The Surgical Experience, by Dr. Jan Bellows

It can be a frightening experience to know that your pet may one day need a surgical procedure in order to correct something.  If you have not encountered this before, you may be overwhelmed by the options or concerned about the safety.    Veterinary medicine and surgical procedures have come a long...

More about Dr. Jan Bellows

Dr. Jan Bellows has devoted his veterinary career to help animals and veterinarians through dental education. Dr. Bellows received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Auburn University and after completing a small animal internship at The Animal Medical Center in New York City, worked as a small...

Biting Be Gone, By Doctor Jan Bellows

By Doctor Jan Bellows Romeo, a 4 year old, 3.5 kg, neutered Italian greyhound, presented for chronic oral pain so severe that the dog’s owners could not approach the dog’s face without being bitten. The dog’s teeth were cleaned and polished at 2 years of age, and semi-monthly to monthly...

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How to incorporate dental radiology into your practice

All small animal practitioners routinely take radiographs of patients where indicated. Radiographs simply put, help the veterinarian evaluate the patient. Figure 1: Dental radiographic units allow for use on the operatory table. In a study conducted at the University of California, Davis ( Am...

Anesthesia safety: Face your clients’ main concern about dentistry

A disturbing e-mail arrived the other day: Hello, Dr. Bellows: I have a 5-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever that I have routinely cleaned her teeth (with enzyme toothpaste and a brush, recently using Sonicare). Despite all best efforts, she is building up tartar and I think may have a dark spot (cavity...

Employ oral ATP in your fight for dental health

If you want to drive a veterinary dentist nuts, use the terms “dental, dentistry or prophy” in a sentence describing the oral hygiene and teeth cleaning visit. Why get so bent out of shape over a word or two? The big deal is two-fold. First, the choice of words is incorrect, and second,...

Let technicians polish dental practice success

Behind every flourishing dental practice is a great veterinary staff. If you want to move forward with your veterinary dental practice, it’s time to get your technicians on board. Photo 1: Properly attired technician examining a patient’s mouth. Recently, there was an interesting...

Intraoral films: 7 compelling reasons for every dental patient

According to industry estimates, less than 10 percent of small animal practices have dental radiograph units and of those, less than 10 percent take intraoral films on every dental case. That equates to only 1 percent of the dogs and cats placed under general anesthesia for oral assessment, treatment...

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