Vet Dentistry (New Graduates Only)

Develop your skills and gain greater confidence in identifying and treating dental cases in your practice.

Facilitator: Dr. Anthony Caiafa

BVSc, BDSc MANZCVS (SA Surgery, Veterinary Dentistry)

One-Day wet lab and workshop For Veterinarians

Develop your skills and gain greater confidence in identifying and treating dental cases in your practice. Our dental workshops include a strong practical component with a large portion of the day spent practicing newly developed skills.

Fine-tune your extraction skills, become more knowledgeable about dental disease, dental charting, oral anatomy and how to encourage better dental care for your patients. Spend time practicing correct techniques for scaling and polishing, taking dental radiographs and getting the best out of your equipment.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Oral anatomy and tooth numbering systems
• Dental charting
• Dental equipment use and maintenance including ultrasonic scalers, dental workstation, hand instrumentation and x-ray units
• Correct techniques for scaling and polishing
• Dental radiographic positioning techniques and introduction to radiographic interpretation Local anaesthesia techniques in cats and dogs
• Non-surgical tooth extractions
• Introduction to surgical tooth extractions
• Dental homecare advice for clients

AUS Vet CPD: 16 points

Ticket sales close two weeks before the event.