental caries outcomes in young adults using machine learning approach. BMC Oral health 2024; 24: 529
  • Bhatia GK, Levy SM, Warren JJ, Rysavy OA, Saha PK, Zhang X, Zeng E. Associations between longitudinal fluoride intakes from birth to age 23 and multi-row detector computed tomography (MDCT) bone densitometry outcomes at age 23. J Public Health Dent 84 (4): 428-38.

Selected Grants & Contracts

  • Phase III RCT of the effectiveness of silver diamine fluoride in aresting cavitated caries lesions; (Investigator)
  • Advanced Training Program in Dental Public Health, Geriatrics & Special Needs Dentistry and Pediatric Dentistry; Health Resources and Services Administration; Warren, John (Director)
  • Birth to Three - Cavity Free: Effectiveness of a Psychoeducaitonal Intervention for ECC Prevention; National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research; Weber-Gasparoni, Karin (Principal Investigator)
  • Fluoride, Dietary, and Other Factors Related to Young Adult Bone Measures and Dental Caries; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; Levy, Steven (Principal Investigator)
  • Iowa Fluoride Study - Age 23 Data Collection; Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust; Levy, Steven (Principal Investigator)
  • OST SMILES Follow Up Project; Delta Dental Foundation; Warren, John (Principal Investigator)
  • Predicting Caries Risk in Underserved Toddler in Primary Healthcare Settings; NIH; M. Fontana, PI; S. Levy, subcontract PI (R01-DE021412) (Principal Investigator), Warren, John J (Co-Investigator)
  • Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry; HRSA; S. Levy (D85 HP20039) (Principal Investigator), Warren, John J (Co-Investigator)
  • Muscatine Pediatric Dental Clinic Project: Research and Improvements to Better Understand and Treat Dental Caries for Muscatine Children; Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust; Warren, John J (Principal Investigator)
  • Using CBPR to Improve Oral Health in Northern Plains Indian Children; D. Robertson (Principal Investigator), Warren, John J (Consultant)