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Whitewater Dentistry
Have
the whitewater rafting experience of your life,
combined
with 5 hours of veterinary dental CE credits.
When: June 24 - 28, 2010
Five days on the Snake River
through
Hells
Canyon
(Class III and IV rapids)
Hells
Canyon,
North
America
's
deepest river gorge, encompasses a vast and remote region with
dramatic changes in elevation, terrain, climate and vegetation.
Carved by the great Snake River, Hells Canyon plunges more than
a mile below
Oregon
's
west rim, and 8,000 feet below snowcapped He Devil Peak of
Idaho's
Seven
Devils
Mountains
.
There are no roads across Hells Canyon's 10-mile wide expanse,
and only three roads that lead to the
Snake
River
between Hells Canyon Dam and the Oregon-Washington boundary.
Power
Point presentations given each night on the beach:
“Periodontal Disease”, “ Dental Radiography”,
“Extractions”, “Oral Problems Presented at Emergency
Exam”, and “Growing Your Dental Practice”.
Veterinarians,
Technicians and families welcome.
Presented
By:
John
A. Koehm D.V.M., F.A.V.D -
Community
Animal
Hospital
www.cahreno.com
Contact:
jkoehm@inbox.com,
775-746-0333
CE
fee $200, refundable up to 30 days prior to trip
Contact
Winding
Waters
River
Expeditions for
trip cost and details
www.windingwatersrafting.com,
info@windingwatersrafting.com
“Course
meets the requirements for
five
hours
of continuing education credit in
jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however
participants should be aware that
some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in
certain categories and/or
restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing
education.”
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The field of veterinary dentistry has exploded in
recent years. Doctors, technicians, and pet
owners realize that our pets’ oral health is just
as important as our own. Dentistry can be an
important profit center in our practices as well. Most veterinarians graduate from veterinary
school with minimal knowledge, skill, or experience in dentistry and oral surgery.
Whitewater Dentistry was designed with the
general practitioner and veterinary technician in mind. Our goal is to provide you with
practical knowledge of dentistry that you can take back to your practice and use immediately
to upgrade your dental program and grow the dental segment of your practice.
Whitewater Dentistry
After an exciting day on the river we will
provide Power Point presentations covering
“Periodontal Disease”, “Dental Radiography”,
“Extractions”, “Oral Problems Presented at
Emergency Exam”, and “Growing Your Dental
Practice.”
What will you learn?
---Normal oral anatomy
---How to recognize and categorize periodontal
disease
---How to treat periodontal disease
---Home care—what really works?
---Equipment requirements for dental radiography
---Radiographic techniques
---Indications and clinical use of radiography
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What will
you learn?
---Advantages of digital radiography
---Equipment requirements for extractions
---Indications for extractions
---Simple extractions
---Surgical extractions
---Tips to make extractions easier
---Regional nerve blocks
---Dealing with neoplasia
---Resorptive lesions in cats
---Which
cases should I refer?
---Oral
pain—do they feel it?
---Educating
yourself and your staff
---Marketing
dentistry
What
do you need to bring?
---An
inquiring mind
---Any dental questions you can think of
---A strong desire to HAVE FUN!!!!
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