Dentistry: Small Mammals

08:30 – 09:00 Welcome and registration All tutors
09:00 – 09:15 Course introduction Jekl
09:15 – 10:30 Lecture: Oral and dental anatomy and physiology of rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and degus Schreyer
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Lecture: Oral and dental anatomy and physiology of ferrets and small “pocket” rodents Gawor
11:45 – 12:30 Lecture: Pathophysiology of dental disease in herbivorous small mammals Jekl
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:15 Lecture: Basic dental equipment and instrumentation Gawor
14:15 – 15:00 Lecture: Aanalgesia in patients with dental disease (local and systemic) Jekl
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Demo and practical: Oral examination and charting, local anaesthesia All tutors

09:00 – 09:45 Lecture: Oral radiography (how to get a good diagnostic dental radiograph) Gawor
09:45 – 11:15 Lecture: Radiographic and computed tomography interpretation (normal anatomy and
typical pathological findings) of rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and degus Jekl
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00 Lecture: Radiographic interpretation and computed tomography (normal anatomy and
typical pathological findings) of ferrets and small pocket rodents Gawor
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:15 Demo and practical: Oral radiography and computed tomography All tutors
15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:00 Demo and practical: Oral radiography and computed tomography All tutors

09:00 – 11:15 Interactive session: Radiographic and CT interpretation rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and degus All tutors
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00 Interactive session: Radiographic and CT interpretation ferret and small rodents All tutors
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Lecture: Dental disease in ferrets – including tooth extractions and canine endodontics Gawor
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:15 Lecture: Coronal premolar and molar reduction Schreyer
16:15 – 17:00 Lecture: Periodontal disease in small mammals Jekl

09:00 – 10:00 Lecture: Incisor extraction in rabbits and rodents Schreyer
10:00 – 10:30 Lecture: Intraoral extractions of premolars and molars in rabbits Schreyer
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Lecture: Extraoral extraction of premolars and molars, odontogenic abscesses in rabbits Jekl
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Demo and practical: Extraction techniques in rabbits All tutors
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Demo and practical: Extraction techniques in rabbits All tutors

07:00 – 07:45 Lecture: Extraction techniques in rodents Jekl
07:45 – 08:30 Lecture: Extraction techniques in rodents, apicoectomy Jekl
08:30 – 09:00 Coffee Break
09:00 – 11:00 Demo and practical: Extraction techniques in rodents All tutors
11:00 – 12:00 Lunch Break
12:00 – 14:30 Demo and practical: Extractions techniques in rodents, complications and problem solving All tutors
14:30 – 15:30 Interactive session: introduction to Certificate and Master program Gawor / Schreyer
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