List of Contributors viiPreface ixAcknowledgments xiAbout the Companion Website xiiiPart I General Considerations: How to Start Dentistry 11 Establishing a Dental Presence within a General Veterinary Practice 3Jerzy Gawor2 Marketing and Communication in Veterinary Dentistry 27Rachel Perry3 Teaching Veterinary Dentistry 37Zlatko Pavlica, Jerzy Gawor, and Lisa Mestrinho4 Distribution of Tasks Around the Dental Patient in General Practice: Receptionists, Technicians, and Other Veterinary Team Members 45Mary Berg5 Prophylactic Program for Oral Health 59Brook Niemiec6 Nutrition, Oral Health, and Feeding Dental Patients 75MichaB Jank7 Antimicrobials in Veterinary Dentistry 87J. Scott Weese8 Dental Patient Welfare 109Kymberley C. McLeodPart II The Dental Patient 1199 Local, Regional, and Systemic Complications of Dental Diseases 121Jerzy Gawor and Brook Niemiec10 Hereditary Oral Disorders in Purebred Dogs and Cats 133Jerzy Gawor11 Pain Management in the Dental Patient 139Paulo Steagall and Peter Pascoe12 Anesthesia of the Dental Patient 169Victoria M. Lukasik13 The Dental Patient and Its General Conditions: Cardiac Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Pregnancy, History of Seizures, and Brachycephalic Syndrome 189Eva Eberspächer-Schweda14 Ophthalmic Considerations in the Veterinary Dental Patient 201Jamie J. Schorling15 Oral Health in the Context of Other Planned Surgeries 211Daniel Koch16 Systemic Diseases Influencing Oral Health and Conditions 219Jerzy Gawor17 Common Situations of Malpractice and Mistakes, and How Best to Avoid Them 233Jerzy Gawor and Brook Niemiec18 Dentistry Through Life: Pediatric and Geriatric Dentistry 245Jerzy Gawor and Brook NiemiecPart III Dentistry in Daily Practice: What Every Veterinarian Should Know 25919 Management of the Dental Patient 261Jerzy Gawor and Brook Niemiec20 Professional Dental Cleaning 269Brook Niemiec21 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: What's the Difference? 291Jerzy Gawor22 Extraction Techniques and Equipment 305Brook Niemiec23 Oral Emergencies 319Jerzy Gawor24 Feline Dentistry 339Jerzy Gawor and Brook NiemiecPart IV When to Call the Specialist 36325 A Brief Introduction to Specific Oral and Dental Problems that Require Specialist Care 365Jerzy Gawor26 How to Cooperate with a Specialist 373Brook NiemiecUseful Algorithms for the Management of Oral Problems 377Jerzy GaworAppendix A: Drugs and Doses 387Margo KarrikerAppendix B: Instruments Handling and Sharpening 393Jerzy GaworAppendix C: Abbreviations and Dental Charts 399Jerzy GaworAppendix D: List of Hereditary Problems and Breed Predispositions in Dogs and Cats 409Jerzy GaworAppendix E: Tolerance of Malocclusion and Dental Abnormalities in Dogs 419Jerzy GaworAppendix F: Assisted Feeding in Dental Patients (website) 423MichaB Jank and Jerzy GaworIndex 429
About the EditorsJerzy 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.