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Janice A. Townsend

Dentistry · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1999
Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia TechniquesDental Health and Care UtilizationDental Research and COVID-19Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesDental Trauma and Treatments

Publications

89

Citations

854

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

28

Publishing since 1999

Research summary
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Janice A. Townsend's work focuses on pediatric dentistry, particularly how children (including those with special health care needs) experience and access dental care. Her publications cover behavior guidance techniques for managing children during dental visits, local anesthesia methods, dental anxiety, and systemic issues like access to care, school absenteeism for dental appointments, and the impact of COVID-19 on pediatric dental practice.

Pediatric dental behavior guidanceDental anxiety and pain management in childrenLocal anesthesia techniquesAccess to dental care for children with special needsPublic health aspects of pediatric dentistry

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with a peak around 2019 and 2021, followed by a moderate and fairly steady pace of roughly 5-9 papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.6/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 13 publications13192020: 9 publications202021: 13 publications13212022: 5 publications222023: 9 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PubMed×25
  • Journal of Dental Education×6
  • Dental Traumatology×6
  • Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry×5
  • Elsevier eBooks×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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