Stem Cell Therapy for Oral Diseases
Learn how stem cells may address immune-driven oral diseases, including FCGS, periodontitis, canine chronic ulcerative stomatitis, and oral cancers in dogs and cats.
About the Webinar
This lecture will review the normal oral immunology in dogs and cats and discuss how oral dysbiosis and several oral conditions result in immune dysregulation. The potential opportunity for stem cell therapy in these conditions will be discussed. Oral conditions to be reviewed include feline chronic gingivostomatitis, periodontitis and aggressive periodontitis, gingivitis and early onset gingivitis, canine ulcerative chronic stomatitis, and oral cancers.
Learning objectives
- Describe the normal oral immune mechanisms in dogs and cats
- Explain the role of the oral microbiome in health and disease
- Identify key stem cell types, sources, and mechanisms of action
- Evaluate the evidence behind stem cell therapy for refractory feline chronic gingivostomatitis
- Explore the potential of stem cell therapy for various other oral conditions
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About the presenter
Rebecca Windsor
Dr. Rebecca Windsor, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology), earned her veterinary degree from the University of California, Davis, in 2005. She completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at North Carolina State University (2005–2006) and a residency in neurology and neurosurgery at UC Davis (2006–2009), achieving board certification through the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2009.
Dr. Windsor has extensive experience working in private specialty hospitals in the Washington, D.C. area, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Chicago. Most recently, she served as Chief of the Neurology Department and Neurology Internship Coordinator at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital in Colorado. In 2024, she was honored as a “Best in Colorado Top Doctor” for excellence in veterinary medicine.
Deeply passionate about clinical research and education, Dr. Windsor has authored numerous publications and has been a Clinician Scientist with Ethos Discovery, a nonprofit scientific incubator, since 2021. She currently leads Ethos Discovery’s neurology research portfolio, focusing on immune-mediated neuroinflammatory diseases, particularly early detection and treatment strategies for necrotizing meningoencephalitis in dogs. In 2024, she was appointed the Ethos Discovery House Officer Research Project Coordinator, and she currently mentors over 100 veterinary interns and residents in clinical research.
In 2025, Dr. Windsor joined Gallant as Director of Veterinary Affairs, where she is dedicated to advancing veterinary medicine and educating the veterinary community on the therapeutic potential of stem cell therapy.
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