Curriculum Vitae
Name: Steven E. Holmstrom, DVM, Dipl AVDC
Address: Steve@Toothvet.info
Date of Birth: October 2, 1947
Education:
1965 - 1967 San Jose State College
1967 - 1972 University of Missouri, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine 1972
1966 - 1987 College of San Mateo (part time)
1980 - 1981 Watcom College (part time)
1985 - 1987 College of Notre Dame (part time)
Professional Activities
1972 - 1977 Veterinarian and Owner, Burlingame Animal Hospital, Burlingame, CA.
1973 - 1977 Co-Founder, Treasurer and Director, North Peninsula Veterinary Emergency
Clinic.
1978 - 1982 Veterinarian and Owner, Blaine Animal Hospital, Blaine, WA.
1982 - 1999 Veterinarian and Hospital Director, Companion Animal
Hospital/Companion Animal Medical Group, Belmont and San Carlos, CA.
1983 - Present Founder and Lecturer, Veterinary Dental Seminars.
1983 - 1990 President, Chairman of the Board, and Director, North Peninsula Veterinary
Emergency Clinic.
1986 - Consultant, Marineland of the Pacific.
1987 - Consultant, Oakland Zoo.
1987 - Present Veterinary Dental Consultant, University of California Berkeley, Office of
Lab Animal Care.
1987 - 1994 Editor, Restorative Section, Journal of Veterinary Dentistry.
1989 - Present, Instructor, Foothill College, Animal Health Technician Program.
1991 - 1993, Veterinary Dentistry Lecturer, Butler Company
1991 - 1992, Veterinary Dentistry Lecturer, ContinuEd
1992 - 1995, Consultant, Advisory Board, Friskies Petcare Company
1992 - 2003, Veterinary Dental Consultant, NASA Ames Research Center
1993 - 1997, Veterinary Dentistry Lecturer, SmithKline Beecham/Pfizer Animal Health
1994 – Present, Consultant and Presenter Veterinary Information Network (VIN)
1994 - Present, Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Veterinary Dentistry
1996 - 1999, Consultant, Nutramax, Inc.
1997 - 1999, Lecturer, Woodall & Associates
1996 - 1999, Consultant, Vibrac, Inc.
1999 – 2001, Spokesperson, National Pet Dental Health Month
2000 – 2012 Veterinary Dentist and Hospital Director, Animal Dental Clinic, San Carlos, CA
2001 – 2002 Speaker, Vibrac, Inc.
2003 – 2008, Consultant, Pfizer Animal Health
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2003 – Consultant, Nutramax, Inc.
2003 –2005, Consultant, Shalon Group
2003 – Present, Consultant, Aquatic Veterinary Dentistry
2005 – Present, Co-Chairman of the Board and Mission Team Leader, Peter Emily
International Veterinary Dental Foundation
2004 – 2008, Lecturer, Pfizer Animal Health
2006 – 2010, Alternate Public Member, Administrative Panel on Laboratory Animal Care,
Stanford University
2007 – Lecturer, Schein Co.
2010 – 2014, Public Member, Administrative Panel on Laboratory Animal Care, Stanford
University
2013 – Veterinary Dental Consultant
Scientific Organizations
Present
American Veterinary Medical Association
American Animal Hospital Association (Hospital Director)
California Veterinary Medical Association
Peninsula Veterinary Medical Association
American Veterinary Dental Society
California Veterinary Dental Society (Founder)
Academy of Veterinary Dentistry (Charter Fellow)
American Veterinary Dental College
Society of Aquatic Veterinary Medicine
Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation
Foundation For Veterinary Dentistry
Past
Missouri Veterinary Medical Association
Watcom Veterinary Medical Association
Washington Veterinary Medical Association
Offices & Committees Held (Professional)
American Veterinary Dental College, Board of Directors, 1992 - Present, President
1994-96
Veterinary Dental Oversight Group (AVDC Annual Meeting Commission), Charter
Chairman
American Veterinary Dental College Committees: Examination, Constitution & Bylaws
(Chairman), Membership Roster, Brochure, Nominations, Appeals Chairman
Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, President
Program Chairman, Annual Veterinary Dental Forum 1989 - 1993
Peninsula Veterinary Medical Association, Media Spokesperson, Treasurer, Secretary,
Vice President, President.
California Veterinary Medical Association, Member, House Delegate
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North Peninsula Veterinary Emergency Clinic, Treasurer, Chairman of the Board, and
Director.
California Veterinary Dental Society, Charter President.
American Veterinary Dental Society, Board member.
American Veterinary Dental Society, President 1997 – 1999.
American Veterinary Dental Society, President 1999 – 2001.
American Veterinary Dental College, Treasurer 2001 – Present.
Peninsula Veterinary Medical Association, Program Chairman 2002 – Present
AAHA Standards Taskforce. 2000 - 2006
AAHA Dental Guidelines Taskforce 2004- 2005.
CVMA “Anesthesia Free” task force 2004.
Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation, Trustee 2006 – Present
Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation, Co-Chair 2009 - Present
Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation, Veterinary Dental Advisory
Committee 2009 - Present
Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry, Trustee 2006 – 2009
Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry, Acting Chair 2006
Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry, Secretary 2007
Veterinary Dental Forum, Inc, Director, Vice Chair 2009 – present
World Veterinary Dental Congress, Chairman 2010 – present
AAHA Dental Guidelines II Taskforce 2012- 2013.
Licensed to practice: California, Washington
Specialty Certification: American Veterinary Dental College (1989)
Awards:
American Animal Hospital Association, Practitioner of the Year for the Far West Region,
October, 1996
American Veterinary Dental Society Research and Education Award, 1996
American Dental Hygienists Association, Golden Scaler Award, 1996
University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Association, Alumnus of the
Year, 1999
Presentations, Major National & International Meetings:
Eastern States Veterinary Conference, Orlando, 1989
American Animal Hospital Association, St. Louis, 1989
American Veterinary Medical Association, Orlando, 1989
Eastern States Veterinary Conference, Orlando, 1990
American Animal Hospital Association, San Francisco, 1990
2nd World Veterinary Dental Congress, Vienna, Austria, 1990
North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, 1991
Western States Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, 1991
World Veterinary Dental Congress, Vienna, Austria 1991
Surgeons Forum, San Francisco, 1991
North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, 1992
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Central States Veterinary Conference, Kansas City, 1992
American Animal Hospital Association, New Orleans, 1992
American Veterinary Dental Society, Boston, 1992
American Veterinary Medical Association, Boston, 1992
Surgeons Forum, Miami, 1992
Western States Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, 1993
American Animal Hospital Association-AVDS, Boston, 1994
American Animal Hospital Association, Dallas, 1994
3rd World Veterinary Dental Congress, Philadelphia, PA 1994
American Animal Hospital Association, San Francisco, 1995
American Veterinary Dental Society, Denver, 1995
American Animal Hospital Association, Denver, 1995
American Animal Hospital Association, Indianapolis, 1995
American Animal Hospital Association, Dallas 1995
4th World Veterinary Dental Congress, Vancouver, BC 2001
American Animal Hospital Association, San Francisco, 1996
Western States Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, 1996
American Veterinary Dental Society, San Antonio, 1996
American Animal Hospital Association, San Antonio, 1996
American Animal Hospital Association, Indianapolis, 1996
Central States Veterinary Conference, Kansas City, 1996
American Animal Hospital Association, San Diego, 1997
American Animal Hospital Association, Boston, 1997
American Animal Hospital Association, Indianapolis, 1997
American Animal Hospital Association, Dallas, 1997
Australian Veterinary Medical Association, Brisbane, 1997
6th World Veterinary Dental Congress and Australian Veterinary Medical Association,
Hobart, Australia, 1999.
Midwest Veterinary Conference, Cleveland, 2000,
Japanese Congress for Clinical Practice, Osaka, Japan, 2000
University of California, Davis, Maui, Hawaii, 2001
American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Chicago, 2001
Western States Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas2001
7th World Veterinary Dental Congress, Kyoto, Japan. 2003
Central States Veterinary Conference, Kansas City, 2003
Wild West Veterinary Conference, Reno 2003
Northern California Veterinary Association, 2003
Sao Paulo, Brazil, Orthodontics Lectures, 2004
Rio De Janeiro, General Veterinary Dentistry Lectures, 2004
Western States Veterinary Conference (Lecture and Lab), Las Vegas 2004
8th World Veterinary Dental Congress, and Veterinary Dental Forum Orlando 2005
Central States Veterinary Conference, San Diego, 2006
Western States Veterinary Conference (Lecture and Lab), Las Vegas 2007
American Animal Hospital Association Meeting, Denver 2007
Webster Veterinary Supply, Lecture and Lab, Thousand Oaks, 2007
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Western Veterinary Conference (Lecture and Lab), Las Vegas 2008
American Veterinary Medical Association, New Orleans 2008
Western Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas 2009
American Veterinary Medical Association, Seattle 2009
Webster Veterinary Supply, Lecture and Lab, Rosedale, 2009
Webster Veterinary Supply, Lecture and Lab, Thousand Oaks, 2010
Western Veterinary Conference (Lab), Las Vegas, 2010
10th World Veterinary Dental Congress and European Veterinary Dental Conference
(Lecture and Lab), Nice, France 2010
Western Veterinary Conference (Lecture and Lab), Las Vegas, 2011
Oquendo Center, 3 day lab, Las Vegas 2011
American Veterinary Medical Association, St. Louis, 2011
11th Annual World Veterinary Dental Congress, South Africa, 2011
World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress, Korea, 2011
Western Veterinary Conference (Lecture & Lab), Las Vegas, 2012
Central Veterinary Conference (Lecture & Lab), San Diego CA, 2012
Central Veterinary Conference (Lecture & Lab), Washington DC, 2013
Western Veterinary Conference (Lecture & Lab), Las Vegas, 2013
Oquendo Center/VIN/American Veterinary Dental College, Las Vegas 2013
12th Annual World Veterinary Dental Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 2013
Oquendo Center, Nave Veterinary Group, Las Vegas, Lecture and Lab, 2013
American Animal Hospital Association, Dallas, Lecture and Lab, 2013
Oquendo Center/VIN/American Veterinary Dental College, Las Vegas 2014
American Animal Hospital Association, Nashville, Lecture and Lab, 2014
American Veterinary Dental College Annual Meetings
1988, New Orleans, Speaker
1989, New Orleans, Speaker and Program Co-chairman
1990, Las Vegas, Speaker
1991, New Orleans, Speaker
1992, Las Vegas, Speaker
1993, Auburn, Speaker and Program Co-chairman
1994, Philadelphia, Speaker and Program Co-chairman
1995, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Speaker
1996, Houston, Texas, Speaker
1997, Denver, Speaker
1998, New Orleans, Speaker, Program Co-chairman
1999, Baltimore Speaker, Program Co-chairman
2000, Albuquerque, Speaker
2001, San Antonio, Speaker
2002, Savannah, Speaker
2003, San Diego, Speaker
2004, Fort Forth, Speaker
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2005, Orlando, Speaker
2006, Portland, Speaker
2007, Minneapolis, Speaker
2008, Jacksonville, Speaker
2009, Phoenix, Speaker
2010, San Antonio, Speaker
2011, Boston, Speaker
2012, Seattle, Speaker
2013, New Orleans
2014, Atlanta (Scheduled)
Publications
Veterinary Dentistry for Veterinarians and Animal Health Technicians 1986, 1987,
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996.
Instruments for Veterinary Dental Hand-scaling, Veterinary Medicine/Small Animal
Clinician, 1982.
Surgical Treatment for Osteomyelitis with Root Resorption, Veterinary Medicine,
1985.
Endodontics Illustrated, The Practitioner’s Guide to Root Canal Therapy, California
Veterinarian, 1986, 40:6.
Crowns and Restorations, Journal of Veterinary Dentistry 1988; 5:1.
Dental Plastics, Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, 1988; 5:2.
Amalgams, Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, 5:3.
Stomatitis, in proceedings, Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, New Orleans, 1988.
Glass Ionomers, Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, 1988.
Feline Dentistry, Purina State of the Art Proceedings, Veterinary Learning Systems,
1989.
Equipment for Veterinary Dentistry, Purina State of the Art Proceedings, Veterinary
Learning Systems, 1989.
Restorative Materials, Veterinary Focus, December, 1989.
Periodontal Disease, Compendium, December 1989.
Dental Education for Your Clients, Veterinary Forum, August 1989.
Osseointegrated endosteal implant in a dog, Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, 1990.
What about Restoration?, Veterinary Forum, September 1990.
Endodontics, referrals give DVMs options in treating dental fractures, DVM
Newsmagazine, 1991; 22:5.
Restorations: Restorative Materials, Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, 1991.
Endodontics, Referrals Give DVMs Options In Treating Dental Fractures, DVM
Newsmagazine, May, 1991.
Controlling Tartar Requires Client Education, Veterinary Focus, May 1991.
Oral Photography Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, 1991;8:3.
Performing Conventional, Nonsurgical Root Canal Therapy on Dogs and Cats,
Supplement to Veterinary Economics, March, 1992.
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Putting Teeth Into Your Talk Visual Aids Have High Impact Veterinary Forum,
March, 1992.
How to Motivate Clients For Dental Homecare, Veterinary Forum, May, 1992.
Root Canal Therapy Look for Common Indications Veterinary Forum, September,
1992.
Feline Endodontics in Veterinary Clinics of North America, November, 1992.
Feline Neck Lesions, Veterinary Forum, January, 1993.
Co-author, text: Veterinary Dental Techniques, W.B. Saunders Company, 1992.
Published in English, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese.
Marketing Veterinary Dentistry, Veterinary Forum, 1994.
Canine Oral Diagnosis, in Manual of Veterinary Dentistry, British Veterinary Medical
Association, 1995.
Restorative Radiology, Iowa State University Press
Co-author, text: Veterinary Dental Techniques, Second Edition, W.B. Saunders
Company, 1998.
Guest Editor, Veterinary Clinics of North America - Canine Dentistry, W.B. Saunders
Company September, 1998.
Author, Veterinary Dentistry for Technicians and Office Staff, W.B. Saunders
Company September, 1999.
Co-author, text: Veterinary Dental Techniques, W.B. Saunders Company, 2004.
Guest Editor, Veterinary Clinics of North America - Canine Dentistry, W.B. Saunders
Company, July, 2005.
Author, Veterinary Dentistry in Senior Canines and Felines, Veterinary Clinics of
North America – Clinical Veterinary Dentistry, Elsevier Company, April, 2012
Author, Veterinary Dentistry: A Team Approach (Formerly Veterinary Dentistry for
Technicians and Office Staff) Elsevier, 2012.
Guest Editor, Veterinary Clinics of North America – Clinical Veterinary Dentistry,
Elsevier Company, May, 2013.
Inventions
(without Royalty, contributions to profession)
Endodontic Plugger-Spreader Set
Fork Dental Elevator
Exotic Animal Endodontic Plugger-Spreaders
Public Service
Northwest Park and Recreation District, Commissioner
County of San Mateo, Commissioner Animal Overpopulation Task Force
Rotary Club of Burlingame, Youth Chairman, Director
Rotary Club of Belmont, Community Chairman, Director, Photographer
Kiwanis Club of Blaine, Vice President
International Yacht Club, Commodore
Redwood City Orators Toastmasters Club, President
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Boy Scouts of America, Assistant Cubmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster
Sea Scouts, Committee Member
Advisory Board, Foothill College Animal Health Technology
Sequoia Yacht Club, Rear Commodore 2002, Vice Commodore 2003. Commodore
2004 – 2005
International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians, Rear Commodore 2006 - present
Professional Charitable Service
Marine Mammal Center, 1998, 2010
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas January, 2000
University of California Berkeley, 2004 - 2006
Long Marine Lab, Santa Cruz 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Moss Landing Marine Lab, March, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Seymour Marine Discovery Center, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Monterey Bay Aquarium, March, 2008
Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation (PEIVDF) Operation to
Wildlife Waystation, Angeles National Forest, 2008, 2009, 2010 (5 Rescue Operations)
Mission Leader, PEIVDF Serenity Springs, Calhan, Colorado, 2010
Mission Leader, PEIVDF Performing Animal Welfare Society, 2011 (2 Rescue
Operations)
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, 2010
United States Navy, San Diego, 2010
Mission Leader, PEIVDF Exotic Feline Rescue Center, Indiana, 2012
Mission Leader, Pueblo Zoo, Colorado 2012
Mission Leader, Noah’s Ark, Georgia 2012
Instructor, Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keensburg, CO 2012
Instructor, Exotic Feline Rescue Center, Indiana, 2013
Instructor, Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keensburg, CO 2013
Mission Leader, Noah’s Ark, Georgia 2013
Mission Leader, Exotic Feline Rescue Center, Indiana, 2014
Mission Leader, Noah’s Ark, Georgia 2014 (Scheduled)
Personal & Hobbies
Married 1972 to Laurie Holmstrom, RDH
Two children, Joshua (30) and Nancy (27)
SCUBA Diving Instructor (PADI and SSI)
Masters Swimmer
Sailing – Racing and Judging
Ham Radio License
Computers
Video
Photography -- veterinary dental and underwater
America’s Cup Course Marshall, San Francisco Bay, 2012
America’s Cup Course Marshall, San Francisco Bay, 2013
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