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Debunking dentistry myths
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2025Author Andrew PerryThis lecture will explore the origins of many dental dogmas and myths and try to identify if there is empirical evidence or simply opinion underpinning these "facts". Topics to be considered will include: "Scaling causes bacteremia so all patients need antibiotics", "this tooth isn’t wobbly - it doesn’t need to be extracted", "Maxillary nerve blocks are too risky" and many more... The lecture will be partly interactive and delegate participation encouraged!
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The dark side of dentistry - complications and their avoidance
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2024Author Alex SmithsonClark Dental Veterinary will be running a session in the Exhibition Theatre where Alex Smithson will explain how to avoid complications within dentistry
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Dental anaesthesia: it’s teamwork
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2023Authors: Tristan Merlin and Alix FreemanSpecific anaesthetic considerations for dentistry patients, multimodal analgesia and pharmacology for dentistry patients
- Understanding how vets and nurses can work together to achieve the best anaesthetic outcomes in the dentistry suite
- Understand the specific anaesthetic challenges posed by dentistry patients
- Understand analgesic and anaesthetic drug selection for dentistry procedures
Local anaesthetic nerve blocks for dentistry
- Understand the neuroanatomy of the trigeminal nerve
- Understand the pharmacology of local anaesthetic drugs used commonly in dentistry
- Identify the appropriate local anaesthetic technique for your dental surgical procedure
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Dental radiography: it’s teamwork
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2023Authors: Sarah Ramsden and Jose Almansa RuizPrinciples of dental radiography, acquiring dental radiographs
- Understand the different techniques used for taking dental radiographs
- Learn how to appropriately mount and display radiographic films/plates for reviewing purposes
- Identify and correct various dental radiography faults
Overview of radiographic interpretation
- Understand which teeth should be radiographed
- Identify normal dental radiographic anatomy
- Identify common dental radiographic pathology
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The dental marathon: what should we consider?
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2023Authors: Alix Freeman, Stacey Parker, Tristan Merlin and Rob DavisA panel discussion on the dental marathon, in association with the British Veterinary Dental Association (BVDA).
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Dentistry - things I wish I had known when I first graduated
BSAVA Student Congress 2022Author Charlie TewsonMany veterinarians are apprehensive when starting out with dental surgery, and this is not surprising given the relatively brief teaching of this topic at most veterinary schools. This lecture provides a grounding for the extraction of a maxillary canine tooth, with interesting case examples.
Learning Objectives:
- Why dentistry doesn’t have to be terrible or scary
- An overview of the approach to the surgical extraction of an adult dog tooth
- The importance of dental radiography with case examples
- Basic information on nerve blocks
- The benefits of mucogingival flaps and how to perform them
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