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Small Animal Dental Procedures for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses

ISBN: 978-1-118-45314-8

September 2012

Wiley-Blackwell

256 pages

Description

Small Animal Dental Procedures for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is a comprehensive, procedures-based resource for technicians and nurses involved with all aspects of canine, feline, and exotic animal dentistry. Heavily illustrated and clinically oriented, this training manual provides step-by-step instructions on the oral exam, anesthesia, cleaning and radiology, as well as the necessary background on dental anatomy, common diseases and terminology. Each chapter includes learning objectives and key terms to promote retention, and a companion website provides review questions, training exercises, images from the book and additional images in PowerPoint, chapter glossaries, and forms available for download.       

Fully authored by Veterinary Technician Specialists in Dentistry, the book covers all aspects of veterinary dentistry that a technician will encounter in daily practice, with a special emphasis on the technician’s role relative to dental procedures.  With extensive full-color pictures, review questions and glossary terms, Small Animal Dental Procedures for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is equally useful for veterinary technician or nursing students, technicians or nurses in practice, and those pursuing their specialty certification in veterinary dentistry.
About the Author

Jeanne Perrone, CVT, VTS (Dentistry) is a dentistry technician as Tampa Bay Veterinary Specialists. She also serves as an adjunct instructor for the Veterinary Technician program in dentistry at St. Petersburg College, Dentistry Section Editor for Veterinary Technician magazine, and is a member and former officer of the Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians.

Features
  • Offers a comprehensive, procedures-based reference to the skills required from technicians and nurses in all aspects of dental care
  • Fully authored  by Veterinary Technician Specialists in Dentistry
  • Promotes learning retention through review questions and answers, key terms, and learning objectives
  • Covers canine, feline, and exotic animal dental anatomy and terminology
  • Heavily illustrated in full color to provide a detailed visual guide to dental procedures
  • Provides forms for use in practice, review questions and answers, training exercises, editable glossaries arranged by chapter, and images on a companion website