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Kansas State University

15th Annual Small Animal Conference on Dentistry 

An invitation to Veterinary Medical Practitioners,
Technicians and Students to attend the . . .


15th Annual Small Animal Conference on Dentistry
The Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth, So Help Me Doc

Sunday, February 11, 2007

College of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State University
KSU-Student Chapter of the American Animal Hospital Association


Date and Time
Sunday, February 11, 2007
8:00 am – 4:30 pm


Conference Contact Hours
6 Clock Hours 


Location
Frick Auditorium, Mosier Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1800 Denison, Manhattan, KS
Frick Auditorium is located on the second floor of Mosier Hall. Enter at the Emergency Entrance. Signs will be posted to direct you to registration.


Parking
Parking is available on the west side (off Denison Avenue) and on the east side (off Jardine Drive) of the Veterinary Medical Complex. A parking permit is not required for weekend parking. Do not park in the client parking or reserved stalls as you may get ticketed.
 

Conference Objectives
“The tooth and nothing but the tooth, so help me Doc” covers the most common oral pathology seen in dogs and cats every day in practice. A practical approach to the recognition and treatment modalities used will be discussed to allow the participant to use what they learn over these several hours of lecture and discussion in their practice.

 

Conference Schedule

7:30 am

Registration

8:00 am

Welcome
Dr. Ralph Richardson, Dean, K-State CVM
Dr. Ken Harkin, Associate Professor and Section Head, Small Animal Internal Medicine, SCAAHA Advisor
 

8:15 am

Oral Exam and Dental Charting
A complete discussion of how to perform a complete oral examination along with the importance of dental charting.
   

9:15 am

Refreshment Break

9:30 am

Periodontal Disease - Diagnosis and Treatment
A detailed approach to the stages of and physiology of periodontal disease as well as treatment approaches and helpful hints on how to discuss these processes with clients.

10:30 am

Refreshment Break

10:45 am

Canine Oral Disease- part I
Common everyday dental problems you need to know will be discussed in a very practical and useful way, providing the veterinarian to appropriately and accurately educate both the client and staff.

11:45 n

Catered Luncheon (Included with registration)

12:45 pm

Canine Oral Disease- part II
Continued from part I.
 

1:45 pm

Refreshment Break

2:00 pm

Feline Oral Disease- part I
Common everyday dental problems you need to know will be discussed in a very practical and useful way, providing the veterinarian to appropriately and accurately educate both the client and staff. Feline juvenile gingivitis, caudal and buccal stomatitis, and resorptive lesions will be covered in part 1

3:00 pm

Refreshment Break

3:15 pm

Feline Oral Disease- part II
Feline oral trauma and dental emergencies, fracture repair made easy are among a few of the topics that will be covered in part II.

4:15 pm

Questions and Answers

4:30 pm

Evaluation and Adjourn



Guest Speaker
Dr Gary S. Goldstein, DVM, Fellow AVD, DAVDC
Dr. Goldstein is an Associate Clinical Professor, Director of the Veterinary Dental Service and Associate Medical Director of Small Animal Specialties at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center. He graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Veterinary Medicine in 1984. After graduation, he moved to Houston, Texas to study veterinary dentistry at the Houston Veterinary Dental Clinic. In 1988 he joined Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists where his practice was limited to veterinary dentistry accepting referrals for the entire Gulf Coast region. From December of 1996 to December 2001 he worked in senior management with Banfield, The Pet Hospitals as the field director for the Minnesota region and as the Medical Director for the Oregon and Washington region. He is past president of the American Veterinary Dental Society and is past chairman of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry examination committee and is currently a member of the board of directors of the AVDC as recording secretary. In April 2002 he joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center where he teaches veterinary students and manages the clinical dental service. Dr. Goldstein and his staff of two veterinary technicians and 2 dental residents see over 1500 cases per year. Dr. Goldstein is a published author and lecturer, has published numerous articles relating to veterinary dentistry and has written several chapters in veterinary textbooks
 

SCAAHA Officers
Student Chapter of the American Animal Hospital (SCAAHA) is dedicated to providing students with current information on small animal medicine and surgery and practice management topics. In addition to monthly meetings and lectures, multiple wet labs are scheduled during the year to provide hands on activities aimed at improving clinical skills. Weekly rounds on internal medicine topics are held in a problem based learning format, which helps integrate theoretical knowledge from class with practical applications from real hospital cases. All students are welcome to be members


2006/2007 K-State SCAAHA Officers
President: Nicole Poulin          Vice President: Mackenzie Ostmeyer
Treasurer: Colette Conway     Open House Chair: Alicia Smith
Secretary: Melissa Haase       Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ken Harkin


Thank you
Thank you to the following for their contributions to this conference.

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Questions
If you have any questions please contact Linda Johnson by phone at 785-532-5696 or e-mail her at VMCE@vet.k-state.edu,Veterinary Medical Continuing Education at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University.

If you have questions regarding registration information, call Rebecca at 785-532-5569.


Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at both the Clarion and the Holiday Inn at the Campus. The block rates and cutoff dates are listed below. Please refer to the “Vet Med Small Animal Oncology Conference” when reserving your room.

We advise you to make your room reservations as soon as possible as rooms are limited in Manhattan and blocks are reserved on room availability, first-come first-served basis.

Clarion (formerly Holiday Inn),
530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
Rooms: $71 + tax • Cutoff date: January 12, 2007

Holiday Inn at the Campus (formerly Ramada Inn)
1641 Anderson Ave, 785-539-7531
Rooms: $79 + tax • Cutoff date: January 11, 2007

Other motels in Manhattan are listed below.
Best Western, 601 E Poyntz Ave., 785-537-8300
Comfort Inn, 150 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-770-8000
Econo Lodge, 1501 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-539-5391
Fairfield Inn, 300 Colorado St., 785-539-2400
Hampton Inn, 501 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-539-5000
Motel 6, 510 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-1022
Regency Inn, 419 Holiday Drive, 785-537-0630
Super 8 Motel, 200 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-8468


Manhattan area information
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/index/local.htm

Visit our conference web site at:
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/CE/index.htm

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