Body Piercer John Johnson is available to speak to your group or organization about health and safety issues and information relevant to body art. With advanced notice of at least one month John can prepare a presentation designed to meet your group's specific needs. John has spoken to these groups:

Tustin City Council, consulting for body art regulations, 2011.
Be Wise with Body Art, Fresno City College, 2011.
Association of Professional Piercers Annual Health and Safety Conference in Las Vegas 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

American Public Health Agency (A.P.H.A.) 2008 Washington DC and 2009 San Diego

California Dental Hygenists Association, Anaheim, 2008

California School Nurses Association, San Diego State University, 2006

Long Beach City College Foster Care Class, 2009

Riverside Health Department, 2009

The class schedule for the 2012 APP conference is now confirmed. John Johnson will return as a speaker with the following schedule:

June 18th, 1:45-3:15pm. "Initial Jewelry Size & Style." This is a class designed for piercing apprentices and piercers in their first years of piercing professionally. John will discuss the most accepted jewelry materials, styles, and sizes used in the current piercing industry. Only basic piercings will be discussed, with an emphasis on safe bead sizes, implant standard materials, length and diameters, and gauge.

June 18th, 5:00-6:30pm. "Writing a business Plan." This is a class intended for current or future studio owners and managers, as well as any other industry employee wishing to better understand how intelligent business planning influences their company's success. This class will have a strong incentive on Budgeting, Business Management, Marketing, and the Executive Summary.

June 19th, 5:45-7:45 pm. "Bedside Manner and Grounding." Piercers with any level of experience can often benefit from refreshing their bedside manner technique. Professional piercers can sometimes become so focused on their technical abilities and skill that they overlook the importance of giving their clients a positive experience. This class will offer both basic and advanced tips to help modern piercers build their reputations as great piercers. This class will be co-instructed by Joshua Bryant and Fakir Musifar.

June 20th, 11:45am-12:45pm. "Becoming an Instructor." John will facilitate this round table. The topics will be how the APP's annual conference curriculum is determined by the conference committee, how new classes are developed and integrated, and what traits are needed to be a successful instructor. The APP is always trying to improve the content of the conference and this open forum is an opportunity for attendees to learn more about the planning process and offer their input.

John is in the second row, on the bottom left, with the 2009 APP conference volunteer crew and APP Board of Directors.

Alicia Cardenas(Twisted Sol, Denver), Arturro Aguirre (Church of Steel, San Diego), Master Piercer Elayne Angel (Author of "The Piercing Bible"), And John Johnson after teaching their class in Las Vegas, 2008.

John Johnson and Steve Joyner (Body Manipulations, San Francosco) at the A.P.H.A. convention in Washington DC, 2007.

John stands with educator Betsy Reynolds after speaking to the California Dental Hygenists.

Visit her at www.betsyreynolds.com.

John Johnson speaks during the APP's banquet in Las Vegas, 2011.

John Johnson visited Cal State Long Beach on Tuesday, February 10th, 2010 to promote piercing safety.

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John Johnson teaches a piercing aftercare class in Las Vegas, 2008 with piercer and studio owner Brett Perkins (Los Angeles).

John Johnson teaches a jewelry class in Las Vegas 2011 with colleague Oscar Sandoval.