Care You Can Trust
From a team you can love
Care You Can Trust
From a team you can love
Dr. Amy Fulton Scanlan is the owner of North Bay Veterinary Dentistry, a practice that she feels is the culmination of her life experiences and one that reflects her passion for being an advocate for enabling pets to have the best health possible.
From the time she was a little girl growing up in Pennsylvania just outside of Philadelphia, Dr. Fulton’s dream was to become a veterinarian. Throughout her undergraduate and veterinary-school education at Cornell University, she knew that she wanted to provide the very highest standard of care for the pets in her practice. During her internship at Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, she realized that her desire to practice the best medicine and provide a voice for pets who might be suffering in silence would be best served by specializing in dentistry and oral surgery. She completed her three-year residency program in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery at UC Davis in 2013, and became a board-certified Veterinary Dentist ™ in 2014. She has been practicing high-level veterinary dentistry and anesthesia in the Bay Area for the past 8 years.
Dr. Fulton started North Bay Veterinary Dentistry in 2022, bringing her love of animals, her expertise in anesthesia and oral medicine, and her surgical and medical skills to her hometown of Petaluma. What she loves most about dentistry is helping pets who might not have previously received treatment (due to high anesthetic risk or other factors) and seeing them come back feeling better than ever. When not at the practice, she may be donating her time to help animals at the Oakland or San Francisco Zoos, spending time with her husband and two boys in our beautiful town, snuggling her three cats Melisande de Catmont (a Maine coon), Belly and Bruno (domestic mutt felines), or painting pictures only her family would hang up.
Ashley Vallejo, a Santa Rosa native, is the chief registered veterinary technician at North Bay Veterinary Dentistry and has been instrumental in its creation and operations. She has had a passion for animals since she was a young girl, but she realized she wanted to make a career out of helping to nurse animals when she received her first dog, Shiloh, as a high-school graduation gift. Shiloh, a cockapoo, was Ashley’s first fur baby and her heart dog. She kept her constant company as she worked toward her RVT license, which she received in 2012. During that time she also worked as a kennel assistant, client services representative, veterinary assistant, and technician to various veterinary specialties including emergency, critical care, internal medicine, surgery and dermatology. Her well-rounded background makes her an excellent nurse and advocate for her patients and clients.
Ashley worked for 10 years in specialty dentistry and anesthesia in the Bay Area before joining North Bay Veterinary Dentistry. She is excited about bringing her high-level anesthesia monitoring skills and nursing techniques to Petaluma, where she has previously lived and worked. She works with Dr. Fulton when they donate their time and skills to zoo organizations. When not at the practice, she can be found at home with her husband, two sweet girls, and her fur babies (Owen, a toy poodle, Shirley Rose, a golden mix puppy and two sassy cats, Shelby and Sheldon).
Born and raised in San Francisco, Bridgit has always been surrounded by animals of all shapes and sizes. After serving for 8 years as a Medic with the US Army and Army Reserve, she decided to dedicate her passion to serving animals, and began working in a veterinary emergency clinic in 2011. She worked in specialty veterinary dentistry for 10 years, and became a Registered Veterinary Technician in 2019. She joins the NBVD team with her daughter, her beloved brown dog Roxy, and her cats Bellatrix and Remus Lupin.
Francesca was raised in Santa Rosa and from an early age knew animals and their well being would be an instrumental part of her life. From volunteering at the Humane Society as a teenager to studying post college to enter the veterinary field, it’s always been at the core of her being. Francesca has over 19 years of experience working in the veterinary field. She spent many years working in private practice in a variety of settings, including in canine rehabilitation and acupuncture. She has passed her requirements to be able to take the examination to become a registered veterinary technician, and plans to pursue this certification while also serving as an extraordinary patient care and client liaison with North Bay Veterinary Dentistry. Francesca spent 16 years with her beloved pup Kilbasa, who reminded her every day of the love and connection these fur babies bring into our lives. When not at the practice she can be found with her husband and son, exploring the beauty and adventure Marin County has to offer.
