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SUMMARY:Applied Skills in Veterinary Dentistry for DVMs and Technicians\, Plus Regional Dental Anesthesia
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URL:https://pawsitivedental.com/event/applied-skills-in-veterinary-dentistry-for-dvms-and-technicians-plus-regional-dental-anesthesia/
LOCATION:Pawtown Veterinary Care\, 63130 Lancaster Street Unit 100\, Bend\, WA\, 97701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Veterinary Continual Education
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SUMMARY:ABCs of Veterinary Dental Radiology Hands-On Positioning Training for DVMs and Technicians
DESCRIPTION:ABCs of Veterinary Dental Radiology Hands-On Positioning Training for DVMs and Technicians \nFebruary 11th\, 2025\nTime: 5-9 pm \nSummitview Cowiche Veterinary Clinic \n13555 Summitview Road\nYakima\, WA 98908
URL:https://pawsitivedental.com/event/abcs-of-veterinary-dental-radiology-hands-on-positioning-training-for-dvms-and-technicians/
LOCATION:Summitview Cowiche Veterinary  Clinic\, 13555 Summitview Road\, Yakima\, WA\, 98908\, United States
CATEGORIES:Veterinary Continual Education
ORGANIZER;CN="Pawsitive Dental Education LLC":MAILTO:pawsitivedental@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:MiEducation Pawsitive Dentistry 'From Charting to Extractions'
DESCRIPTION:Course Duration: 2.5 Days\nUser Skill Level: All*\nTime: 8:00 am – 5 pm\nLocation: Toronto \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming Dates:\nJanuary 9-11\, 2025 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*This course is open to enrollment for both DVMs and RVTs.  DVM-RVT Teams signing up and attending together will enjoy a $299 discount on the course fees.   \nREGISTRATION COMING SOON
URL:https://pawsitivedental.com/event/mieducation-pawsitive-dentistry-from-charting-to-extractions-2/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Veterinary Continual Education
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SUMMARY:MiEducation Pawsitive Dentistry 'From Charting to Extractions'
DESCRIPTION:Course Duration: 2.5 Days\nUser Skill Level: All*\nTime: 8:00 am – 5 pm\nLocation: miEducation Training and Resource Centre\, Guelph ON \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming Dates:\nNovember 5 – 7\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*This course is open to enrollment for both DVMs and RVTs.  DVM-RVT Teams signing up and attending together will enjoy a $299 discount on the course fees.   \nWhile you can register independently\, due to the Team Approach to the lesson plans\, DVMs are recommended and encouraged to attend with their technician and vice-versa. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this one-day workshop:\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome to Dental “Toothcamp”! \nThis combined DVM and Veterinary Technician 2.5-day course drills down on the fundamentals of learning and applying dentistry knowledge to enhance your practice. With lectures such as “A Team-Based Approach to Dentistry\,” “Addressing Client Communication Challenges\,” “Maximizing Dentistry Opportunities in Your Practice\,” and “Keeping Dentistry Safe-Ergonomics and Workspace Solutions\,” you can look forward to gaining practical insights and strategies that will directly benefit your work and your patients. Focusing each team on the BIG PICTURE: Happy Clients and Healthy Pets \nMaster the art of oral examination and charting\, using a 4- handed approach and American Veterinary Dental College Abbreviations. Gain confidence in recognizing normal oral anatomy and common pathology. \n\nInstrumentation for periodontal therapy\, root-planing\, and saving teeth.\nPain management through the use of regional nerve blocks\n\nDVM Only Sessions \n\nAnesthesia and pain management of Dentistry Patients\nInteractive Dental Radiographic Interpretation\nTips and Tricks for Making Extractions Less Like “Pulling Teeth” (Canine and Feline Focused)\nBasic and complex canine extraction lab (3 hours)\nBasic and complex feline extraction lab (3 hours)\n\nVeterinary Technician-Focused Sessions \n\nUsing and Maintaining Power Equipment for Dentistry\nInstrumentation and Sharpening\nHomecare Products\, How to Recommend and Teach Clients to Use Them\nHands-on Labs\nUltrasonic scaling and Tooth Polishing Techniques- Sharpening Dental Instruments\nFull-Mouth Dental Radiographs Simplified and more!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend This Workshop?\n\n\n\n\n\nDoctors of Veterinary Medicine (DVMs) who wish to deepen their dental knowledge and skills.\nRegistered Veterinary Technicians (RVTs) seeking to enhance their role in dental procedures and patient care.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Attend Dental Toothcamp?\n\n\n\n\nBy enrolling in this course\, you will: \n\nGain advanced skills in veterinary dentistry\, ensuring high-quality care for your patients.\nImprove your diagnostic and procedural efficiency\, leading to better patient outcomes.\nFoster a collaborative and effective team environment within your practice.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructors:\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Naomi Hoyer\, DAVDC \nNaomi is a Board-Certified Veterinary Dentist\, Assistant Professor of Dentistry and Oral Surgery\, and Dentistry Service Leader at Colorado State University James L Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital. She graduated from CSU with her DVM in 2002 and worked in general practice for 10 years before pursuing speciality training in dentistry. She became board-certified in 2017. She left private practice in 2018 to begin teaching because of her passion for dentistry education. Her professional interests include congenital maxillofacial defects and regional anaesthesia. When she’s not admiring teeth\, she spends time with her family\, running\, hiking\, reading\, or knitting! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBenita Altier\, LVT\, VTS (Dentistry) \nBenita began her career in veterinary technology in 1988 and has worked in small animal general medicine\, ophthalmology\, equine and llama neonatal care\, canine reproduction\, and dental speciality. Benita is the current President of the Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians and a Member at large for the Arizona Veterinary Technician Association. She has contributed to two textbooks on veterinary dentistry and published several articles in professional journals. Through her business\, Pawsitive Dental Education LLC\, she has provided professional dental instruction and consultation to veterinary hospitals and conferences across the US\, Canada\, and China.
URL:https://pawsitivedental.com/event/mieducation-pawsitive-dentistry-from-charting-to-extractions/
LOCATION:miEducation Training and Resource Centre\, Guelph ON\, 650 Woodlawn Road West\, Units 13 & 14\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1K 1B8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Veterinary Continual Education
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SUMMARY:Arizona Veterinary Technician Association Oral Pathology Lecture and Lab
DESCRIPTION:Benita Altier and Stefanie Perry\, both VTS (Dentistry) technicians\, are offering a four-hour hands-on workshop on oral examination and charting\, free to AZVTA members nominal fee to others. \n \n 
URL:https://pawsitivedental.com/event/arizona-veterinary-technician-association-oral-pathology-lecture-and-lab/
LOCATION:West-MEC Northeast Campus
CATEGORIES:Veterinary Continual Education
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SUMMARY:" Oh my neck hurts\, Ergonomics in Veterinary Dentistry"
DESCRIPTION:October 3\, 2024 Thursday\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOften overlooked\, ergonomics when performing dentistry is an essential part of safe work practices. This lecture will cover the basics of understanding how lighting\, magnification\, seating\, and tables can impact the operator’s efficiency\, comfort\, and well-being in and around veterinary dental procedures. \nSponsored by Enova Illumination Minneapolis\, MN \nLearning Objectives \n\nRecognize and describe work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD)\, often afflicting those who perform dental procedures.\nExamine their own workplaces for overlooked ways that we can change our working environments to implement ergonomics to prevent WRMSD.\nExplain how tables\, seating\, lighting\, and magnification work together to increase operator comfort and safety.\nPropose changes to standard operating procedures to incorporate new ergonomic principles into the daily practice of veterinary dentistry.\nAssess what is working well and determine new ways to reduce WRMSD in theworkplace.
URL:https://pawsitivedental.com/event/oh-my-neck-hurts-ergonomics-in-veterinary-dentistry/
LOCATION:https://pawsitivedental.com/event/oh-my-neck-hurts-ergonomics-in-veterinary-dentistry/
CATEGORIES:Veterinary Continual Education
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SUMMARY:Veterinary Dental Forum- Palm Springs
DESCRIPTION:Benita is providing wet labs on feline dental radiology\, advanced periodontal therapy for mentees of the Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians\, and more.
URL:https://pawsitivedental.com/event/veterinary-dental-forum-palm-springs/
LOCATION:Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa\, 44400 Indian Wells Lane\, Indian Wells\, 92210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Veterinary Continual Education
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SUMMARY:Washington State Association of Veterinary Technicians: "Practice Safe Dentistry" Patient and Operator Safety for the Veterinary Professional
DESCRIPTION:Two virtual learning events on Safety and Ergonomics in Veterinary Dentistry \nSeptember 19\, 2024 Thursday\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nThis lecture intends to debunk some of the confusion when it comes to keeping ourselves and our patients safe before\, during\, and after dental procedures. \nLearning Objectives \n\nIdentify and discuss risks associated with veterinary dentistry to the veterinary staff.\nList personal protective items that one should always wear when performing dental procedures.\nImplement safety protocols in their own hospital to ensure a reduction of exposure to potentially harmful biological\, chemical\, noise levels\, and radiation.\nAnalyze risks to the patient when undergoing anesthesia for dentistry.\nDevelop safety protocols to ensure patients are properly monitored and vital signs are kept within normal limits before\, during\, and after the procedure.\nPrioritize personal and patient safety.
URL:https://pawsitivedental.com/event/washington-state-association-of-veterinary-technicians-practice-safe-dentistry-patient-and-operator-safety-for-the-veterinary-professional/
LOCATION:https://pawsitivedental.com/event/washington-state-association-of-veterinary-technicians-practice-safe-dentistry-patient-and-operator-safety-for-the-veterinary-professional/
CATEGORIES:Veterinary Continual Education
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