Chew on this! Dentistry essentials in dogs and cats
This veterinary thought exchange online tutored course is an overall look at dental diseases and treatments in both dogs and cats.
Dental disease is one of the most commonly encountered problems in small animal practice. This course will take you through oral assessment, radiography technique and pathology, extraction techniques and specific problems in cats and dogs. It will provide you with the most up to date information in this area, supported by a live Q and A session where you can ask the tutor questions about your trickier cases. Join us for an exciting journey towards maximising the best dental care for your patients.
The course is run by Ingrid Tundo (EVDC Specialist in Dentistry). The course runs over a seven-week period and takes around 9 hours to complete. The course is delivered via video webinars and supplemented with discussion forums with the course tutor.
Access to this course is for 12 months. The discussion forum will be monitored by Ingrid for the duration of the course only.
Course Content
Improve your knowledge with:
- Dental charting
- Periodontal assessment
- Treatment plans
- Client communication
Improve your knowledge of
- Acquisition of dental x-rays
- Understanding of normal radiographic anatomy
- Recognition of common pathologies in dogs
Improve your knowledge of
- Acquisition of dental x-rays
- Understanding of normal radiographic anatomy
- Recognition of common pathologies in cats
Improve your knowledge of
- Fundamental extraction instruments needed to perform safety extractions
- Understand the different extraction techniques for monoradicular and pluriradicular teeth in dogs
Improve your knowledge of the
- Fundamental extraction instruments needed to perform safety extractions
- Understand the different extraction techniques for monoradicular and pluriradicular teeth in cats.
Improve your knowledge of
- Different types and stages of tooth resorption lesions,
- Treatment options and the long-term follow-ups in cats
Improve your knowledge of the
- Classification of dental-alveolar trauma
- Radiographic interpretation of injured teeth
- Treatment options for fractured teeth in dogs and cats
Meet the speakers
Ingrid Tundo
Dentistry Specialist