Dental health in our pets is a very important part of their overall wellbeing and dental disease in pets over the age of 7 yrs is one of the most commonly diagnosed diseases we see. We like to introduce dental care early in a pet's life and this will include a combination of brushing, food and dental chews.
If after an examination by one of our clinical staff a pet was found to require some dental treatment we will
try and give you an accurate estimate for the work to be carried out.  There are a number of factors which make this quite difficult.

• It is not always possible to assess the patient’s mouth properly before they are sedated or anaesthetised because they won’t allow an exam or because the teeth are covered in so much tartar that an accurate assessment is not possible. (A complete examination of their teeth is only possible under sedation or general anaesthetic.)
• The tartar is more or less easily removed.
• Some teeth just take longer to extract than others.

The dental work carried out by the practice is one part of an ongoing process of dental care.  Brushing when possible and the correct diet which helps maintain healthy teeth are equally important. 

Please note that we will always attempt to save teeth where possible.  We don’t like extracting teeth any more than owners do!  Where a tooth is no longer salvable it will be extracted.

The cost of dental work includes all follow up dental checks with one of our qualified practice nurses.

If you would like to book an appointment with one of the practice nurses for an assesment of your pet's dental health please contact the surgery.