Dr. Brook A. Niemiec
DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC, FAVD
Board-Certified Veterinary Dental Specialist™
Advancing Veterinary Dentistry Worldwide
Dr. Brook
A. Niemiec
DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC, FAVD
Board-Certified Veterinary
Dental Specialist™ Advancing
Veterinary Dentistry Worldwide
Global Presence
Wherever veterinary dentistry is being taught,
Dr. Niemiec is usually the one teaching it.
Dr. Niemiec lectures approximately 500 hours per year at local, national and international conferences. From San Diego to Dublin, Las Vegas to Canada — he brings the same thing everywhere: practical, evidence-based education that changes how vets practice the next day.
SINCE 2001
Dr. Brook Niemiec is a board-certified veterinary dental specialist in both the United States and Europe, recognized globally for his work in periodontology, endodontics, diagnostic imaging, and the effect of dental disease on animal welfare.
Over the past decades, he has worked alongside veterinarians, institutions, and organizations worldwide — contributing to how veterinary dentistry is practiced, taught, and understood today.
The mouth is where health begins.
The books veterinary professionals
keep on their desk.
Practical Veterinary Dental Radiography
Complete guide to veterinary dental radiography: techniques, equipment, common errors, pathology and interpretation. Includes exotics. Essential for veterinarians.
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The Veterinary Dental Patient
Multidisciplinary approach to veterinary dentistry: anesthesia, diagnosis, surgery, pain management and integration into general practice. For the entire veterinary team.
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Breed Predispositions To Dental And Oral Disease In Dogs
Practical guide to hereditary oral disease in dogs by breed: treatments, predispositions, brachycephalics and anesthesia myths. For clinicians and students.
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Small Animal Dental, Oral & Maxillofacial Disease
Quick reference for small animal dentistry: differential diagnoses, tests and management, with 400 color illustrations. Useful for clinicians and students.
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Publications and
blog
Books, articles & educational materials
publications.
Dr. Niemiec writes about what he sees, what he teaches and what the field needs to hear. Articles, clinical updates, case studies and the kind of practical insight that doesn’t always make it into textbooks.
Whether you are a pet owner trying to understand a diagnosis or a vet looking for a clinical reference, there is something here for you.
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Lectures, new publications, free resources and educational
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The largest veterinary dental
practice in the world.
Founded by Dr. Niemiec
Veterinary Dental Specialties has grown from a single operatory in San Diego to 16 practices across the United States and counting.
Every clinic operates under the same standard
Full mouth radiographs, comprehensive treatment planning, and the kind of care your pet deserves.
That's what VDS exists to change.
90% of dogs and 70% of cats in the U.S. have some stage of periodontal disease. Most of them have never seen a dental specialist.