Tooth Be Told

Would your practice be interested in a one-on-one, learning session pertaining to veterinary dentistry held at your facility? My New Years resolution for 2011 was to enhance the referral relationship through personal contact.  By connecting a face with a name, and through friendship and collegiality, a professional alliance can be forged to improve veterinary dental care in Central New York.  I presented a one hour, pictorial session on the common and not so commonly recognized oral problems in the five central disciplines of dentistry: Periodontics, Endodontics, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, and Restorative Dentistry to veterinarians and/or technicians at your animal hospital.  A one hour question and answer session followed, where nagging questions about dentistry were hopefully answered. Don't be shy.  All levels of knowledge and skill will benefit.  How do you sharpen a curette? How do you position the X-ray machine to image the fourth premolar of a cat? How do you extract cat teeth without swearing? What are some good home-care recommendations? How can we improve owner compliance? What cases should be referred?

Sessions were scheduled for Friday afternoons, 1 pm through 3 pm and the cost was FREE! Although the idea came to me as I read advertisements pertaining to February being Animal Dental Health Month, sessions were scheduled from January through May of 2011.

For additional interest and intrigue, what animal is in the order Carnivora that is an obligate herbivore? I'll provide the answer in person!

Eric M. Davis, DVM

Fellow, Academy of Veterinary Dentistry

Diplomate, American Veterinary Dental College

Although the "Tooth Be Told" learning sessions for 2011 have concluded, if you are still interested in a learning session with Dr. Davis, please feel free to contact our office with your inquiries at 315-445-5640 and we'll do our best to accommodate you.