by Vickie Byard | Nov 22, 2014 | Pet Dentistry
By Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ Is this a typical record for your clients? If this would not be the norm in your practice, maybe you should ask the question; “Why?” The clinical presentation is as follows: This is a challenging Siamese who has...
by Vickie Byard | Nov 8, 2014 | Pet Dentistry
By Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ On November 2nd, 2014, I posted a poll on the PetED Facebook page and the Vet Techs United!! Facebook page asking veterinary technicians to vote on whether or not they are brushing their own pet’s teeth every day. I...
by Vickie Byard | Nov 2, 2014 | Pet Dentistry, Uncategorized
By Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ Last night’s blog had a ton of responses. One person asked the question; How does education change? I assumed she meant, how does education actually change behavior. I responded that as technicians, we have all had...
by Vickie Byard | Nov 1, 2014 | Pet Dentistry, Uncategorized
By Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ I recently saw a screenshot that made its way to a vet tech focused Facebook page. Unfortunately, it brought back an old blog that I once posted on an old blog site I used to use. I thought I would revisit the topic, which...
by Vickie Byard | Aug 26, 2014 | Pet Dentistry
by Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ As a general, small animal practice without a boarded veterinary dentist, ours holds a strong belief in the importance of routine dental care and the need for home care by the owners. These wonderful owners own a Pug. She...
by Vickie Byard | May 24, 2014 | Pet Dentistry
by Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJ In last week’s blog, I posted an educational video showing positioning for canine dental X-rays. Today’s post will be similar but will address positioning your feline patients. I like to think of the steps as...
