Our Mission
is to offer comprehensive oral and dental care for your companions, promote dental education, and to provide outstanding client service.
Our Team
As experts in the field of veterinary dentistry and oral-maxillofacial surgery, our board-certified doctors are committed to providing you with the most advanced treatments and highest level of comfort for your pet. There are less than 300 boarded veterinary dentists in the United States, three of which practice at Companion Animal Dentistry.
Scott E. MacGee
DVM, DAVDC
Dr. Scott MacGee is a board-certified veterinary dentist. Dr. MacGee has authored numerous published articles about veterinary dentistry. He is an award winning veterinarian and received the Debra B. Smith Editor’s Award for the most outstanding manuscript publication in the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry in 2013 and the Presidential Medal for Stewardship in 2022. He has lectured at the National Veterinary Dental Forum, ACVIM, and the CVC in Kansas City. Dr. MacGee graduated from Kansas State University in 1997 and has practiced in the Kansas City area since 1999. He has taught dental wet-labs locally and at the CVC. Dr. MacGee is currently a committee member of the Exam Committee and the Residency Program Administrative Committee. He has served as committee chair for the Training Support Committee, RPAC, and Review and Assessment Committees for the American Veterinary Dental College. Dr. MacGee is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Kansas City Veterinary Medical Association. He spent his first year of practice in beautiful Juneau, Alaska working on many native wildlife and many different types of animals. He is married and has 3 wonderful children, Carson, Makenna and Carleigh. When Dr. MacGee is not performing root canal therapy or oral surgeries, he enjoys bird watching, photography, reading books and spending time with his family.
Susan E. Crowder
DVM, DAVDC
Dr. Susan Crowder has served the Greater Kansas City area with advanced veterinary dentistry for over 23 years. She practiced general veterinary medicine for 10 years including practice management prior to specializing in dentistry. Dr. Crowder is President-elect and serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the American Veterinary Dental College, the specialty organization recognized by the AVMA. Dr. Crowder also served on the Executive Board of the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry. In 2022, Dr. Crowder received the Peter Emily Service Award from the American Veterinary Dental College for her years as an officer and website designer for the college. She graduated from Kansas State in 1998. Dr. Crowder has practiced in the Kansas City area since 2002. She has published veterinary dental articles, participated in clinical research, authored several dental articles, and is an international speaker on veterinary dentistry presenting at the Annual Veterinary Dental Forum, the Academy of General Dentistry national meeting, Yankee Dental Congress in Boston, and at local veterinary associations. Dr. Crowder is a Midmark Academy Instructor and in-clinic trainer. She served as President, President-elect, and Treasurer of the American Veterinary Dental Society during a critical merger of the Society, Academy, and Foundation and has been a member since 2002. Dr. Crowder served as a board examiner for the American Veterinary Dental College from 2012-2017 and fulfilled the role of head archivist. She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association.. She shares her love of dentistry with her husband, Dr. Ric Crowder, who is a family dentist and owner of Crowder Family Dentistry and her daughter Dr. Kayla Burdette, DDS. They have 3 children, Kayla, Brennan, and Madeline. Dr. Crowder enjoys gardening, travel, snow skiing, scrap-booking, and watching the Kansas City sports teams. She spent her first years of practice in Wichita, Kansas before moving to Kansas City.
Alice Goodman
DVM, DAVDC
Dr. Goodman was born and raised in Austin, Texas. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from The Ohio State University. She worked in general practice for six years prior to starting her dentistry residency in New York at the Veterinary Medical Center of Long Island. She became a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College in 2021. Prior to joining Companion Animal Dentistry, Dr. Goodman was a veterinary dentist at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the oldest and largest veterinary clinics in the world.
Dr. Goodman is a member of the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry and the American Veterinary Medical Association. In 2021, she was awarded the Mark and Debra Smith Journal of Veterinary Dentistry Editor’s Award for Outstanding Manuscript by a Resident.
She shares her home with her husband (Andrew), a boarded veterinary surgeon, two cats (Tiki and Mango) and two dogs (Finn and Nigel). In her free time, Dr. Goodman enjoys creating artwork, staying active, and spending time with friends and family.
EDUCATION
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 2009
SPECIALTY TRAINING
The Veterinary Medical Center of Long Island, Residency in Dentistry and Oral Surgery, 2015-2018
Hilary, RVT
Practice Manager
Hilary has worked in veterinary medicine for more than 15 years. She has spent many years in the treatment room as a Registered Veterinary Technician. Hilary has a passion for the industry and enjoys supporting her team, practice and pet owners now as a practice manager. When not in the clinic, Hilary enjoys the outdoors, traveling with her family and reading. She has 2 big dogs, 2 cats, and a horse.
Jennie, MHA
Office Manager
Jennie has been with the company since the summer of 2020. She graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Health Sciences from University of Missouri Kansas City and earned her Master in Healthcare Administration with a concentration in Disaster Emergency Management at Park University in 2018.
Jennie has always had a passion to work with children. When she joined the team at Companion Animal Dentistry, she quickly learned the children she was looking for were furry friends. In her spare time, Jennie and her husband, Paul, share a photography business. She also enjoys Dungeons and Dragons, reading, and spoiling her pets- Ruby (the miniature pinscher), Dobby (the shepsky), and her tortoise, Marlowe.
Kelly, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Kelly joined the Companion Animal Dentistry team in May of 2021. She has worked in the veterinary field since graduating with an Associate of Applied Science degree from Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology in December 2004.
Kelly started her veterinary career working in general practice and prior to moving to Kansas, she worked at the University of Missouri’s Veterinary Health Center helping educate future veterinarians. She was voted Technician of the Year by the 2008 graduating class.
A Registered Veterinary Technician in both Kansas and Missouri, Kelly is also a member of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America and the Kansas Veterinary Technician Association.
In her spare time, Kelly enjoys hiking, traveling with her husband, and spending time with their four dogs.
Jennifer, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Jennifer graduated from Penn Foster with honors in August 2022, where she obtained her Associates of Science Degree in Veterinary Technology. Prior to working at Companion Animal Dentistry, Jennifer started in general practice veterinary care in 2012, where she developed a special interest in animal dentistry and anesthesia. Jennifer is a member of the Veterinary Care Elite, KSVTA, NAVTA as well Animal-Human bond certified and a certified Pet Nutrition Coach. Jennifer enjoys building bonds with both her patients and their owners as well as providing the best patient care and client education she can. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys various activities with her Australian Shepherd, Dunkin, such as agility, scent work, puplates and tricks training. A fun fact about Jennifer is that she can quote almost every F.R.I.E.N.D.S. episode and loves to partake in F.R.I.E.N.D.S. trivia.
Tiffani, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Tiffani graduated from Murray State University in 2019 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Veterinary Technology. Prior to joining CAD in October of 2022, she spent 3 years working for a general practice/emergency clinic in Wisconsin. There she gained a passion for anesthesia and dental care. She looks forward to helping make a difference with each patient and client she encounters. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, paddle boarding, and spending time with her family and Siberian Husky, Nora.
Sue, RVT, VTS – Dentistry
Registered Veterinary Technician, Veterinarian Technician Specialist – Dentistry
Sue joined the Companion Animal Dentistry team in November 2022. She obtained her Veterinary Technician Specialist in Dentistry in 2023, which allows her to follow her passion to help owners better care for their own pets. She is particularly passionate about providing education on home care for pets, and ways for the human/ pet bond to be strengthened. Sue graduated in 2015 from the Maple Woods Veterinary Technology program with honors and an applied science degree. Sue is a member of the AVDT (Academy of Veterinary Technicians) and the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry. Sue has been named Chair-Elect of the Exam Committee of the AVDT. She’ll take over as Chairman of the Exam Committee in October 2025. Prior to working in the veterinary industry as a Registered Veterinary Technician, she was in the corporate world, until she decided to follow her passion to work with animals, and lives with several cats, who rule the home. She also has a retired dressage horse and has been riding since she was a child. She loves hiking, reading, and spending time in the mountains.
Rebecca, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Rebeca started her veterinary career in 2015 as a veterinary assistant before graduating from Maple Woods Veterinary Technology program in 2019. She worked in general practice until 2024 when she joined the CAD team. She loves learning about new ways to improve care and comfort for each patient. In her free time she enjoys playing Dungeons and Dragons with her partner, Presley, and their close friends. She also enjoys reading, watching tv shows and movies, and spending time with her pit bull mix, Lou.
Tamara
Certified Veterinary Assistant
Tamara studied at Saint Louis University and Saint Louis Community College prior to moving to Kansas City, where she graduated from Maple Woods Veterinary Technology with an Associates of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology in 2025. Prior to joining Companion Animal Dentistry in April of 2023, she worked as a wedding florist and spent her free time working with animals in shelter medicine and rescue. She is passionate about providing the most comprehensive and compassionate care to all critters! Tamara is a member of MoVTA, KSVTA, and NAVTA. She is also Fear Free certified. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, ceramics, painting, thrifting, and spending time with her dog, two cats, and leopard gecko.
Darla
Veterinary Assistant
Darla grew up in Paola, Kansas. She graduated from Emporia State University with a bachelor’s degree in biology with a concentration in zoology. Darla always knew she wanted to work with animals but wasn’t exactly sure what field she wanted to go into.
Darla started working at a veterinary clinic and fell in love with the field. She stayed at that same clinic for 21 years!
Darla’s favorite things about the veterinary field have been building strong bonds with pets and their owners, seeing how resilient animals can be, she feels great compassion for the animals, and loves that there are always new things to learn.
Darla brought her own dog, Jeffrey, to CAD for a procedure and that is how she ended up here.
Darla loves spending time with her son, enjoys the quiet life of living in the country, loves listening to music, exploring the outdoors, spending time with her longtime friends, her close family, and her pets.
Jill
Veterinary Assistant
Jill began working in the veterinary field in 2004 during high school, where she quickly fell in love with the profession. She graduated from Westminster College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology in 2010, and from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Graduate Certificate in Public Health in 2012.
After a two year period in Pre-Clinical Research, Jill found a new passion in Veterinary ER. She worked at
Mission Veterinary Emergency and Specialty for eight years.
In September of 2023, Jill decided she wanted to try something new, and dove into the world of Veterinary Dentistry! She loves working with such a knowledgeable and caring team.
In her spare time, Jill likes to foster and volunteer for The Rescue Project, hike with her dog, and do art
projects.
Wade
Customer Service Representative
Wade attended Highland Community College and then Washburn University. He worked as a veterinary receptionist for two years before he joined the Companion
Animal Dentistry team, where he has been for one year. Wade has one cat, a senior orange tabby named Mizzou. In his free time Wade enjoys playing the bass guitar,
video games, and bothering Mizzou.
Ashley
Customer Service Representative
Ashley is a veterinary receptionist with 7 years of experience helping pets and their people feel right at home. Whether she’s welcoming you at the front desk or helping your furry family members get the care they need, she loves being part of a team that makes a difference. Originally from Memphis, TN, Ashley has always had a heart for animals—especially her two dogs who keep life fun and full of love. When she’s not at work, you’ll probably find her spending time with them or enjoying the outdoors. Ashley is here to help make your visit as smooth and welcoming as possible—because happy pets and happy people make her day!
Residents who have Trained at Companion Animal Dentistry:
Dr. Christopher Sauvé
DVM, DAVDC – Former Resident (2016-2019)
Kristin Linder
DVM, DAVDC – Former Resident (2019-2022)