Doctors

	Dr. Chris J. Visser Dr. Chris J. Visser has been a veterinarian since 1964. He received his degree at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. After completing the American veterinary examination in 1980, he established a practice in Scottsdale. As a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC), Dr. Visser is one of the very few veterinarians in the country to pass the rigorous credentials, and examination to become a board-certified veterinary dentist. He is also a Charter Fellow of the International Academy of Veterinary Dentistry (AVD), and a member of the American Veterinary Dental Society (AVDS). He has authored numerous articles and has lectured at many national and international veterinary dental meetings. Dr. Visser grew up and trained in South Africa, where his veterinary practice included large and small domestic animals, and some African wildlife. He continues his interest in the preservation of wildlife by volunteering his services to the Phoenix Zoo and Southwest Wildlife. He has recently been awarded the “Good Partner Award” by the Phoenix Zoo. Dr. Visser has been volunteering his services for fifteen years and has done over 300 dental procedures at the zoo. Dr. Visser currently serves on the zoo Board of Directors and is chairman of the Animal Welfare Sub-Committee. In 2006 he was awarded the Veterinary Professional Service Award by the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association. The September 1998 issue of the Veterinary Clinics of North America includes a chapter on crown restorations authored by Dr. Visser. Dr. Visser was awarded the “Veterinarian of the Year, 2007” by the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association. He has donated his time and talent to the improvement of knowledge for veterinarians and veterinary technicians for many years and plays an important role in the delivery of high quality continuing education to AZVMA members, helping the association maintain it’s far-reaching reputation for excellence in scientific programming. In 2008 The Arizona Animal Welfare League and SPCA presented Dr. Visser with their Animal Welfare Award. He was the first recipient of the award which was formerly known as the Pet Person of the Year. The award is given to an outstanding individual in the animal community.
	Dr. Curt Coffman Dr. Curt Coffman received his B.S. in agriculture from Kansas State University in 1990 and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Missouri in 1993. Dr. Coffman worked as an Associate and Partner in small animal veterinary practice in Tempe, Arizona until 2000 when he joined Aid Animal Dental Clinic. He is a member of the Veterinary Dental Society (AVDS), a Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry (AVD) and a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College (DAVDC). Dr. Coffman currently serves as President-elect on the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry Board of Directors. Dr. Coffman enjoys presenting continuing education lectures around the country for veterinarians and technicians on the subject of veterinary dentistry. He is a frequent volunteer at the Phoenix Zoo were he has provided dental treatments for a variety of animals including Willie the Spectacled Bear and Desi the Sea Otter. As a veterinary dentist with Aid Animal Dental Clinic, Dr. Coffman works with referral, dentistry patients where his areas of major interest include restorative dentistry and regenerative periodontal surgery.
	Dr. Victoria Lukasik Dr. Victoria Lukasik received her undergraduate degree from University of Arizona and her DVM from Washington State University. She completed her anesthesia residency at Cornell University. Dr. Lukasik currently owns a traveling anesthesia practice, Southwest Veterinary Anesthesiology as well as Southern Arizona Animal Pain Center in Tucson. She is on the faculty at the College of Medicine of the University of Arizona and recently received funding from the National Cancer Institute for research of anti-vascular and anti-angiogenic cancer chemotherapeutics.
	Dr. Debra Nossaman Debra A. Nossaman received her Bachelor of Science, Bio Agriculture from Arizona State University and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Colorado State University. She is the Founder and President of Anasazi Animal Clinic, Inc. in Gilbert Arizona. Dr. Nossaman is a member the Arizona Academy of Veterinary Practice, the Paradise Valley Dental Study Club (Human Dentistry) and the American Veterinary Dental Society. She volunteers her time as a member of the Animal Welfare Subcommittee of The Phoenix Zoo. Dr. Nossman has joined Aid Animal Dental Clinic, for residency training in veterinary dentistry.
	Dr. Louis Visser Born in South Africa, he has called Phoenix home for the past 25 years. After graduating from Arizona State University, Dr. Visser attended Creighton University where he received his dental degree. He brings knowledge of endodontics, prosthodontics and restorative dentistry to the veterinary dental practice. Dr. Visser enjoys wildlife photography, spending time with family and friends, and studying advanced dentistry. (Yes, he even studies animal dentistry!)
	Dr. Glenn Brigden Dr. Glenn Brigden attended Virginia Tech University graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Animal Science in 1997. He continued on to Kansas State University for veterinary school, and received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 2003. Dr. Brigden spent a year in general small animal practice in McClean, Virginia before deciding to concentrate on veterinary dentistry. He then completed a three-year Clinical Residency in Dentistry and Oral Surgery at the Animal Dental Center in Towson, Maryland. He is a member of the Veterinary Dental Society (AVDS) and a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College (DAVDC). Dr. Brigden’s special interests include oral and maxillofacial surgery.