Tara Johnson, RDH, PhD

Assistant Professor

		johntara@isu.edu
	Phone:	(208) 282-2792
	Address:	921 S. 8th Ave, Campus Box 8048 Pocatello, ID. 83209-8048
	Office:	Dental Hygiene Sciences
	PhD, 2007	Idaho State University
	MEd., 1992	Idaho State University
	B.S., 1981	Idaho State University

Tara Johnson, RDH, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene, has served as a member of the Idaho State Board of Dentistry and as President of Portneuf Valley Dental Hygiene Society. Dr.  Johnson has combined her expertise in dental hygiene with pharmacology in her research endeavors related to chemoprevention of oral cancer. She has presented related papers at national and international professional meetings such as the American Association for Cancer Research and published papers in related journals. Dr. Johnson is a member of the Idaho Biomedical Research Institute, the Advisory Panel for the National Center for Dental Hygiene Research, and serves as an examiner for the Western Regional Examining Board.