ABC's of Dentistry L-R
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians
Overview:
Abstract-this lecture will 1- stress the concept of providing a functional pain-free mouth to our patients vs. attempting to save each tooth. Examples of teeth that should not be treated include those suffering from advanced periodontal disease, endodontic affected teeth that also have periodontal issues, squamous cell carcinoma in the cat; and many orthodontic malocclusions and mispositioned teeth; 2- Discuss the ten most common benign and malignant oral tumors in dogs and cats; 3-Discussion on periodontal pockets, how are they classified and what do to about them; 4-discussion on how to help our patients by addressing oral pathology vs. primarily dental scalings, through evidence-based diagnostics and workflow adjustments; 5-Discussion on the difference between retained deciduous teeth and persistent primary teeth as well as how and why they need immediate extraction.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how to unbreak the broken tooth
- Understand what do to when confronted with malocclusion
- Examine how to extract retained deciduous teeth
Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP, FAVD
Dr Jan Bellows received his undergraduate training at the University of Florida and doctorate in veterinary medicine from Auburn University in 1975. After completing a small animal internship at The Animal Medical Center in New York City, he returned to south Florida, where he still practices companion animal medicine surgery and dentistry at All Pets Dental in Weston. He is certified by the Board of Veterinary Practitioners (canine and feline) since 1986 and American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) since 1990 He was president of the AVDC from 2012 to 2014 and is president of the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry. Dr Bellows’ veterinary dentistry accomplishments include authoring 5 dental texts including, The Practice of Veterinary Dentistry: A Team Effort (1999), Small Animal Dental Equipment, Materials, and Techniques (2005, second edition 2019), and Feline Dentistry (2010, second edition 2022). He is a frequent contributor to DVM Newsmagazine and a charter consultant of Veterinary Information Network’s dental board since 1993. He was also chosen as one of the dental experts to formulate the American Animal Hospital Association’s Small Animal Dental Guidelines published in 2005 and updated in 2013 and 2019
This program is approved for 1.0 hour(s) of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE®-approval.
