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Companion Animal Dentistry with Dr David Clarke

Introduction
Timetable for Modules
Content of Modules
Reading List
Technical Requirements for Online Study
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Introduction

The overall aim of the course is to provide a good review of veterinary dentistry, practical techniques to better improve your dentistry in practise, as well as, whet your appetite to perform and complete more advanced dental procedures.

This course will provide basic training in dentistry to enable the general practitioner confidence in practice both in theory and in the practise of dentistry. Along with the learning of the facts, practical examples, pictures and case studies will be used to ensure you have the knowledge to tackle dental problems and conditions as they present on a day-to-day basis within the practice. At the end of the course, the practitioner should have the knowledge and practical skills to perform the majority of dentistry in small animal practice.

Key benefits from this course is that:

It covers a wide range of veterinary dentistry beginning with anatomy, periodontal disease, teeth extractions, local anaesthesia and radiology
The basic disciplines of periodontology, endodontics, oral surgery and orthodontics are discussed
The course is primarily focused on companion animals including dogs and cats, but also covers rabbits and exotic species
Specific topics of advanced periodontal surgery and paedodontics are covered.

Timetable for Modules

Modules	You will receive modules in:	Modules due to be returned to Post Graduate Foundation for assessment
Module 1	1^st week of February	End of February
Module 2	1^st week of March	End of March
Module 3	1^st week of April	End of April
Module 4	1^st week of May	End of May
Module 5	1^st week of June	End of June
Module 6	1^st week of July	End of July
Module 7	1^st week of August	End of August
Module 8	1^st week of September	End of September
Module 9	1^st week of October	End of October
Module 10	1^st week of November	End of November

Remember, 30 November is the last day for the PGF to receive Distance Education material for assessment.

Content of Modules

Module	Contents
1	Introduction General Dentistry - General - Geriatrics - Paediatrics - Marketing - Prevention programs Anaesthesia and monitoring Dental instrumentation - The range and uses of hand and power instrumentation - The ability to identify dental burrs - Indications for their use - The maintenance and care of hand and power equipment Oral and Paradental Anatomy The osseous, nervous, muscular and vascular anatomy of the oral cavity and related structures Dental and periodontal anatomy in particular, including an understanding of head shapes, dentition and occlusion The sequence of tooth eruption and the significance of retained deciduous teeth Nomenclature
2	Oral Disease General Developmental Genetic Oncology Salivary glands TMJ Tongue Metabolic and endocrine disorders that may affect the mouth Diseases of dogs and cats that have oral manifestations or consequences, including viral, bacterial and fungal diseases The significance of brachygnathia and prognathism on the development of dental disease Cases requiring involved diagnostic tests e.g. anaesthesia and biopsy or radiographs, sialography, masticatory muscle EMG, or where laboratory tests beyond complete blood count and biochemical profile are used Conduct of an Oral Examination
3	Oral Radiology Extra and intra oral radiology The use of plate, periapical and occlusal dental film The use of parallel and bisecting angle techniques Dental positioning The ability to diagnose disease and trauma from dental radiographs
4	Periodontology Periodontal disease - Aetiology - Pathogenesis - Clinical signs The dental prophylaxis including: - Periodontal probing - Dental charting - Supra and subgingival scaling - Subgingival curettage - Root planing - Polishing - Fluoride treatment Treatment planning and adapting a treatment plan to a particular set of circumstances Use of the ultrasonic scaler. The different types of air and electric scalers available Periodontal hand instrumentation - their uses, care and sharpening Dental homecare and marketing Simple periodontal surgery - Gingivectomy/gingivoplasty - Open curettage - Flap procedures - Mucogingival surgery - Odontoplasty Involved periodontal treatment - Osseous surgery - Increasing attachment height - Bone augmentation - Gingival grafting - Guided tissue regeneration - Periodontal splinting
5	Oral Surgery Simple (closed) dental extractions Crown amputations Involved dental extractions (open or closed, requiring tooth sectioning, bone removal or other procedures in addition to elevator and forceps work) Full-mouth extractions Mandibular and maxillary fracture fixation (using dental acrylic splint, body of mandible fracture fixation with wire, pins, screws or plate, symphyseal separation fixation) Suture materials, suturing techniques, wound healing and factors affecting such Wound infection and management of traumatic wounds. Involved oral surgical procedures - TMJ condylectomy - Repair of existing palatal defects and oronasal fistulas - Maxillectomy - Mandibulectomy Miscellaneous soft tissue oral surgery - Traumatic cheek or sublingual granuloma-hyperplasia - Salivary gland surgery - Removal of oral masses not requiring maxillectomy or mandibulectomy - Laser surgery for stomatitis
6	Endodontics Aetiology and pathogenesis of pulpal pathology Treatment options - when, where and how to perform Mature canal endodontic obturation, non-surgical Partial vital pulpectomy ('pulpotomy') Direct and indirect pulp - capping Apexification and apexogenesis Apicectomy The reimplantation of avulsed and luxated teeth, their stabilisation, follow up treatment and prognosis. Filling materials and techniques Instrumentation Irrigants Sealers Ultrasonic endodontics
7	Orthodontics General Ethics Malocclusion treatment planning and the orthodontic consultation Consideration of: - Anterior cross bite - Base narrow mandibular canine(s) - Maxillary canine rostroversion Extraction of deciduous or permanent teeth causing malocclusion Impressions, study models and bite registration Management of clinical malocclusion by crown amputation or application of an inclined plane Management of clinical malocclusion by use of an active force orthodontic device
8	Dentistry of Other Animals Rabbits Rodents Exotics Restorative Dentistry Restorative procedures requiring gingival flap exposure, occlusal table cavity preparation and other involved restorations Restoration of endodontic access openings The composition of, indications for and use of dental amalgam, composites and glass ionomers Cavity definition and preparation Posts and pins Bleaching Crown and/or bridge preparation and bonding techniques for incisors, canines and carnassial teeth The different types of crowns available, their uses and adaptations in veterinary dentistry Implants
9	Feline Focus General Feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions Eosinophilic granuloma complex Infectious Oncology Stomatitis Laser medicine/surgery
10	Case Report Discussion Presented cases for discussion Present your case for discussion Disasters - We all have them!! - Lessons to be learnt

Reading List

Recommended Reading List

This list is to guide the candidate to core references and source material.

1. Veterinary Dentistry - General References

Key References

1. Wiggs and Lobprise. Veterinary Dentistry Principles and Practice : Lippincott-Raven, 1997

2. Holmstrom et al. Veterinary Dental Techniques for the small animal practitioner. 2nd edn : WB Saunders, 1998

3. Harvey and Emily. Small Animal Dentistry : Mosby, 1993

4. Verstraete. Self-Assessment Colour Review of Veterinary Dentistry : Manson Publishing, 1999

Other Very Valuable General References

5. Holmstrom. Canine Dentistry. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice 28(5) : WB Saunders, 1998

6. Frost. Dentistry. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice 16(5) : Saunders, 1986

7. Gorrel, Penman and Emily. Handbook of Small Animal Oral Emergencies : Pergamon Press, 1993

8. Harvey. Veterinary Dentistry : WB Saunders, 1985

9. Kertesz. Colour Atlas of Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery. London: Wolfe, 1993

10. Australian Veterinary Dental Society Annual Conference Proceedings 1990 - current

11. Bojrab and Tholen. Small Animal Oral Medicine and Surgery. Lea and Febiger 1990

12. Crossley and Penman. Manual of Small Animal Dentistry. 2nd ed : BSAVA, 1995

13. Eisenmenger and Zetner. Veterinary Dentistry : Lea and Febiger, 1985

14. Emily and Penman. Handbook of Small Animal Dentistry. 2nd ed : Pergamon Press, 1994

15. Spodnick. Veterinary Dentistry, Seminars in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery ( Small Animal ), 8(3): WB Saunders, 1993

2. Anatomy, Embryology, Physiology

16. Evans. Miller's Anatomy of the Dog. 3rd ed : WB Saunders, 1993

17. Schroeder. Oral Structural Biology : Thieme Medical Publishers, 1991

18. Ten Cate. Oral Histology: Development, Structure, and Function. 5th ed: CV Mosby, 1998

3. Anaesthesia and Pharmacology

19. Thurmon et al. Lumb and Jones' Veterinary Anaesthesia. 3rd ed : Williams and Wilkins, 1996

20. Mathews. Management of pain : Veterinary Clinics of N America Small Animal Practice. 30:4, 2000

4. Oral Disease

21. Cawson and Odell. Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Sixth Edition. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 1998

5. Oral Radiology

22. Colmery and DeForge. Atlas of Veterinary Dental Radiology : Iowa State University Press 2000

23. Mulligan, Aller. Williams Atlas of Canine and Feline Dental Radiography : Veterinary Learning Systems, 1998

6. Periodontology

24. Carranza and Newman. Clinical Periodontology. 8th ed : WB Saunders, 1996

25. Page and Schroeder. Periodontitis in man and other animals : Karger 1982

26. Rateitschak et al. Colour Atlas of Dental Medicine - Periodontology. 2nd ed : Thieme Medical Publishers, 1989

7. Oral Surgery

27. Bojrab et al. Current techniques in small animal surgery. 4th ed : Williams and Wilkins Publ., 1998

28. Brinker, Piermattei and Flo. Handbook of small animal orthopaedics and fracture treatment. 2nd ed : WB Saunders, 1990

8. Endodontics

29. Cohen and Burns. Pathways of the Pulp. 8th ed : CV Mosby, 2001

30. Walton R.E. and Torabinejad M. (1995) Principles and Practice of Endodontics. 3rd edn. Saunders

9. Orthodontics

31. Proffit and Fields. Contemporary Orthodontics. 3rd ed : Mosby-Year Book, 1999

10. Dentistry of Other Animals

32. Crossley and Penman. Manual of Small Animal Dentistry, 2nd edn: BSAVA, 1995

11. Dental Materials

33. Anusavice. Phillips' Science of Dental Materials. 10th ed : WB Saunders, 1996

34. Craig, O'Brien and Powers. Dental materials, Properties and Manipulation : Mosby, 1996

35. Baum, Phillips. Lund Textbook of Operative Dentistry, 3rd edition : WB Saunders, 1995

12. Feline Focus

36. Wilson . Feline Dentistry and Oral Cavity Diseases PGFVS 2002

37. Harvey. Feline Dentistry, Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice 22(6): WB Saunders, 1992

Suggested Reading Journals:

1. Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, issue 7 (1990) to present

Other veterinary journals with valuable related articles in them:

2. American Journal of Veterinary Research
3. Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian
4. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
5. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
6. Journal of Small Animal Practice
7. Veterinary Surgery
8. Australian Veterinary Journal
9. Australian Veterinary Practitioner
10. New Zealand Veterinary Journal
11. Journal of Endodontics
12. Journal of Periodontology
13. Journal of Clinical Periodontology
14. Seminars in Veterinary Medicine

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Technical requirements for online study

Technical requirements for online study WebCT is a software program developed in Canada which provides a platform and a set of web course teaching tools for online learning. As an introduction to the online learning environment The Post Graduate Foundation in Veterinary Science is using this platform to give you access to your course online. This medium will allow you to access your course and participate in online discussions with other participants and your tutor via a computer, a modem and a web browser, such as Netscape or Internet Explorer.

To optimise your use of WebCT for online learning we recommend the following specifications: http://www.pgf.edu.au/disted/index.cfm#technical

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