Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Dogs and Cats

By:   Frank J M Verstraete BVSc DrMedVet MMedVet (Professor of Dentistry and Oral SurgeryDepartment of Surgical and Radiological SciencesUniversity of California - Davis School of Veterinary Medicine), Milinda J Lommer (Clinical Assistant Professor Volunteer, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, University of California - Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine), Boaz Arzi, DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC (Associate Professor of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California - Davis)
Imprint:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 276mm,  Width: 216mm, 
Weight:   1.980kg
ISBN:   9780702076756
ISBN 10:   0702076759
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   20 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Replaced By:   9780443109744
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Frank Verstraete graduated as a veterinarian at the University of Gent (Belgium). He pursued his graduate studies at the University of Pretoria (South Africa) where he completed a residency in small animal surgery. In 1987, when the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry was founded in the USA, Dr. Verstraete was the only non-North American Charter Fellow. He is also a Charter Diplomate of the European Veterinary Dental College, as well as a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College and the European College of Veterinary Surgeons. Since the end of 1994, Dr. Verstraete is affiliated with the UC Davis, where he currently is Professor of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, and Chief of the Dentistry & Oral Surgery Service. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Orofacial Sciences, Division of Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, at the School of Dentistry of the UC, San Francisco. His main research interests are comparative oral pathology, radiology and surgery. His book Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Dogs and Cats is the first specialty book in veterinary dentistry. Dr. Boaz Arzi is a Professor of Dentistry and Oral surgery at the department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Arzi completed the residency-training program in dentistry and oral surgery at the School of Veterinary Medicine and two years fellowship in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis. He is a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) and the European Veterinary Dental College (EVDC). Dr. Arzi is also a Founding Fellow of the AVDC in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Arzi's clinical and research focus is on oral maxillofacial disorders and regenerative solutions in dogs and cats. His lab also investigates TMJ disorders and treatments across species. Dr. Arzi is the director of the Veterinary Institute for Regenerative Cures (VIRC) at UC Davis. Ultimately, Dr. Arzi's work is translational with the aim of One Health treatment modalities for both human and animal health.