Our Scottsdale Team
Dr. Cassidy – Lead Veterinarian
Dr. Jordan Cassidy joined the Pet Dental USA team in January of 2020. Originally from Oklahoma, Dr. Cassidy earned her Bachelor’s Degree and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes!). Following graduation, Dr. Cassidy spent 2 years in Equine practice before transitioning into Companion Animal medicine in 2015. Dr. Cassidy has always had a love of dentistry and is excited to join Pet Dental USA and make dentistry her main focus. When she’s away from the clinic, Dr. Cassidy enjoys playing golf, hiking, cheering on her OSU Cowboys and spending time with her two ‘fur babies’ Ellie and Oscar. We are so excited Dr. Cassidy has joined the Pet Dental USA family!
Dr. Hansen – Veterinarian
Dr. Hansen’s passion for veterinary dentistry began at the University of Illinois -Urbana/Champaign’s College of Veterinary Medicine, where she completed multiple dentistry electives and a dentistry rotation under the highly respected veterinary dentistry pioneer, Dr. Sandra Manfra-Marretta, DVM, DACVS, DAVDC. Dr. Hansen was awarded her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2007, but continued her education in veterinary dentistry following graduation with countless continuing education courses and dentistry conferences. After repeatedly experiencing firsthand, how dramatically she could improve the comfort, health, and happiness of her patients when their dental pain and disease were appropriately treated, in 2019, Dr. Hansen decided to focus her private practice exclusively on dental care and oral surgery. When asked why she loves veterinary dentistry so much, she said “When I see how happy my patients are after they’ve healed and their mouths are no longer painful, I feel like an absolute hero. I get to go to work every day and make the world a little bit better place. How lucky am I?!?”
A Chicago native, Dr. Hansen chose Arizona as her home in 2013. The Hansens share their
home with two elderly and almost toothless rescue Pugs, Hall and Oates, and an aquarium full of assorted aquatic creatures. For the record, she’s also had almost every critter under the sun, and considers herself a recovering crazy cat lady, having at one point, 6 cats. She is a loyal supporter of ALECA (Arizona Law Enforcement Canine Association) and has a strong interest in, and love for, Military Working Dogs. In the very near future, plans are in the works to adopt a retiring MWD.
Outside of work, Dr. Hansen enjoys hanging out with her son, CrossFit, rowing, shooting,
volunteering for Feed My Starving Children, and fundraising for a variety of veteran’s charities, most notably, GallantFew.
Pet Dental USA is thrilled to have Dr. Hansen join the team. Welcome to the family and we are excited for the future of Pet Dental USA in the east valley, coming soon.
Stacy – Lead Veterinary Technician
Stacy has been a Vet Tech since 2010, she is dedicated to helping any and all fur babies. She has 7 of her own babies that she loves dearly. Her motto is to treat all pets as if they were her own. She enjoys spending her time with her fur babies and loved ones. Previously she worked for a full practice clinic for 7 years and has found her true calling specializing in dental care. She believes in dental care to the full extent, keeping a healthy mouth will extend the life of your beloved pets.
Melissa – Veterinary Technician
Melissa is originally from Texas but has been an Arizona resident for over 20 years. She has been a certified veterinary technician since 2018 and has always known she wanted to work with animals. Her previous experience includes working for full-service small animal veterinary hospitals in the valley. She has 4 fur babies of her own: Luna the maltipoo. Don Gato the cat, and Chuck and Oso the fur noodles. In her free time, she enjoys country music, hiking, spending time with friends and family, traveling, and napping. Her favorite part about working in animal dental care is the evident and clear difference a clean, healthy mouth can make. We are so happy to have Melissa on the Pet Dental team.
Lorrie – Administration
Lorrie was born and raised in Pennsylvania and as a child she has always loved animals. She has had many different dog breeds, a few cats and horses. Lorrie has shown horses at shows and even qualified one of her own for World. Lorrie has worked for Rochester Animal Control starting as a kennel attendant and moving up to Animal Control Officer where she met many different people. Lorrie is passionate about 2 things: family and pets. Lorrie has 3 daughters and 1 son and 6 grandchildren, she also has 4 horses, 3 dogs and chickens. Lorrie also works on weekends holding a low cost vaccine clinic. We are glad Lorrie made the decision to join the Pet Dental Family.
Laura – Administration
Laura grew up in a military family. She moved to Arizona with her husband and children in 1984. She is a dedicated mom and grandmother to a large brood of two and four-legged critters. After being involved with animals since childhood, the career switch was made to working with them about 26 years ago. Working in the veterinary field helped her to narrow her interests down to veterinary dentistry.
Interests outside of work include reading, crochet, baking, and anything related to her grandkids. She volunteers with Vets for Vets Pets at the Arizona Stand down. Currently, Laura is the proud pet mom to two dogs, both were rescues due to their health issues. We are excited Laura chose to join the Pet Dental USA Scottsdale team.
Nana – Veterinary Technician
Nana is originally from Finland and moved to AZ in 1994. She started her career with animals at age 16 at a dairy farm. She worked with horses, cows, dogs, and zoo animals and when arriving in the USA started at a local veterinary clinic. She has focused her work doing veterinary dentistry only for the last 11 years. She loves painting animals and does pet portraits and wildlife in watercolor. Other hobbies include photography, rock hunting, hiking, camping and traveling.
Nana is married and she and her husband have a dog named Clint that came from the rescue.
Anita – Veterinary Technician
Anita was born in northern California and has been in Arizona for over 5 years now. She has been in the veterinary field since she came to Arizona. Anita decided to focus on dentistry after realizing how much a pet’s dental health affects the pet’s overall health and well-being.
Anita has 2 cats who keep her on her toes and in her spare time she likes to take day trips to explore our beautiful state. We are so lucky to have Anita as part of the Pet Dental Family.
Audra – Veterinary Technician
Audra is a fourth-generation Arizona native. She has been caring for animals for eight years, six of them being at a veterinary clinic. She fell in love working with animals when she started at a doggie daycare. Playing around with all the dogs and making challenging enrichment activities for them. She wanted to do more for animals and has been helping take care of furry friends at veterinary clinics since 2016. She has set her goal to finish her training at veterinary school. In her free time, Audra loves crafting, off-roading, hiking, and spending time outdoors. She enjoys these activities with her family, friends, and her two dogs; Zona and Buddy. We are super lucky Audra decided to join the Pet Dental Family.
Victoria – Veterinary Technician
Victoria is an Arizona native and ever since she was a little girl she has always had a passion for small animals. She started out working at a dog daycare and hotel and then eventually started in general practice where her knowledge flourished. She has been in the veterinary field for 4 years and was influenced by her mom, who is a human dental assistant to pursue animal dentistry. Her mom always taught her that all teeth matter.
When not working at Pet Dental USA Victoria enjoys hanging out at home with her four fur babies, and exploring restaurants with her youngest fur baby, Isabella, and they also love to go hiking or hanging out at one of the many Arizona lakes. We are so happy to have Victoria on the Pet Dental team.
