Kenneth F. Lyon, DVM, Diplomate AVDC

Dentistry

Dr. Lyon, a board certified specialist in veterinary dentistry, is an international authority on feline dental disease and endodontics or root canal therapy. He is a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College (DAVDC) and a Charter Fellow and past president of the International Academy of Veterinary Dentistry. A Diplomate signifies advanced training and is the highest medical designation for veterinarians.

Dr. Lyon is recognized by his peers through his election to the Board of Directors of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, and his participation in the American Veterinary Dental Society and the American Veterinary Dental College. Dr Lyon serves on the Veterinary Oral Health Council which evaluates oral health products for companion animals. He is a member of the board of reviewers for numerous journals including the Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association and the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry. His was Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry from 1991 to 1995.

In 1993, he received the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Practitioner Research Award given in the recognition of outstanding accomplishments in veterinary medical research by a practicing veterinarian for his study of feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions. The research report was published in Veterinary Clinics of North America journal in 1992.

In October 1999, he received the first annual Academy of Veterinary Dentistry’s Fellow of the Year Award for his contributions in advancing the field of veterinary dentistry. He continues to publish articles and present lectures on animal dentistry.

Dr. Lyon is a 1980 graduate of the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and a 1974 graduate of the University of Arizona (BS Agriculture-Animal Health Science). He has made house calls to Hollywood where his veterinary dentistry expertise was requested to help complete seven root canals on Eddie, the Cranes’ Jack Russell Terrier on the NBC comedy Frasier. He has also been called on to treat lions, tigers, bears, gorillas, and the cheetahs at the Phoenix Zoo, Randolph Park Zoo-Tucson, and the Out-of Africa Wild Animal Park near Phoenix.