Dental Faculty & Staff
Dr. J. R. (Bert) Dodd
A 1979 graduate of Texas A&M's College of Veterinary
Medicine, Dodd opened the Hiway 620 Animal Hospital in Austin, TX,
in 1981. He received the TAVP Clinical Referral and Consultation
Award for 2006. He received the TVMA Medical Specialty of the Year
Award in 2008. He recently recieved the 2009 TVMA Award for
Teaching. Dodd is also a Diplomate of the American Veterinary
Dental College and is a past President of the Academy of Veterinary
Dentistry. Teaching veterinary dentistry to other veterinarians,
veterinary students and veterinary technicians is one of his
passions as he lectures throughout the United States. In 2004, Dodd
was chosen "Fellow of the Year" by the Academy for his dedication
to teaching dentistry to his colleagues. His time is devoted to
teaching students how to treat dental problems in pets. Outside of
veterinary dentistry, Dodd loves woodworking and baseball.
Tommy Koenig, RVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Tommy Koenig, a Registered Veterinary Technician, is a 1982
graduate of Texas State Technical Institute. He has 23 years of
veterinary experience working for the Fayette County Veterinary
Clinic in La Grange and at the Hiway 620 Animal Hospital and Dental
Clinic in Austin. He joined Dr. J.R. (Bert) Dodd in the Austin
clinic in1988 where he received extensive veterinary dentistry
training. He is now working full-time with Dr. Dodd in the Small
Animal Dental Service at the College of Veterinary Medicine &
Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University.
Koenig is a Charter member of the Academy of Veterinary Dental
Technicians (AVDT) and presently serves on its Exam and Education
Committees. He has also achieved specialty status for veterinary
technicians in dentistry. Koenig is a past vice-president and
secretary of the Texas Association of Registered Veterinary
Technicians (TARVT), and has served as secretary of the Capital
Area Hospital Managers Association. He was the TVMA Technician of
the Year in 2004.
In his free time, Koenig enjoys fishing and taking care of his
dog, cat and donkey at his home in Fayette County.