Comments on: Biting down on anesthesia-free dentistries http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/29/biting-down-on-anesthesia-free-dentistries/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Christie Keith http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/29/biting-down-on-anesthesia-free-dentistries/comment-page-1/#comment-418140 Christie Keith Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:23:31 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/29/biting-down-on-anesthesia-free-dentistries/#comment-418140 Lindsay, all that says is that a veterinarian may allow a human dentist or hygenist to perform a dental procedure on a pet in the vet's office with the vet there in the room, directly supervising. There is no such thing as a veterinary "dental hygenist"; that is a HUMAN dental hygenist they are referring to there, just as it's a HUMAN dentist. Lindsay, all that says is that a veterinarian may allow a human dentist or hygenist to perform a dental procedure on a pet in the vet’s office with the vet there in the room, directly supervising. There is no such thing as a veterinary “dental hygenist”; that is a HUMAN dental hygenist they are referring to there, just as it’s a HUMAN dentist.

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/29/biting-down-on-anesthesia-free-dentistries/comment-page-1/#comment-417970 Lindsay Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:43:00 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2006/12/29/biting-down-on-anesthesia-free-dentistries/#comment-417970 You write in this article and your Whole Pet article "Biting Down on Anesthesia Free Dentistry" that there is no such thing as a registered dental technician (from your other article): "But since there are no recognized licensing, training, certification or registration programs to back them up, those titles are just marketing slogans." However, the AVDC has the following on their website here:http://www.avdc.org/position-statements.html "Who May Provide Veterinarian-supervised Dental Care The AVDC accepts that the following health care workers may assist the responsible veterinarian in dental procedures or actually perform dental prophylactic services while under direct, in the room supervision by a veterinarian if permitted by local law: licensed, certified or registered veterinary technician or a veterinary assistant with advanced dental training, dentist, or REGISTERED DENTAL HYGENIST." I am neither for or against this procedure yet, I just started learning about it this evening, but when you and this vet tech you quote in both articles insist there is no type of registration for dental hygenists, yet I find that there is on a site you referred me to yourself, it makes me skeptical of your fact checking. You write in this article and your Whole Pet article “Biting Down on Anesthesia Free Dentistry” that there is no such thing as a registered dental technician (from your other article):
“But since there are no recognized licensing, training, certification or registration programs to back them up, those titles are just marketing slogans.”
However, the AVDC has the following on their website here:http://www.avdc.org/position-statements.html
“Who May Provide Veterinarian-supervised Dental Care
The AVDC accepts that the following health care workers may assist the responsible veterinarian in dental procedures or actually perform dental prophylactic services while under direct, in the room supervision by a veterinarian if permitted by local law: licensed, certified or registered veterinary technician or a veterinary assistant with advanced dental training, dentist, or REGISTERED DENTAL HYGENIST.”

I am neither for or against this procedure yet, I just started learning about it this evening, but when you and this vet tech you quote in both articles insist there is no type of registration for dental hygenists, yet I find that there is on a site you referred me to yourself, it makes me skeptical of your fact checking.

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