We are proud to introduce the keynote speaker of the NVC2020 Dentistry stream:
Loïc Legendre, DVM, FAVD, Dipl. AVDC, Dipl. EVDC, AVDC-ZWD

• Bachelor of Science with Honours from Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada 1980 DVM, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1984.
• Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, 1993.
• Diplomate American Veterinary Dental College, 1995.
• President of Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, 1997-1999.
• Diplomate European Veterinary Dental College,1998.
• AVD-Hill’s Research and Education Award 2005
• Member of the European exam committee 2008-2013
• Secretary of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry 2015-2017
• President of the World Veterinary Dental Congress 2015-2019
• Zoo and Wildlife Dentistry Certificate 2017

After running a mobile referral practice in British Columbia for several years, Dr. Legendre now works at West Coast Veterinary Dental Services Ltd. This is a dental referral center where three other boarded dentists also work. He has published several articles in Canadian Vet Journal, J Vet Dentistry, Compendium of CE for the Veterinarian and chapters in veterinary books such as “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Dogs and Cats”, BSAVA manual, and Veterinary Clinics of North America, to name a few. He enjoys teaching both for universities and at conferences around the world. His areas of interests are orthodontics, maxillofacial reconstruction techniques, and of course wildlife.

Added to the regular day to day work, he teaches yearly 15 to 20 week-end courses in North America, courses at the European Vet Dental School in Halmstad, Sweden; lectures at the Veterinary Dental Forum and the European Congress of Veterinary Dentistry. Moreover, he tries to present lectures at one or two international meeting, such as WVC, WVDC, WSAVA, VMX (NAVC), yearly. He is also a reviewer for the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery and the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine.

Dr. Loïc Legendre will present the following lectures at NVC 2020:
Minimizing complications during extractions (techniques using luxators, minimal bone removal, appropriate flap designs) Veterinary Orthodontics.