Executive Officer

 

Captain Johvin Perry
Dental Corps, United States Navy
Executive Officer, U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Pearl Harbor

CAPT Johvin Perry was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the son of John William Perry MD, and Parvin Shariri, RN.  He received his Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and a minor in Classical Civilizations from University of California, Irvine, Cum Laude.  He received his Doctorate in Dental Surgery from the University of California, San Francisco in 1998.  Subsequently he completed a one-year General Practice Residency at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, CA.  He then completed specialty training in Advanced Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics at University of California, Los Angeles.  Captain Perry is a Fellow in the American College of Prosthodonics, and American College of Healthcare Executives.
 
CAPT Perry reported to Naval Hospital Lemoore in 2004 as Staff Prosthodontist and Dental Division Officer.  His duties included being the dental representative to the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, as well as the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. 
 
In 2007, he was assigned to 3^rd Dental Battalion Okinawa, and stationed at Evans Clinic, Camp Foster.  Responsibilities included being the command consultant for prosthodontics, and head of the regional dental laboratory.  While at 3^rd Dental Battalion, he also served in capacity as Command Infection Control Officer for the seven assigned clinics.  Additionally, he served as the Command Overseas Screening Coordinator/3^rd Dental Battalion Representative to the WESTPAC Alliance committee on Overseas Screening.
 
Late 2009 he reported to Branch Health Clinic Bangor, Naval Hospital Bremerton as Head, Prosthodontic Division and also served as Puget Sound Naval Shipyard’s Dental Annex Head.  He was subsequently assigned as Dental Department Head, Branch Health Clinic Bangor, the commands largest Branch Health Clinic and dental department.  A persistent patient safety and infection control champion, CAPT Perry’s leadership resulted in a Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis performance improvement project, providing critical input to dental sterile processing for the branch clinics.
 
In 2015 CAPT Perry reported to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka as Head, Prosthodontic Division, and was also appointed as the Senior Dental Representative to the Medical Executive Committee.  Subsequently he was selected as Director, Healthcare Business, U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka.  He completed his tour as the Director for Dental Services, successfully preparing the Directorate for its Joint Commission and MEDIG surveys. Two Dental Directorate Performance Improvement projects lead to the command being recognized with the 2018 DOD Advancement toward High Reliability in Healthcare Award, and a 2019 DHA Patient Safety Award. 
 
  In 2019 he served another tour attached to 3^rd Dental Battalion as the command consultant for prosthodontics.  He additionally provided representation to the USNH Okinawa Personal Protective Equipment Committee during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring access to supplies and continuing care.  He subsequently returned to USNMRTC Yokosuka, and served as the Director for Branch Health Clinics. This included 462 staff over 6 clinics, and 6,000 miles of distance.
 
CAPT Perry is married to CAPT Melanie Perry, a dentist currently stationed at 21^st Dental Company, Hawaii.  They have three children, son Theron (14), daughter Ariah (13), and daughter Drew (8).