Dr. Jane Pegg, DVM, MS, DAVDC

Board Certified Veterinary Dentist™

Founder

Dr. Pegg is the founder of both Ascentra Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery and Transcend Veterinary Continuing Education. She is a passionate advocate for veterinary oral health and teaches dentistry for family veterinarians.

In addition to her teaching and clinical work, she also speaks at conferences, and publishes scientific journal articles, most recently at the Veterinary Dental Forum and in the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry

Dr. Pegg studied Veterinary Medicine at the University of Guelph, then spent 5 years in rural farm and general practice before developing her passion to pursue dental specialty training.

During her residency at Colorado State University, her research was focused on improving surgical efficiency in the dental operating room. One of her proudest moments was being presented with the annual award for original research with the greatest impact at the Veterinary Dental Forum in 2019 for her research intended to improve surgical efficiency in the dental OR.

In 2021 she founded Transcend Veterinary Continuing Education. The goal is to help empower family veterinary teams to feel confident with dental surgery through post-graduate training. Transcend Vet CE offers hands-on training for general practitioners and technicians to elevate their own dentistry skills to help deliver better patient care in their own practice.

She spent 5 years as the Head of Dentistry and Oral Surgery at VCA Canada's 404 Emergency and Referral Hospital before developing Ascentra Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery.

In 2025, Ascentra Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery will open its doors in Newmarket, ON. This is a standalone dedicated Dentistry and Oral Surgery Hospital and Training Centre to serve the needs of pet owners as well as deliver continuing education general practitioners and specialist in a dedicated, purpose-built space.

Some of Dr. Pegg's Achievements:

Degrees

  • DVM, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph

  • Master of Science (MS) in Veterinary Clinical Sciences

  • Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College

Select Professional Recognitions

  • 2021 VCA Canada 404 Hospital Award of Excellence

  • 2019 Veterinary Dental Forum Original Research award for Greatest Impact

  • 2010 Charles Duncan McGilvray Prize for Scholarship and Leadership

  • 2006 LORAN Award (Weston Scholar) 

Select Formal Dentistry CE attended

  •  2024 AO Vet Blended Course 2024
    Operative Treatment of Veterinary Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction

  • 2024 Cone Beam CT – The Complete View 

  • 2019 Advanced Maxillofacial Fracture Repair

Professional writings and media materials authored

  •    Cantin G, Pegg J. Rostral Mandibular Fracture and Dentoalveolar Trauma Secondary to Climbing Stairs With a Foreign Object in the Mouth in Four Dogs. Journal of Veterinary Dentistry. 0(0):08987564241293532. doi:10.1177/08987564241293532

  •     Pegg JE, Hoyer N, Kelley JL, Weir H, Rawlinson JE. Clinical Evaluation of Intraoral Suture Patterns Using Poliglecaprone 25 in Greyhound Dogs. Journal of Veterinary Dentistry. 2022;39(2):112-121. doi:10.1177/08987564221081861

  •    Pegg JE, Hoyer N, Kelley JL, Weir H, Rawlinson JE. Clinical Evaluation of Intraoral Suture Patterns Using Poliglecaprone 25 in Greyhound Dogs. Journal of Veterinary Dentistry. 0(0):08987564221081861. doi:10.1177/08987564221081861

  •     Pegg JE, Lothamer C, Rawlinson JE. The Air-Driven Dental Unit: Form and Function at a Mechanical Level. Journal of Veterinary Dentistry. 2019/09/01 2019;36(3):202-208. doi:10.1177/0898756419892635

Select Professional Presentations and Teaching

  • Ongoing Canine Extraction Fundamentals (2 day in person extraction wet lab)

  • Ongoing Feline Extraction Fundamentals (2 day in person extraction wet lab)

  • Ongoing Dental Radiograph Positioning and Team Training                                               

  • 2024 Dentistry Communication Seminar series

  • 2023 -2024 Dental Radiograph interpretation series 

  • VDF 2023, Louisville, KY
         Four Dogs Went Up The Stairs…Approach To Rostral Mandibular Fracture and Dentoalveolar Trauma
         That Didn’t Go The Way We Planned…Complications in Maxillofacial Fracture Repair

  • How to level up your dental service                                                                         

  • Prepare to have your mind blown: Pushing the Limits in Dent. And Oral Surg.

  • Feline Pathology potpourri

  • Tips and tricks for tooth trauma

  • Anatomy review and the oral exam

  • Malocclusion Mayhem

  • Dentistry for the general practitioner

  • Things I wish I’d know when I was a G.P.

  • VDF 2019, Orlando, FL
         Cadaveric Evaluation of Load to Failure in Canine Gingival Apposed with Varied Suture Patterns Using Poliglecaprone 25
         In Vivo Evaluation of 2 Suture Patterns for Closure of Canine Mucogingival Flaps Using Poliglecaprone 25

  • VDF 2018 Phoenix, AZ
         The Humble Dental Machine, An Often Forgotten Team Member

Every Pet Deserves a Comfortable, Pain-Free Mouth