• ISBN13: 9781789248869
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Veterinary
• Publisher: CABI
• Publisher Imprint: CABI Publishing
• Publication Date: January 1, 2021
• Pages: 256
• Original Price: GBP 33.75
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 431 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Veterinary Medicine / Small Animal and Reference

Periodontal disease is one of the most common diseases observed by small animal practitioners, and it is not uncommon for the veterinary technician to be the first line in oral health assessment and treatment. Despite this, current dentistry training for veterinary technicians and nurses is often very limited.

This book explains the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of pet dental diseases including periodontal disease, fractured teeth, tooth resorption, dental malocclusions, oral masses, jaw fractures, and other oral conditions. It covers:

• Instruction in essential skills such as dental cleaning, charting, radiography, and equipment maintenance.
• Advanced skills such as the administration of regional nerve blocks and periodontal treatments.
• The aetiology and treatment of common oral conditions.

Istace, Kathy: - Kathy Istace graduated as a Veterinary Technologist in Saskatoon, SK in 1996. She has been employed at the VCA Canada Mayfield Animal Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta since 1999. In June 2006, she earned her specialty designation from the Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians (AVDT), becoming the first Canadian Veterinary Technician Specialist in Dentistry, and also received the Alberta Animal Health Technologist of the Year Award in 2009. She has lectured and instructed dental wet labs throughout Canada and the United States, written and edited small animal dentistry articles for various veterinary technologist publications, contributed to the textbook Small Animal Dental Procedures for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, and served on the AVDT credentials and examination committees. Her particular interests are dental radiography and exotic pet dentistry.