Continuing Education at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Practical Veterinary Dentistry: Periodontal Therapy and Surgical Extractions, July 22, 2012

Continuing Education

Registration: Click here to register online now!

Registration fees:
Veterinarians: $295
Veterinary Technicians: $225

Course fee includes continental breakfast, refreshment breaks, lunch, instructional materials and wet lab.

Please bring scrubs for the wet lab portion of this course.

This course will provide 7.5 CE hours of credit. Full attendance is required to receive total CE credits.

Course Sponsors

We are grateful for the generous support of our sponsor, Webster Veterinary.

Course Cancellation Policy

Full refunds are available for cancellations made by 5 p.m. ET, July 6, 2012. No refunds will be issued thereafter. If a course is cancelled for any reason, the College of Veterinary Medicine will not be responsible for any charges related to travel.

Summary

This continuing education course is dedicated to providing instruction and technique for the most commonly-performed procedures in veterinary dentistry.

Periodontal diagnostics and therapy, simple and surgical extractions, and basic to intermediate periodontal therapy will be covered step-by-step in lecture.

Participants will have the opportunity to practice these procedures in the laboratory utilizing proper technique and instrumentation. Regional nerve blocks will be incorporated into the extraction lab. Radiography will be provided for attendees that would like exposure to technique and positioning and for radiographic confirmation of complete extraction.

Instructors

Brett Beckman, DVM, FAVC, DAVDC, DAAPM
Tom Nemetz, DVM, PhD

Location

All sessions are held at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Please use the ramp entrance to the main Vet Med building. Follow the directions here or contact Melissa Kilpatrick at melissak@uga.edu.

Hotel Accommodations

Georgia Center Conference Center & Hotel
Located on campus, just down the street from the College.
Block Code for special rate: VETDENTAL2012
Release date: June 22, 2012
Rate: $89.00
888.295.8894 or 706.542.2134
www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/hotel

Holiday Inn
Located adjacent to campus, about a mile from the College.
Block Code for special rate is: UVD. Book your room online!
Release date is June 30, 2012
Rate: $94.00
706.549.4433

Free shuttle service available to the College of Veterinary Medicine (if requested at check-in).

Tentative Schedule

8-8:30 a.m.	Continental breakfast & Registration
8:30-9:45 a.m.	A Practical Approach to Periodontal Disease
9:45-10 a.m.	Refreshment Break
10-11:15 a.m.	Simple Extractions and Periodontal Flap Generation
11:30-12:30 p.m.	Surgical Extractions
12:30-1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30-5 p.m.	Laboratory for Veterinarians: • Regional Nerve Blocks for Oral Surgery • Simple Extractions • Periodontal Flap Creation • Surgical Extractions • Doxyrobe Placement • Root Planing and Subgingival Curettage
1:30-5 p.m.	Laboratory for Technicians: • Radiography

Additional Information

Please review our calendar page for travel and parking information, as well as details about our conference policies.

Contacts

For further information about this and other continuing education opportunities, please contact Melissa Kilpatrick, Continuing Education: 706.542.1451 or melissak@uga.edu

This page was last updated on January 12, 2012.