Dear Kara: Dental health (Sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition) January 1, 2009 By: Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT

Kara answers questions about dental health

Just Ask the Expert: Dr. Daniel T. Carmichael December 21, 2008 By: Daniel T. Carmichael, DVM, DAVDC

Q: How should I treat dentigerous cysts?

Just Ask the Expert: Dr. Daniel T. Carmichael December 2, 2008 By: Daniel T. Carmichael, DVM, DAVDC

Q. When a dog requires extractions, how long after the dental should it receive antibiotics?

Idea Exchange: Help clients practice dental home care December 1, 2008

When discussing dental procedures and home care with a client before a dental appointment, I give the client an OraVet (Merial) brochure with a packet of swabs and an insert on how to introduce the swabs to pets.

Idea Exchange: Before-and-after dental photos November 1, 2008

To help clients fully appreciate the benefits of dental prophylaxis, we take before-and-after digital photographs.

Dental radiography: Small improvements to technique can make a big difference October 1, 2008

Veterinary dental radio-graphy traditionally has been one of the most frustrating aspects of veterinary dentistry.

Dental concerns and care through the life stages of pets (Sponsored by Greenies) September 1, 2008 By: Karyl Hurley, DVM, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA, Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP, Debbie Boone, Richard Goldstein, DVM, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA, Brook Niemiec, DVM, DAVDC, Margie Scherk, DVM, DABVP (feline)

Advancing oral healthcare: A roundtable discussion

Just Ask the Expert: Dr. Daniel T. Carmichael August 20, 2008 By: Daniel T. Carmichael, DVM, DAVDC

Q. How do you proceed when you have a cat anesthetized and find that a tooth (or teeth) you need to extract is fused to the mandible?

Promoting dentistry through client education (Proceedings) August 1, 2008

Oral disease is one of the most prevalent diseases in dogs and cats.