Dentistry 1:
Introduction to Dentistry, Diagnostics & Extractions

22 - 26 June 2025 | Shenzhen, China

General Overview

This course covers the introduction to veterinary dentistry starting with
diagnostics in small animal dentistry, clinical and radiographic assessment of oral and dental structures and using and filling-in dental charts for dogs and cats. It also focuses on the importance of radiography and trains participants to expose and interpret intraoral dental radiographs. Canine and feline dental extractions are another clinically very important subject and represent these species' most common surgical procedure. They are covered in the second part of the course.

Main topics

- oral and dental anatomy and physiology
- oral examination technique and charting
- dental equipment and instrumentation
- oral radiography and interpretation
- comprehensive oral health assessment and treatment (COHAT)
- local anaesthesia techniques for the oral cavity
- extraction techniques and extraction complications

Reading List

If you would like to prepare in advanced for the course, please find below a list of suggested materials to review. 

Language

This course will be held in English language with consecutive translation in Chinese.

CPD Hours: 40

Tuition Fee: TBA

Course Language: English with Consecutive Translation in Chinese

Preliminary Program (Click to Open)
Day 1

08:30 - 09:00 Introduction about the course    
09:00 - 10:00 Lecture: Importance of oral Health, marketing veterinary dentistry
10:00 - 11:00 Lecture: Oral and Dental Anatomy and Physiology
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break    
11:30 - 12:15 Lecture: Oral Examination Technique and Charting, Comprehensive Oral Health Assessment and Treatment (COHAT)
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch Break    
13:15 - 14:00 Lecture: Basic Dental Equipment and Instrumentation
14:00 - 14:45 Lecture: Local Anaesthesia
14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break    
15:15 - 17:00 Demo and Practical: Oral Examination and Charting, Local Anaesthesia

Day 2
09:00 - 09:45 Lecture: Oral Radiography (How to get an good diagnostic dental radiograph)
09:45 - 11:00 Lecture: Radiographic Interpretation (normal anatomy and typical pathologic findings)
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break    
11:30 - 13:00 Demo and Practical: Dental Scaling and polishing
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break    
14:00 - 15:15 Demo and Practical: Oral Radiography
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break    
15:45 - 17:00 Demo and Practical: Oral Radiography
Day 3

09:00 - 10:15 Demo and Practical: Oral Radiography
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break    
10:45 - 12:00 Demo and Practical: Oral Radiography
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break    
13:00 - 15:00 Interactive Session: Radiographic Interpretation
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break    
15:30 - 17:00 Interactive Session: Radiographic Interpretation

Day 4
09:00 - 09:30 Lecture: Introduction to oral surgery
09:30 - 10:45 Lecture: Dental Extractions    
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break    
11:15 - 12:00 Lecture: Complications to Extractions
12:00 - 12:15 Lecture: Motorized Extractions
12:15 - 13:00 Lunch Break    
13:00 - 15:00 Demo and Practical: Extraction Techniques Dog, Instru-ment sharpening
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break    
15:30 - 17:00 Demo and Practical: Extraction Techniques Dog
Day 5
09:00 - 11:00 Demo and Practical: Extraction Techniques Cat
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break    
11:30 - 13:00 Demo and Practical: Extraction Techniques Cat
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break    
14:00 - 16:30 Demo and Practical: Complications to Extractions, Retrieval of Fractured Root Tips, Oronasal Fistula Repair
16:30 - 17:30 Cleaning of the Lab, Farewell Drink, Outlook to following Courses

Course Masters

Dr. Jerzy Gawor

DVM PhD, DAVDC, DEVDC, FAVD (PL)

Kraków, Poland

Dr. Cedric Tutt

Dipl. EVDC, BVSc, BVSc(Hons), MMedVet (Med) (ZA)

Cape Town, South Africa

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