Instructors
Robin Laidlaw
The President of K9 Gentle Dental and the proud owner of and instructor at The Gentle Dental Academy.
Robin is a fur momma, a lover of plants and the outdoors and a ferocious advocate for animal rights and anesthesia-free teeth cleaning. When she started K9 Gentle Dental in 2012, she had no idea what it would become or how this work would shape her future. She had been looking for a career with dogs that allowed her to showcase and exercise her natural ability to connect with dogs on a deeper level while also doing something that impacted dogs and their owners. Robin started K9 Gentle Dental as a small operation with absolutely zero clients and has been so proud to watch it grow year after year into a multi-provincial million-dollar corporation that employs some truly remarkable individuals. She can't wait to share her skills with you.
Carolina Baird
Resident employee at K9 Gentle Dental and co-creator and instructor at The Gentle Dental Academy.
Carolina is a cat mom, an animal lover, an avid hiker and an all-questions-asked kind of gal regarding animal safety, treatment and cruelty. Working with animals was a natural match and has never felt more like home. She joined K9 Gentle Dental in 2015 and has worked alongside Robin through countless business changes and milestones as the anesthesia-free teeth cleaning industry evolved yearly. She has been practicing anaesthesia-free teeth cleaning for over 9 years and has also honed her skills in Design, Human Resources and Administration to aid in this industry's growth and the creation of Canada's #1 anesthesia-free teeth cleaning school, The Gentle Dental Academy.