Even before I went abroad, my predecessors told me that in the first year I would probably spend the most of my vacation time at home. And after the leave I will come back tired of all the visits and the organization of meetings with all, and in the desire to see everything that I missed in the past three or four months.
The »other perspectives« is dedicated to contributions from people I have met through my work and inspired me in many different aspects. Stories about life, views and opinions of the profession and work-life balance, but also professional contributions and cases.
Giving lectures and workshops at home is always a special challenge and biggest satisfaction. I am thankful to the organizers of the 7th Slovenian veterinary congress for the invitation to include 3 days of dentistry in the busy congress schedule. It confirms, that a long tradition of recognizing veterinary dentistry as an important discipline in veterinary medicine will continue.
In animals with oral tumors we need to know, what the tumor is, how extensive it is and if malignant, if there is any metastatic disease before we plan any treatment.
What a good conference and trip to Helsinki this was to join Finnish Association of Veterinary Practitioners (FAVP) for their meeting!
Dental wear may result in endodontic disease, therefore all teeth affected with wear should be closely examined and radiographed.
In dogs, we may find that permanent teeth are missing on the oral examination. Complete oral examination and dental radiographs under general anaesthesia are recommended to determine the nature of the problem.
Since Dental Guidelines were published in 2017, together with the sponsors we have further worked on raising awareness about veterinary dentistry all over the world.