Staff
Kendall Taney
Board Certified Veterinary Dentist™
Dr. Taney is a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College. In 2022 she completed a rigorous training program and examination to become an AVDC Fellow in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a distinction held by less than 20 veterinarians worldwide. She has worked at the Center since its opening in 2006 and became a partner in 2008.
After graduating veterinary school she completed internships in both general medicine and surgery, and specialized surgery. She completed her three-year residency in dentistry and oral surgery at the Center and has authored multiple publications in the field of veterinary dentistry. She received the Robert Wiggs Outstanding Candidate award as a resident and has served on numerous committees for the American Veterinary Dental College.
Dr. Taney’s special interests include advanced maxillofacial reconstruction and oral oncologic surgery.
Dr. Taney is a 2002 graduate of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and is a rabid Virginia Tech fan.
Read more about Dr. Taney’s advanced certificationAmanda Riddile
Associate
Dr. Riddile graduated from The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010 and completed a small animal medicine and surgery rotating internship there in 2012. Following her internship, she worked as an associate veterinarian in and around Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Riddile enjoyed all aspects of small animal general practice but has developed a particular interest in veterinary dentistry and is excited for the opportunity to be joining The Center for Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery.
Dr. Riddile will be moving to the Gaithersburg area with her husband, three children, five cats, and two dogs. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors. She particularly enjoys hiking, mountain biking, and canoeing with her two and four-legged family.
Onyx Goins
Associate
Dr. Goins is originally from Tampa, Florida. In her free time she enjoys working out, hiking, roller blading, and reading. She is accompanied by her beagle mix, husky, and ball python.
Dr. Melissa Garber
Dr. Garber is a 2021 graduate of The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. After, she spent time in general practice where she developed a passion for veterinary dentistry.
Dr. Garber grew up in the Washington, DC metro area and spent many years living in New Jersey. In her free time she enjoys playing tennis, traveling, trying new cuisines and cuddling with her cat, Caviar.
Dr. Karen Dennis
Dr. Karen Dennis graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 1999. Immediately following graduation she joined her father’s veterinary practice, which he founded almost 50 years ago. When her father transitioned to retirement, she became the owner and continued to serve her community as a veterinary general practitioner for 25 years.
Dr. Dennis grew up on a small family farm in Carroll County, Maryland. Her father introduced her to veterinary medicine at a very young age. This developed an undeniable love of animals through the many formative experiences she gained while caring for animals on the family farm, accompanying her father on local farm/house calls, and assisting her father in his home clinic. Her career choice was destined.
Dr. Dennis is grateful for the many challenges, client/patient relationships, and case variety that decades of general practice has offered. During this time, she recognized that dental disease is one of, if not the most overlooked health issues in our pets. Time and again she witnessed firsthand how dental disease can play a huge role in the overall health and well being of our pets, whether it is the cause of a disease process, or is interfering with the management of pre-existing disease. What she enjoys most about veterinary dentistry are the immediate results and dramatic improvement in the patient’s quality of life. As she embarks on this new journey focusing her efforts on veterinary dentistry, she is beyond excited to train under the tutelage of Dr. Taney, one of the best in her field, and to work with you and your beloved fur babies!
Outside of veterinary medicine, Dr. Dennis loves crossfit, her morning cup of coffee, and binge-watching true crime documentaries. Most of all, she loves spending time at home with her husband and their beloved Devon Rex cat, Edgar Theodore Dennis!!
Fun Fact: Dr. Dennis is a triplet!!Dr. Bridget Radtke
Dr. Radtke graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2023. Following graduation, she completed a one-year small animal rotating internship at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in Red Bank, NJ.
Dr. Radtke is originally from New Jersey. She enjoys running, hiking, and going to the beach. She also has two tuxedo cats.
Dr. Mark Smith
CVDOS Founder, Retired
Dr. Smith is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and the American Veterinary Dental College. He was Professor of Surgery and Dentistry at the VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech for 16-years before entering private practice in 2004.
He has published over 100 research papers and textbook chapters, and has lectured to veterinarians in Europe, Asia, and South America on his specialty areas of oral & maxillofacial surgery; ear, nose, and throat surgery; and, head and neck surgery in addition to dentistry. Dr. Smith is a past-president of the Northern Virginia Veterinary Medical Association.
Dr. Smith is Editor Emeritus of the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry and co-author of Atlas of Approaches for General Surgery of the Dog and Cat.
He is a Founding Fellow in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery by both the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and the American Veterinary Dental College. Dr. Smith is officially retired from the Center but he does make special guest appearances from time to time!
Kendall Taney
Board Certified Veterinary Dentist™
Dr. Taney is a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College. In 2022 she completed a rigorous training program and examination to become an AVDC Fellow in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a distinction held by less than 20 veterinarians worldwide. She has worked at the Center since its opening in 2006 and became a partner in 2008.
After graduating veterinary school she completed internships in both general medicine and surgery, and specialized surgery. She completed her three-year residency in dentistry and oral surgery at the Center and has authored multiple publications in the field of veterinary dentistry. She received the Robert Wiggs Outstanding Candidate award as a resident and has served on numerous committees for the American Veterinary Dental College.Dr. Taney’s special interests include advanced maxillofacial reconstruction and oral oncologic surgery.
Dr. Taney is a 2002 graduate of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and is a rabid Virginia Tech fan.
Read more about Dr. Taney’s advanced certificationAmanda Riddile
Associate
Dr. Riddile graduated from The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010 and completed a small animal medicine and surgery rotating internship there in 2012. Following her internship, she worked as an associate veterinarian in and around Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Riddile enjoyed all aspects of small animal general practice but has developed a particular interest in veterinary dentistry and is excited for the opportunity to be joining The Center for Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery.
Dr. Riddile will be moving to the Gaithersburg area with her husband, three children, five cats, and two dogs. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors. She particularly enjoys hiking, mountain biking, and canoeing with her two and four-legged family.
Onyx Goins
Associate
Dr. Goins is originally from Tampa, Florida. In her free time she enjoys working out, hiking, roller blading, and reading. She is accompanied by her beagle mix, husky, and ball python.
Dr. Melissa Garber
Dr. Garber is a 2021 graduate of The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. After, she spent time in general practice where she developed a passion for veterinary dentistry.
Dr. Garber grew up in the Washington, DC metro area and spent many years living in New Jersey. In her free time she enjoys playing tennis, traveling, trying new cuisines and cuddling with her cat, Caviar.
Dr. Karen Dennis
Dr. Karen Dennis graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 1999. Immediately following graduation she joined her father’s veterinary practice, which he founded almost 50 years ago. When her father transitioned to retirement, she became the owner and continued to serve her community as a veterinary general practitioner for 25 years.
Dr. Dennis grew up on a small family farm in Carroll County, Maryland. Her father introduced her to veterinary medicine at a very young age. This developed an undeniable love of animals through the many formative experiences she gained while caring for animals on the family farm, accompanying her father on local farm/house calls, and assisting her father in his home clinic. Her career choice was destined. Dr. Dennis is grateful for the many challenges, client/patient relationships, and case variety that decades of general practice has offered. During this time, she recognized that dental disease is one of, if not the most overlooked health issues in our pets. Time and again she witnessed firsthand how dental disease can play a huge role in the overall health and well being of our pets, whether it is the cause of a disease process, or is interfering with the management of pre-existing disease. What she enjoys most about veterinary dentistry are the immediate results and dramatic improvement in the patient’s quality of life. As she embarks on this new journey focusing her efforts on veterinary dentistry, she is beyond excited to train under the tutelage of Dr. Taney, one of the best in her field, and to work with you and your beloved fur babies!
Outside of veterinary medicine, Dr. Dennis loves crossfit, her morning cup of coffee, and binge-watching true crime documentaries. Most of all, she loves spending time at home with her husband and their beloved Devon Rex cat, Edgar Theodore Dennis!!
Fun Fact: Dr. Dennis is a triplet!!
Dr. Bridget Radtke
Dr. Radtke graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2023. Following graduation, she completed a one-year small animal rotating internship at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in Red Bank, NJ.
Dr. Radtke is originally from New Jersey. She enjoys running, hiking, and going to the beach. She also has two tuxedo cats.
Dr. Mark Smith
CVDOS Founder, Retired
He has published over 100 research papers and textbook chapters, and has lectured to veterinarians in Europe, Asia, and South America on his specialty areas of oral & maxillofacial surgery; ear, nose, and throat surgery; and, head and neck surgery in addition to dentistry. Dr. Smith is a past-president of the Northern Virginia Veterinary Medical Association.
Dr. Smith is Editor Emeritus of the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry and co-author of Atlas of Approaches for General Surgery of the Dog and Cat.
He is a Founding Fellow in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery by both the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and the American Veterinary Dental College. Dr. Smith is officially retired from the Center but he does make special guest appearances from time to time!
