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Dentistry for the Veterinary Technician
H osted by the Vermont Veterinary Technician Association
1. The C.O.R.E. Dental Procedur e: Comprehensive Oral and Radiographic Evaluation with Professional Cleanin g Procedure. What is at the heart of professional dentistry on dogs and cat s?
2. Advanced Oral Anatomy and Pathology for Veterinary Professionals: Recognition of normal vs. abnormal in both the dog and cat will be learned as well as the significance of each pathology discussed.
3. ABC’s of Veterinary Dental Radiology: Full-Mouth Series Simplified: This lecture covers my practical method to efficiently obtain a full-mouth series of dental radiographs as well as a simple strategy to t roubleshoot as well as obtain multiple views as needed.
4. Tooth Resorption-Has It Gone to the Dogs? Confusion abounds regarding wh at occurs in tooth resorptive cases and what the differences are regarding tooth resorption in different species, such as dogs. This lecture will disc uss what information we have regarding tooth resorption in the canine speci es compared to cats.
5. Feline Dentistry- Top Five Felin e Dental Concerns: This talk focuses on feline-specific dental concerns and how it is important that we advocate for feline oral health.
6. “Oh, My Nerves”-Regional Anesthetic Blocks for Veterinary Dentistr y: The use of local or regional blocks in dogs and cats to provide a multim odal approach to analgesia will be thoroughly discussed as well as specific s to the technical aspects of providing these blocks.
Speaker Name and Credentials:
Benita Altier is a Licensed Veterinary Technician as well as a Veterinary
Technician Specialist in Dentistry. She began her career in veterinary tech
nology in 1988 and has worked in small animal general medicine, ophthalmolo
gy, equine and llama neonatal care, canine reproduction and dental specialt
y. Benita is the current President of the Academy of Veterinary Dental Tech
nicians and a Member at Large for the Arizona Veterinary Technician Associa
tion. She has co-authored two text books on veterinary dentistry for techni
cians as well as published several articles on the subject in professional
journals. Through her business, Pawsitive Dental Education LLC, she has pro
vided professional dental instruction and consultation to veterinary hospit
als and conferences across the US, Canada, and China since 2008. Giving bac
k to the profession and helping veterinary technicians grow their careers i
n ways they never thought were possible is something she is very passionate
about.
Program Website:
Continuing Education 2022 - Vermon
t Veterinary Technicians Association (vtvettechs.org)