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Frank J.M. Verstraete
 

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DrMedVet, BVSc(Hons), MMedVet
Diplomate, American Veterinary Dental College
Diplomate, European College of Veterinary Surgeons
Diplomate, European Veterinary Dental College

Professor & Service Chief, Dentistry & Oral Surgery

Background
 Frank Verstraete graduated as a veterinarian at the University of Gent (Belgium) in 1980. He pursued his graduate studies at the University of Pretoria (South Africa) where he completed a residency in small animal surgery and became board-certified in surgery in 1985. At Pretoria University he joined the faculty, started a Dental Clinic in 1982, and in 1988 he was appointed Associate Professor of Surgery and Head of the Small Animal Surgery Section.

Since the end of 1994, Dr. Verstraete has been affiliated with the University of California at Davis, where he currently is Professor and Chief of the Dentistry & Oral Surgery Service. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Orofacial Sciences, Division of Oral Medicine, Pathology and Radiology, at the School of Dentistry of the University of California, San Francisco.

Special Interests
Dr. Verstraete's main clinical research interests include:
• Comparative oral pathology
• Oral radiology
• Oral surgery
• Dentistry in horses, rabbits, and rodents

Selected Recent Publications
•   Lommer M.J., Verstraete F.J.M., Terpak C.H. 2000 Dental radiographic technique in cats. Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian 22(2): 107-117
•   Lommer M.J., Verstraete F.J.M. 2000 Prevalence of odontoclastic resorption lesions and periapical radiographic lesions in cats: 265 cases (1995-1998). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 217: 1866-1869
•   Tsugawa A.J., Verstraete F.J.M. 2000 How to obtain and interpret periodontal radiographs in dogs. Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice 15: 204-210
•   Lommer M.J., Verstraete F.J.M. 2001 Radiographic patterns of periodontitis in cats: 147 cases (1998 - 1999). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 218: 230-234
•   Lommer M.J., Verstraete F.J.M. 2001 Results of crown-height reduction and partial coronal pulpectomy in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Comparative Medicine 51: 70-74
•   Verstraete F.J.M., Kass P.H., Terpak C.H. 2001 Übersichtsröntgenaufnahmen von Ober- und Unterkiefer als Instrument der Routinediagnostik bei Hund und Katze [Routine use of full-mouth radiographs in dogs and cats]. Der Praktische Tierarzt 82(9): 658-667
•   Kuntsi-Vaattovaara H., Verstraete F.J.M., Kass P.H. 2002 Success rate of root canal treatment in dogs: 127 cases (1995-2000). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 220: 775-780
•   Colley P.A., Verstraete F.J.M., Kass P.H., Schiffman P. 2002 Elemental composition of normal feline teeth and feline teeth with odontoclastic resorption lesions. American Journal of Veterinary Research 63: 546-550
•   Verstraete F.J.M. 2003 Advances in diagnosis and treatment of small exotic mammal dental disease. Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine 12(1): 37-48
•   Lommer M.J., Verstraete F.J.M. 2003 Concurrent oral shedding of feline calicivirus and feline herpesvirus-1 in cats with chronic gingivostomatitis. Oral Microbiology and Immunology 18(2): 131-134
•   Tsugawa A.J., Verstraete F.J.M., Kass P.H., Gorrel C 2003 Diagnostic value of the lateral and occlusal radiographic views vs. periodontal probing in the assessment of periodontal attachment of the canine teeth in dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research 64(3): 255-261
•   Kuntsi-Vaattovaara H., Verstraete F.J.M., Newsome J.T., Yuan H. 2003 Resolution of persistent oral papillomatosis in a dog after treatment with a recombinant canine oral papilloma virus vaccine. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 1(1): 57-63
•   Strong E.B., Rubinstein B., Pahlavan N., Martin B., Kuntsi-Vaattovaara H., Verstraete F.J.M. 2003 Mandibular reconstruction with an alloplastic bone tray in dogs. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 129: 417-426
•   Konjevic D., Kierdorf U., Verstraete F.J.M., Janicki Z., Slavica A., Keros T., Severin K. 2004 Malformation of the maxillary canine following dental infraction in a wild boar (Sus scrofa L.). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 35(3): 403-405
•   Abbott C., Verstraete F.J.M. 2005 The dental pathology of northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). Journal of Comparative Pathology 132(2-3): 169-178
•   Verstraete F.J.M. 2005 Mandibulectomy and maxillectomy. Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice 35: 1009-1039
•   Verstraete F.J.M., Osofsky A. 2005 Dentistry in pet rabbits. Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian 27: 671-684
•   Brenner S.Z.G. , Hawkins M.G., Tell L.A., Hornof W.J., Plopper C.G., Verstraete F.J.M. 2005 Clinical anatomy, radiography and computed tomography of the skull of the chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera). Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian 27: 933-944
•   Bellows J.E., Dumais Y., Gioso M.A., Reiter A.M., Verstraete F.J.M. 2005 Clarification of veterinary dental nomenclature. Journal of Veterinary Dentistry 22: 272-279
•   Osofsky A., Verstraete F.J.M. 2006 Dentistry in pet rodents. Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian 28: 61-74
•   Lurie D.M., Seguin B., Schneider P.D., Verstraete F.J.M., Wisner E.R. 2006 Contrast-assisted ultrasound for sentinel lymph node detection in spontaneously arising canine head and neck tumors. Investigative Radiology 41: 415-421
•   Mansfield K.G., Verstraete F.J.M., Pascoe P.J. 2006 Mitigating pain during tooth extraction from conscious deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34(1): 201-202
 
Recent Book Chapters
•   Verstraete F.J.M. 2003 Maxillofacial fractures. In: Slatter D.G. (Ed.) Textbook of Small Animal Surgery (3rd edn.) W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, U.S.A.: 2190-2207
•   Verstraete F.J.M. 2003 Oral Pathology. In: Slatter D.G. (Ed.) Textbook of Small Animal Surgery (3rd edn.) W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, U.S.A.: 2638-2651
•   Verstraete F.J.M. 2003 Exodontics. In: Slatter D.G. (Ed.) Textbook of Small Animal Surgery (3rd edn.) W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, U.S.A.: 2696-2709
•   Verstraete F.J.M. 2004 Maxillofacial fractures. In: Holmstrom S.E., Frost P., Eisner E.R. (Eds.) Veterinary Dental Techniques (3rd edn.) W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, U.S.A.: 559-600
•   Verstraete F.J.M., Osofsky A. 2005 Dentistry in pet rabbits. Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian 27: 671-684
 
Book
• Verstraete F.J.M. (Ed.) 1999 Self-Assessment Color Review of Veterinary Dentistry. Manson Publishing, London & Iowa State University Press, Ames



Contact information
E-Mail: fjverstraete@ucdavis.edu



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