The Veterinary Dental Patient: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Provides an interdisciplinary approach to the veterinary dental patient and offers guidance on all aspects of integrating dentistry into veterinary general practice The Veterinary Dental Patient: A Multidisciplinary Approach helps veterinarians understand the dental aspects of every canine and feline patient and shows them how to effectively manage their oral health. It also provides guidance to the rest of the veterinary team so they can offer a coordinated approach when recommending and performing veterinary dentistry as a regular part of general practice. Edited by two prominent veterinary dentists who are Board Certified in both Europe and the United States, the text includes the latest information on safe anesthetic and monitoring protocols, accurate diagnosis and management, and referring patients to specialists. Chapters cover: establishing a dental presence in general veterinary practice; nutrition, oral health, and feeding dental patients; local, regional, and systemic complications of dental diseases; pain management; ophthalmic considerations; common situations for malpractice and mistakes; oral and maxillofacial surgery; extraction techniques and equipment; drug dosages and more. The book also offers several helpful appendixes. The Veterinary Dental Patient: A Multidisciplinary Approach is an essential book for all vets in general small animal practice as well as the wider veterinary team, including managers, veterinary nurses and technicians, and administrative staff.

About the Author

About the Editors

Jerzy Gawor, DVM, PhD, DAVDC, DEVDC, FAVD, provides dental teaching services at the European School of Advanced Veterinary Studies in Europe and China. Dr Gawor acts as President of the European Veterinary Dental College and Dental Guidelines Committee of WSAVA. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, President Elect of the Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA), board member of the Polish Small Animal Veterinary Association, and former President of the European Veterinary Dental Society. He is the owner of a general referral practice and has achieved the status of specialist and recognized dentist in Poland.

Several hundred advanced dentistry procedures a year have resulted in a wealth of skill and practical knowledge. He has also published and presented over 120 publications in veterinary dentistry.

Brook Niemiec DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC, FAVD, is the Chief of Staff at Veterinary Dental Specialties & Oral Surgery, with 16 locations throughout the USA. In addition, he is Founding Consultant of www.vetdentalrad.com, Director of San Diego Veterinary Dental Training Center, and President of Practical Veterinary Publishing.