Jan Bellows 
Small Animal Dental Equipment, Materials and Techniques 
A Primer

If you’re a veterinarian in practice and you’reinterested in increasing your ability to deliver dental treatmentto your patients, you will find the information in Small Animal Dental Equipment, Materials, and Techniques: A Primerinvaluable. The author has gone back to basics to fill in the gapbetween limited and advanced veterinary dental services. This bookwill show you how to establish an efficient dental operatory andperform many of the day-to-day techniques required to raise yourlevel of dental services.

The goal of this book is to educate veterinarians and veterinarytechnicians on the philosophy and means of integrating dentalhealth practices into the everyday life of their patients. Theauthor also explains how to choose dental equipment and materialsas well as how to perform basic and intermediate dental proceduresbased on examination finding. Coverage includes the materials, equipment, and techniques that veterinarians have found mostvaluable in the practice of veterinary dentistry.

Table of Content

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

1. The Dental Operatory.

2. Equipping the Dental Practice.

3. Patient Monitoring.

4. Dental Radiography.

5. Local and Regional Anesthesia and Pain Control.

6. Periodontal Equipment, Materials, and Techniques.

7. Endodontic Equipment, Materials, and Techniques.

8. Restorative Equipment, Materials, and Techniques.

9. Orthodontic Equipment, Materials, and Techniques.

10. Oral Surgical Equipment, Materials, and Techniques.

11. Educating Your Client.

Appendix. Vendor Information, Equipment, and Materials.

Index.

About the author

Jan Bellows, DVM is a veterinarian with over twenty-five years experience in small animal medicine and surgery. He is a board certified veterinary dentist as well as a boarded companion animal specialist. Dr. Bellows sees dental referrals at Hometown Animal Hospital and Dental Clinic in Weston, Florida