Dentistry
Individual Courses and Comprehensive Study
Dentistry I: Introduction to Dentistry, Diagnostics & Extractions
This course covers the introduction to dentistry starting with diagnostics in small animal dentistry, clinical and radiographic assessment of oral and dental structures, using and filling-in dental charts for dogs and cats. It also focuses on the importance of radiography, exposing and interpreting intraoral radiographs. Canine and feline extractions are clinically a very important subject and are covered in the extended practicals.
Dentistry II: Periodontics & Feline Dentistry
Periodontal disease is the number one clinical problem in dogs and cats. This course gives an overview of small animal periodontology, including diagnostics basics, advanced surgical procedures; preventive and regenerative techniques. The participant will learn about how to deal with gingivitis, periodontitis, alveolar bone loss; periodontal pockets; gingival recession and many other diseases. Further subjects covered in this course are feline oral problems in a separate session.
Dentistry III: Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics
Participants will learn about how to save the tooth and prolong its masticatory functions. An introduction to restorative and endodontic techniques is given during the start of the course, followed by 4 days full of practicing vital pulp therapy, root canal debridement, obturation, final restoration, and how to deal with endodontic complications.
Dentistry IV: Prosthodontics, Orthodontics & Paediatric Dentistry
Prosthodontics, orthodontics and juvenile dentistry are the major subjects of the fourth course. There will be an introduction to the biology of orthodontic problems and procedures, followed by the diagnosis and treatment of the most common malocclusions. Further topics include the utilization of popular orthodontic techniques; an introduction to teeth crowning with crown preparation, impressions, dental laboratory technology and cementation.
Dentistry V: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Based on the experiences learnt in the first four courses, participants may now perform maxillofacial surgery with the dental care and respect to important oral structures. Selected oncologic, developmental and traumatology problems of the maxillofacial hard tissue and soft tissue structures will be discussed, presented and exercised.
Small Mammal Dentistry
The number of exotic companion mammals is growing, especially rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and ferrets. ESAVS Small Mammal Dentistry course is responding to growing need of general practitioners as well as profiled exotic animal clinics to learn more about dental and maxillofacial problems in rabbits, rodents and ferrets. Participant will receive theoretical and practical knowledge about clinical anatomy, pathophysiology of dental disease, clinical and radiographic assessment of oral and dental/skull structures, computed tomography examination, and surgical approaches to particular dental disorders (extraction techniques, extraoral approach to the odontogenic abscesses, apicoectomy, etc.).
Feline Dentistry
Despite there are three major problems affecting most of patients in feline dentistry: periodontal diseases, caudal stomatitis and teeth resorption, cats also suffer from other maladies linked to oral cavity. It is very common that several problems exsist concurrently in the oral cavity. Due to fact that it is difficult to provide home care in cats suffering with oral pain, many diseases are diagnosed in advanced stage. ESAVS Feline Dentistry course is responding to growing need of general practitioners as well as profiled feline clinics to learn more about dental and maxillofacial problems in cats. Participant will receive theoretical and practical knowledge about clinical anatomy, diagnostics oral inflammatory diseases management, oral surgery, traumatology and systemic aspects of dental problems.