Dentistry In Small Animal Practice - Day 1: The Basics, Day 2: Oral Surgery
Royal Veterinary College
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Date: Tuesday 9th October, 2018 - Wednesday 10th October, 2018
Start time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Duration: 2 hour(s)
Cost: £899
Need more confidence handling challenging dental cases?
This is a two-day course focussing on extractions in small animal practice. It includes a strong practical component with canine and fox specimen, and lectures that cover both canine and feline aspects.
Why do this course?
Fine-tune your extraction skills, and at the same time become more knowledgeable and confident addressing your dental cases.
Key areas
Day 1: The foundations
• The foundations of oral diagnosis
• Dos and don’ts of scaling and polishing
• How to take good dental radiographs
• How to perform closed extractions confidently and with control
• Regional nerve blocks and analgesia for dental patients
Day 2: Surgical extractions and case discussions
• The use of muco-periosteal flaps for the surgical extraction of mandibular, maxillary and carnassial teeth
• Root remnant removal
• Radiographic interpretation & case discussions covering
• Periodontal disease: when to extract?
• Fractured teeth: when to treat?
• Treating teeth affected by resorption
Course details
Course format: Lectures, case-based discussions and practical sessions
Course length: Two-day
Who is it for?
Small animal practitioners
The Speakers
Rachel Perry , BSc BVM&S MANZCVS (Small Animal Dentistry & Oral Surgery) DipEVDC MRCVS, RCVS Advanced Practitioner (Veterinary Dentistry) <br /> Director, Perrydental Vet Ltd <br /> <br /> Simone Kirby, DipEVDC MRCVS Tieraerztin <br /> Lecturer in Veterinary Dentistry <br /> The Royal Veterinary College <br />
The Venue
On site at the Royal Veterinary College Hawkshead Campus.
Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
16 hours
Registration and Booking
Click here to reserve your place
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