NEWS
The service will be closed from December 23, 2011
through January 2, 2012.
If your pet needs urgent assistance in our absence
,
we recommend the following veterinary dental service providers:
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Dentistry & Oral Surgery Service (UC
Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital): 530-752-2470; 530-752-1393
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Dr. Steven Holmstrom at the Animal
Dental Clinic: 650-610-9501
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Dr. Judy Force at Dentistry for Animals:
831-768-7148
WHY ARE WE CALLED AGGIE ANIMAL
DENTAL SERVICE?
Although Dr. Lommer is
a graduate of the U.C. Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, home of the "Aggies,"
the Service is actually named in memory of her first cat. Aggie was a loving
companion for almost 20 years.
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Milinda & Aggie, 1978
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Aggie, 1998
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BOARD CERTIFICATION
A board-certified
veterinary dentist is a graduate veterinarian who has completed several
years of residency training and has passed comprehensive written and practical
examinations to become certified by the American Veterinary Dental College
(AVDC). The AVDC is one of several specialty organizations recognized nationally
by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
DR. MILINDA J.
LOMMER, D.V.M., Dipl. AVDC
Milinda
graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Indiana University in 1991, with a B.S. in
Biology.
In 1995, she earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree with Phi Zeta honors
from U.C. Davis' School of Veterinary Medicine.
In 1996, having completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Sacramento
Animal Medical Group, Dr. Lommer returned to U.C. Davis, where she became the
first veterinarian to complete the three-year residency program in Dentistry &
Oral Surgery.
Following her residency, Dr. Lommer remained at
the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital as a clinical instructor in the
Dentistry & Oral Surgery Service, before relocating to the Bay Area and
opening Aggie Animal Dental Service
in late 2000. She returned to the faculty at U.C. Davis in August 2006. Since
the arrival of her second child, Dr. Lommer has served as an Assistant
Clinical Professor on a volunteer basis, and typically spends one day a month
on campus.
Dr. Lommer has
lectured nationally and internationally, and has published results of research projects on
feline odontoclastic resorption lesions,
radiographic signs of periodontitis in cats,
prevalence of herpesvirus and calicivirus in chronic feline stomatitis, and
vital pulp therapy in primates. Current clinical research projects include
the use of cyclosporine for treatment of refractory stomatitis
in cats and the use of repository minocycline for treatment of periodontitis
in dogs.
Dr.
Lommer received the 1999 Peter Emily Outstanding Candidate Award from the
American Veterinary Dental College, and is
a Diplomate of the AVDC.
Along with the rest of the Aggie Animal Dental Service team, Dr. Lommer is
pleased to volunteer time, services
and equipment to provide oral surgical and dental care to shelter animals at
Pets Unlimited, and wildlife through
WildCare and the Peter
Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation.
Milinda resides in San Rafael with her
husband, Edward,
their
daughters Maggie and Ella, both of whom were born in China, and their "fur
kids" Sphinx, Aslan
and Kiefer (all tabby cats).
Milinda
is proud to serve as Co-President and North Bay Regional Coordinator for Families with Children from China -
Northern California, and also serves as a Parent Volunteer for Bay Area
Adoption Services.
She and Edward were part of a volunteer work crew on an orphanage improvement
project in Wuhan, Hubei, China in September 2007.
She enjoys spending free time hiking,
reading, and running.
MICHELLE ENSEY,
R.V.T.
A native of the East Bay, Michelle moved to Sausalito at the age of 10. During
her childhood, she developed a great passion for animals; her family never
turned away the numerous stray cats who snuck in to eat the family pets' food
and thereafter became permanent residents. She began working with animals as a
teenager, volunteering at the Marin Humane Society. Michelle has been a member
of the Aggie Animal Dental Service team since April 2005; she became a
Registered Veterinary Technician (R.V.T.) in 2009.
Michelle shares her Novato home with her boyfriend and their two cats: Fluffy,
a black Persian mix, and Buddy, an orange tabby.
KRISTIN POULSON, B.S.
Having grown up on her family's farm in Utah,
Kristin attended Utah Valley University, earning a Bachelor of Science
in Business Management and a Superior Certificate of Business in
Spanish. She has previously been employed as a Client Advocate in a
business setting. After moving to San Francisco, where her husband
attends dental school at the University of the Pacific, Kristin
decided to combine her people skills with her love of animals, and
joined the Aggie Animal Dental Service team as a client services
representative and veterinary assistant in August 2011.
Kristin and her husband, Justin, live in San Francisco
with their English setter mix, Jasper.
Last updated December 1, 2011
