RACE-Approved Continuing Education Courses
ABC's of Veterinary Dental Radiology In-Person Training
TRACKING NUMBER: 20-853507
COURSE TYPE: Live Course
DELIVERY METHOD: Lab/Wet Lab
DESCRIPTION: This course covers full mouth positioning for diagnostic dental radiographs in both the dog and the cat. An emphasis on efficiency, workflow, and software utilization will be taught. Understanding cause and effect will be learned to ensure the operator can correct positioning errors or obtain additional diagnostic images for interpretation.
Regional Nerve Blocks for Veterinary Dentistry
TRACKING NUMBER: 20-850841
COURSE TYPE: Live Course
DELIVERY METHOD: Lab/Wet Lab
DESCRIPTION: This two-hour course commonly used regional nerve blocks for veterinary dental surgery and pain management. Starting with a thorough discussion of the drugs currently recommended, contraindications and potential complications, then moving on to understanding essential anatomy and landmarks using skulls on the dog and cat. Step-by-step techniques will be demonstrated and then practiced by attendees on dog and cat specimens with instructor oversight to ensure precise methodology as well as safety when injections are made. Questions and answer session will follow hands-on practice.
Essential Skills in Veterinary Dentistry In-Person Course (Four Hours)
Tracking Number: 20-1191674
Course Type: Live Course
Delivery Method: Lab/Wet Lab
Description: This interactive learning experience will cover advanced oral examination techniques, occlusal evaluation, charting, and pathology documentation using American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC.org) abbreviations for dogs and cats. Periodontal therapy using closed root-planing techniques will be taught and practiced using fine-dental hand instruments. Open-root planing, including both indications and contraindications, will be discussed. Finally, we will perfect the simplified techniques to obtain some of the most challenging dental radiographs. Emphasis will be placed on efficiency, quality of dental care, and the value of preventing and stabilizing dental disease.
Level Two-Advancing Skills in Veterinary Dentistry for DVMs and Technicians
Tracking Number: 20-1191652
Course Type: Live Course
Delivery Method: Lab/Wet Lab
DESCRIPTION: This course will give the learner detailed knowledge of veterinary dentistry procedures, from the workings of power dental delivery units to practicing professional ultrasonic scaling and polishing techniques to performing a proper oral examination while probing and charting all pathology. The use of the American Veterinary Dental College abbreviations will be learned. Hand instrumentation regarding holding, using, and providing proper subgingival cleaning and closed root-planing will be practiced. Sharpening of instruments commonly used for periodontal therapy and extractions will be demonstrated and practiced.
The C.O.R.E. Dental Procedure
TRACKING NUMBER: 20-1191680
COURSE TYPE: Live Course
DELIVERY METHOD: Seminar/Lecture & Lab/Wet Lab & Interactive-Distance
DESCRIPTION: The comprehensive oral and radiographic exam is the foundation dental procedure for veterinary patients. This lecture demonstrates how to work more efficiently with a standard operating procedure. The oral cavity and dentition should be thoroughly evaluated before any dental treatment. All steps of the C.O.R.E. will be discussed in detail, and time management will be strategized.
Pawsitive Dentistry for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians
TRACKING NUMBER: 20-1170622
COURSE TYPE: Live Course
DELIVERY METHOD: Seminar/Lecture & Lab/Wet Lab
DESCRIPTION: This two-day hands-on learning event for veterinarians will provide lectures and hands-on learning for dental surgeries and pain management for canine and feline patients. The doctors will be instructed by a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College to learn topics such as performing an oral exam and professionally charting all findings, obtaining full mouth dental radiographs and their interpretation, a surgical approach to both simple to complex extraction procedures for single and multiple root teeth. Regional dental anesthesia will be taught to both veterinarians and technicians. The separate technician track will provide four hours of dental radiology positioning practice and one hour of instrument sharpening practice. Additional lectures on feline dental diseases, the C.O.R.E. Dental Procedure, and regional dental nerve blocks will be provided.
DVM Canine and Feline Dental Extraction Hands-On Lab
Tracking Number: 20-1025452
Course Type: Live Course
Delivery Method: Lab/Wet Lab
Description: This event covers oral surgery techniques for general practitioners for simple to complex dental extraction techniques on canine and feline specimens. Surgical techniques will be learned and practiced to increase successful outcomes during dental extractions. Proper instrumentation will be learned and practiced to elevate single and multi-rooted teeth. Discussions on when to refer patients for advanced dentistry, potential complications, and common questions will be answered.
Pawsitive Dentistry "Tooth Camp"
Tracking Number: 20-1236958
Course Type: Live Course
Delivery Method: Seminar/Lecture & Lab/Wet Lab
DESCRIPTION: This 20-hour, 2.5 day event on veterinary dentistry is a combination of lectures and hands-on workshops for both veterinarians and technicians. An emphasis on a team approach will be made regarding several topics such as client communication, scheduling procedures, oral examination, charting, regional dental nerve blocks, ergonomics, and workplace setup, patient safety, anesthetic concerns, dental radiographs, and more. Technicians will also work on dental hygiene skills, equipment use and maintenance, hand instrument sharpening, and obtaining diagnostic dental radiographs. Doctors will work on radiographic interpretation and oral surgery to extract teeth in dogs and cats.