Small Animal Dentistry

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Small Animal Dentistry
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Small Animal Dentistry

• Faculty
• Johnathon R. (Bert) Dodd, DVM, FAVD, DAVDC
• Debra L. Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
• Techs
• Thomas Koenig, RVT, AVDT
• Patty Hug, RVT

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Small Animal Dentistry

• History

• Prior to 1997
• No classroom teaching
• Routine dental cases done by Dr. Beaver or
  surgery residents in Community Practice
• 1997
• One elective dental course taught by Dr. Deb
  Zoran
• 1998
• Two elective dental courses taught by Dr. Deb
  Zoran
• 1999
• Two elective dental courses taught by Dr. Deb
  Zoran
• Six hours of dental lecture in VSAM 954 by Dr.
  Deb Zoran
• Expanded dental cases in Community Practice to
  include routine teeth cleaning of research
  animals

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Small Animal Dentistry

• History

• 2002
• Root canal on the Baylor Bear by Dr. Dodd
• I began doing cases for Community Practice on
  Fridays bringing my own instruments
• 2003 to 2005
• Obtained donations or made personal donations for
  approximately 30,000 for basic needed equipment
  for performing dental cases and teaching dental
  elective
• September 2005
• Started working Thursday and Friday
• Sharing students with Derm elective

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Small Animal Dentistry

• Where are we now?

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Small Animal Dentistry

• Current Facilities

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Small Animal Dentistry

• What services can we offer?
• Periodontics

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Small Animal Dentistry

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• Endodontics

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Small Animal Dentistry

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• Pediatric Dentistry

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Small Animal Dentistry

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• Orthodontics

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Small Animal Dentistry

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• Restorations

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Small Animal Dentistry

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• Restorations

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Small Animal Dentistry

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• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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Small Animal Dentistry

• What services can we offer?
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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Small Animal Dentistry

• What services can we offer?
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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Small Animal Dentistry

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• Dentistry on exotics

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Small Animal Dentistry

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• Digital Radiology

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Small Animal Dentistry

• What instruction can we offer?
• Elective dental lab

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Small Animal Dentistry

• What instruction can we offer?
• Dental labs for SCAVMA and others

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Small Animal Dentistry

• Where are we going?

• Teach basic dental skills needed for private
  practice
• Use of equipment
• Proper extraction of teeth
• Use of intraoral radiography
• Improve teaching labs
• Identify lab space
• Equip lab
• Increase number of elective labs per year
• Identify and equip dental operatory
• Increased teaching opportunities
• Increased income for VMTH

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Small Animal Dentistry

• Where are we going?

• Increase awareness of basic dentistry in students
  and house officers
• Expand referral services to obtain more teaching
  cases for students
• Expand CE opportunities for graduate
  veterinarians and techs through weekend courses
• (How much dentistry did you get in vet school?)
• Identify additional sources of potential cases
• Spay/neuter animals?
• AFLAC animals?
• ??

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Small Animal Dentistry

• Questions?

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