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Chapter 7 Training
Periodontal Disease
Jeanne R. Perrone, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Your clinic is going to launch a promotion on the importance of preventing periodontal disease.
Write a ONE PAGE client handout. You can be as creative as you like. Remember that you are
gearing this to clients and the questions they may have. See Figure 1.
Your handout should touch on these points:
a. Definition of periodontal disease
b. How does periodontal disease affect dogs and cats?
c. What kind of dental services does your clinic provide.
d. What should the client do to prevent periodontal disease?
Figure 1 – Sample of client handout on periodontal disease. Courtesy of Theresa Gabel, CVT.
Endodontics Training
Sara Sharp, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
What components make up the pulp of the tooth?
What is apexification?
What is apexogenesie?
What is MTA used for?
Why do you use a glass inomier as an interface between the gutta perca and the composite
filling?
What is the time limitation on a vital Pulpotomy?
Does a tooth have to be extracted if there is an apical abscess?
When is a direct pulp cap indicated?
What is the indication for an indirect pulp cap?
Name 5 criteria of oral pain.
Malocclusion Training
Jeanne R. Perrone, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
1. What is the goal of orthodontic care?
2. Describe a normal or ideal occlusion?
3. What is meant by “dental interlock” regarding the canines and incisors, as well as between
the premolars and molars?
4. What are the jaw length and occlusal differences between a brachycephalic, mesocephalic
and dolicocephalic breed dog?
5. What is the definition of a malocclusion?
6. What is the difference between symmetrical and asymmetrical skeletal malocclusions?
7. What is the equipment used in an orthodontic treatment?
8. Explain the difference between interceptive and corrective orthodontics?
9. What is the cause and treatment of base narrow mandibular canines?
10. What are the types of orthodontic appliances?
Jaw Fracture Management Training
Making a Tape Muzzle
Jeanne R. Perrone, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
1. View the powerpoint in this training file.
2. Using your own dog or a stuffed dog, make a tape muzzle to size.
3. Photograph and document each step of the process including:
Size and type of tape
What objects did you use to measure the sections of tape?
Where did you need to trim the muzzle to make it fit properly?
4. Without using your patient, make a second muzzle using the photos and notes that you
made.
Oral Tumor Training
1. What is the definition of a tumor?
2. Where in the oral cavity can tumors arise?
3. What is meant by a tumor spreading by “direct extension” vs. metastatic?
4. What are some common symptoms of a patient that has an oral tumor?
5. What testing should be included in your diagnostic protocol of an oral tumor?
6. List the common benign oral tumors. What are their characteristics?
7. List the common malignant oral tumors. What are their characteristics?
8. What are the common treatments of malignant oral tumors and why?
9. What is meant by “debulking” a tumor?
10. What is the best way to get a definitive diagnosis and why?