Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery

Catalog description

Students participate in the client communication (including assessment of medical history), clinical examination, diagnostic testing (including patient restraint for intravenous catheter placement), treatment planning and treatment of animals presented with dental and oral diseases, including periodontal, endodontic, restorative and occlusal problems, inflammatory and developmental conditions, maxillofacial trauma and tumors. Tuesdays and Thursdays are clinic appointment days. Surgical procedures are performed every day. Occasionally, cases are hospitalized into Saturdays, and emergency cases may be referred from ES on Saturdays and Sundays. Responsibility for Saturday and Sunday patient care will be one to maximum two weekend days per student during the three-week rotation and will most often consist of being on-call. Typically, the first day of the rotation runs from 8 am to 5:30 pm and the other days from 7:15 am to 5:30 pm. Friday responsibilities typically extend to 4pm, except for one late-call student.