2019 AAHA Dental Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats

doi:10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6933

Practice Guideline

. 2019 Mar/Apr;55(2):49-69.

doi: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6933.

2019 AAHA Dental Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats

Jan Bellows¹, Mary L Berg¹, Sonnya Dennis¹, Ralph Harvey¹, Heidi B Lobprise¹, Christopher J Snyder¹, Amy E S Stone¹, Andrea G Van de Wetering¹

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¹ From All Pets Dental, Weston, Florida (J.B.); Beyond the Crown Veterinary Education, Lawrence, Kansas (M.L.B.); Stratham-Newfields Veterinary Hospital, Newfields, New Hampshire (S.D.); Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (R.H.); Main Street Veterinary Dental Hospital, Flower Mount, Texas (H.B.L.); Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin (C.J.S.); Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (A.E.S.S.); and Advanced Pet Dentistry, LLC, Corvallis, Oregon (A.G.VdW.).

PMID: 30776257
DOI: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6933

Practice Guideline

2019 AAHA Dental Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats

Jan Bellows et al. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2019 Mar/Apr.

. 2019 Mar/Apr;55(2):49-69.

doi: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6933.

Authors

Jan Bellows¹, Mary L Berg¹, Sonnya Dennis¹, Ralph Harvey¹, Heidi B Lobprise¹, Christopher J Snyder¹, Amy E S Stone¹, Andrea G Van de Wetering¹

Affiliation

¹ From All Pets Dental, Weston, Florida (J.B.); Beyond the Crown Veterinary Education, Lawrence, Kansas (M.L.B.); Stratham-Newfields Veterinary Hospital, Newfields, New Hampshire (S.D.); Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (R.H.); Main Street Veterinary Dental Hospital, Flower Mount, Texas (H.B.L.); Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin (C.J.S.); Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (A.E.S.S.); and Advanced Pet Dentistry, LLC, Corvallis, Oregon (A.G.VdW.).

PMID: 30776257
DOI: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6933

Abstract

The 2019 AAHA Dental Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats outline a comprehensive approach to support companion animal practices in improving the oral health and often, the quality of life of their canine and feline patients. The guidelines are an update of the 2013 AAHA Dental Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats. A photographically illustrated, 12-step protocol describes the essential steps in an oral health assessment, dental cleaning, and periodontal therapy. Recommendations are given for general anesthesia, pain management, facilities, and equipment necessary for safe and effective delivery of care. To promote the wellbeing of dogs and cats through decreasing the adverse effects and pain of periodontal disease, these guidelines emphasize the critical role of client education and effective, preventive oral healthcare.

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