PAWSITIVE DENTISTRY AND ANESTHESIA AT ENOVA

What is “Pawsitive Dentistry”? Pawsitive Dentistry is the philosophy that when we learn together utilizing Pawsitive methods and industry-leading expert instructors, our attendees accomplish amazing things and elevate (no pun intended) the level of care their patients receive.

Our two-day event should challenge you in ways that will grow your confidence while performing dental procedures and inspire you to better educate the public on why dental care is essential to the quality of life for all animals.

Ease and efficiency of work are among our objectives. Veterinary medicine is controlled chaos at best; let’s make dentistry our Zen place!

What to Expect

The Pawsitive Dentistry Team
Our instructors are accomplished and versed in working with veterinary teams in ways that are truly impactful and helpful. The knowledge you will receive is useful and practical. Our team has experienced many of the challenges you are going through in your practice firsthand, and we listen to your concerns and help you strategize solutions that uniquely fit your needs and your teams. Below are the biographies of our team.

What You Will Learn

Veterinarians

Anesthesia for dentistry in canine and feline patients- 9 hours of lectures and hands-on simulations to further ensure patient safety while under anesthesia, given by a Boarded Veterinary Anesthesiologist. (6 hours in person, 3 hours virtual)

Dentistry (9.5 hours in person and 3 hours virtual)
·      Identification of dental conditions that require treatment
·      Regional nerve blocks
·      Instrumentation for oral surgery and extractions
·      Surgical practice of routine and complex extractions
·      Ergonomics for dentistry
·      Ask the expert and more!

Technicians

Anesthesia for dentistry in canine and feline patients- 6 hours of lectures and hands-on simulations to further ensure patient safety while under anesthesia.

Dentistry
·      Four hours of hands-on, full-mouth dental radiology positioning on dogs and cats
·      Four-hour Essential Skills in Dentistry course will cover power equipment use and maintenance,   scaling and polishing techniques, oral examination and charting, hand instrumentation and sharpening, and periodontal therapy techniques.

Workstations at Enova
You will be welcomed into a space meant for learning. Enova’s dental training facility is equipped with individual workspaces, so each doctor will have a dental delivery unit to utilize while working on dental skills without disruption. Each workstation is equipped with comfortable seating. You will have a set of Enova loupes and light to use, encouraging ergonomic postures and the ability to visualize those tiny roots!  During our hands-on oral surgery and pain management labs, each DVM will have a canine and feline specimen.

Radiographs
Techs and assistants, you will spend four hours learning a simplified method to perform dental radiology on canine and feline specimens. Doctors, during your oral surgery practice, you will have a Pawsitive Dentistry technician instructor available to obtain any dental radiographs.

Instrumentation
Having all of the best instruments is essential to dentistry, so we will provide you with a new oral surgery pack that you can take back to your practice. Those instruments in your hospital can immediately allow you to apply your new skills to patients seamlessly.  Veterinary technicians or assistants get to take home a complete Pawsitive Dental pack, which has all of the instruments you need to do the oral examination, charting, subgingival, and supragingival cleaning.

Is it Worth it?
Well YES! We like to think the value of our program far exceeds the cost; however, we want you to think so, too. Please let us know if you have specific goals or requests during the training. Our team of instructors intends to leave you wanting more; that is a compliment. Your goals for your growth in learning veterinary dentistry are our goals, too!

Lunch
Enova Illumination will be providing lunch each day. Please let us know if you have any specific dietary requests in your registration form. Coffee and snacks will be provided in the morning and afternoon.

Proceedings
Each registered attendee will receive a printed copy of the event proceedings.

Continuing Education Credits
Our programs are approved for RACE credits. 16 credit hours for DVMs and Veterinary Technicians. (Six additional hours if you attend our virtual event on March 22, 2025). Your license number will be added to www.aavsb.org (RACETRACK) for virtual tracking of your hours as well as a printed certificate at the end of the course.

Need a hotel?
Enova Illumination has arranged a hotel block for all who need it at the Spring Hill Suites for $144/night +tax/fees. Here is the link Reservation-Link

This hotel is just a few miles from Enova Illumination and has many restaurants within walking distance for dinners.

Refund policy
We know that sometimes plans get interrupted or changed. We want to accommodate those changes; refunds will be honored until February 28, 2025. After February 28, 2025, any registered attendee can find someone to take your place at the in-person event. However, refunds after February 28, 2025, are not allowed. Please ensure you can attend on March 28-29, 2025, before your purchase unless you already have someone who would love to swap out with you if you cannot attend.

There are more goodies and fun things to come, but we will keep them under wraps for now.

Benita and the Pawsitive Dental Education and Enova Illumination team are excited to see you in March at “Pawsitive Dentistry and Anesthesia at Enova”!

Questions
Contact Pawsitive Dental Education here if you have any questions. We are happy to help!

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