An interview with “Dr. J.” Lysle E. Johnston, Jr., DDS, MS, PhD by Dr. S. Jay Bowman
Dr. Lysle E. Johnston, Jr., is Professor Emeritus of Dentistry, the University of Michigan (UM), and Professor Emeritus of Orthodontics, Saint Louis University. He graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1961 and from Michigan’s Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies (Orthodontics) in 1964. He studied anatomy at the Queen’s University of Belfast (1961-1962) and received a PhD in Anatomy from Case Western Reserve University in 1970. He chaired the orthodontic departments of Case Western Reserve University (1971-1976) and Saint Louis University (1976-1991). At UM, he chaired the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, and was the Robert Browne Professor of Dentistry (1991-2004). He also served as director of the Graduate Orthodontic Program and taught statistics, cephalometrics, facial growth, occlusal development, and orthodontic history. He continues to teach (statistics, facial growth, orthodontic history, and journal club) part-time.
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