Russell Vale Animal Clinic / Dental Information

We have lots of information, some we have written ourselves, and some which we have been fortunate enough to be allowed to use.

File Name	Description / Comment
Bad breath	February is Pet Dental month in the US. In Australia, it is August. This is great, as we can borrow great information sheets.
Ball exercises	These are great exercises for the young dog which has "Base narrow" or linguoversion of the mandibular canines (technical name).
Bones are Bad for Dogs	I am sick of arguing with people who believe dogs eat bones! Not by choice! Otherwise the poor archeologists would have nothing to do! Before you shoot or shout at me, read this info sheet first.
Dental work at Russell Vale Animal Clinic	Many people think that all vets work to the same standard of veterinary dentistry, but sadly, this is not the case. What you should realise that, at the moment, there is no minimum standard of dental work for veterinarians. There is only a minimum guideline produced by the Australian Veterinary Dental Society. We abide by this guideline, as well as complete extra dental training every year.
How to brush teeth	This is a nice, simple information sheet on how to start brushing teeth. It really is simple.
What "grade" are your pet's teeth?	Where teeth are concerned, it does not mean that a higher grade is a good thing!