Veterinary dental nursing procedures

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Veterinary dental nursing procedures

• INTRODUCTION

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Learning Outcomes

1. Perform oral examination
2. Complete a dental chart
3. Perform dental prophylaxis under veterinary
   supervision
4. Assist in the performance of a simple extraction
   under veterinary supervision
5. Routines are carried out and theatre equipment is
   provided to the veterinarian as instructed

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Assessment
Theory test 25
Assignments 15
Practical test 45
TOTAL 100
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Assessment

• Assignments and both tests due week 5

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Vet Dental Nursing

• Can be a significant part of veterinary practice
• Veterinary nurses often called upon to perform
  dental prophylaxis

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Texts

• Tholen, MA (1983) Concepts in Veterinary
  Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine Publishing
  Company, Kansas US.
• Oaks AB, (2002) Veterinary Dentistry, in Clinical
  Textbook for Veterinary Technicians, McCurnin M,
  Bassert JM ed, 5th ed, W.B. Saunders Company,
  Philadelphia.
• Verstraete FJM (1998), Self-Assessment Colour
  Review of Veterinary Dentistry, Manson
  Publishing.
• Crossly DA and Penman S (1995), Manual of Small
  Animal Dentistry, British Small Animal Veterinary
  Association.
• Mitchell PQ (2002), The Practical Veterinarian -
  Small Animal Dentistry, Butterworth Heinemann.

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Internet

• Royal Veterinary College - Dentistry
• http//www.vet.ed.ac.uk/clive/cal/Dentistry/websit
  e/index.htm

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Library Computers

• Student resources
• My Computer
• EduCampus (P Drive)
• Animal Care

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The most important points

• Safety
• Patient (esp. anaesthesia)
• Practitioner (lungs, eyes, posture)
• Machine descaling
• Max 10 seconds per tooth
• Never use the point
• Ensure adequate water
• Keep it moving
• Machine polishing
• Max 5 seconds per tooth
• Can extend to pocket
• Manual descaling
• Removing plaque and calculus in gingival pocket
  is essential for successful descaling
• Using curettes in gingival pocket gives best
  results

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Orientation

• Endodontics
• Pulp/root canal work
• Exodontics
• Tooth extractions
• Periodontics
• Dental scale/polish, periodontal work
• Orthodontics
• Straightening work

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The End
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