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WSAVA developing new guidelines for veterinary dentistry
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The DGC aims to launch the first Global Dental Guidelines at WSAVA World Congress 2017.
Organisation aims to enhance standards across the world

A set of guidelines to enhance standards of veterinary dentistry is being developed by the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA).

According to the WSAVA, the guidelines are set to bridge a ‘significant gap’ in veterinary education and enhance the level of veterinary care companion animals receive across the world.

A new WSAVA Committee - the Dental Guidelines Committee (DGC) - will carry out the task. The DGC aims to launch the first Global Dental Guidelines at WSAVA World Congress 2017.

“Our goal is to raise awareness of just how common dental disease is in small animals and to highlight the local and systemic consequences if it is left untreated,” said Dr Brook Niemiec who chairs the DGC. “We also hope to improve dental education internationally and to promote the importance of veterinary dentistry.”

He adds: “Our goal is to raise awareness of just how common dental disease is in small animals and to highlight the local and systemic consequences if it is left untreated. We also hope to improve dental education internationally and to promote the importance of veterinary dentistry.”

Dr Niemiec explains that the WSAVA Global Dental Guidelines will set the ‘gold standard’ to which all veterinarians should aspire. However, the DGC will also suggest minimum standards of equipment and care for veterinarians in parts of the world where companion animal practice is still developing.
 
“As part of the project, we plan to develop a simple, objective way to score oral disease in a repeatable fashion and to create educational resources, tools and continuing education (CE) for WSAVA members,” he said.

“It is our firm intent that the WSAVA Global Dental Guidelines will be the first step in changing the way that dental disease is perceived in the veterinary profession and in improving dental treatment in companion animals worldwide.”

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Vets to run marathon for World Animal Protection

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 Two recently graduated veterinary surgeons will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for the charity World Animal Protection.

Alex Bartlett and Maeve O'Neill plan to run the race together if they are given the same start times.

Dr O'Neill said: "You're always limited in what you can do to help animals, so it is nice to raise money for a charity that helps animals around the world."

Dr Bartlett added: "I have never run a marathon before and am excited to run my first one for such a good cause!"

Both Dr Bartlett and Dr O'Neill have fundraising pages online. 

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BSAVA releases new Guide to Procedures

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has published a new edition of its Guide to Procedures for Small Animal Practice.

It has added four new procedures; cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound and wet-to-dry dressings.

BSAVA says that it is an essential step-by-step guide to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in practice. The textbook includes new images and illustrations, as well as high-definition videos for use prior to procedures.

Nick Bexfield and Julia Riggs, editors of the new edition, said: "We have built upon the success of the previous editions by responding to the feedback received from the BSAVA readership, and hope this new guide helps to further increase the confidence and accuracy with which these procedures are performed."

Print copies are available in the BSAVA store, with a digital version in the BSAVA library.