Anesthesia

All of our patients require general anesthesia to facilitate a thorough oral examination, a complete professional prophylaxis and full mouth dental radiographs.

We understand that anesthesia is a big concern to all pet owners of young and old animals. Anesthetic safety is our number one concern! We start with pre-operative blood work and we recommend an echocardiogram with a board certified veterinary cardiologist for patients with heart murmurs.

We carefully monitor all of patient’s blood pressure, EKG, heart, respiration, oxygenation, carbon dioxide output and temperature. All of these give us an indication of the patient’s status under general anesthesia. As these parameters are constantly monitored, we are able to make adjustments or initiate treatments to help avoid serious complications.

We also are able to utilize Dr. Margaret Wypart, DACVAA, for very complicated anesthetic cases.

Important

PCVD practice is limited to dentistry & oral surgery and does not provide any after hours emergency care. In case of emergencies please contact VCA California Veterinary Specialists.
(760) 431-2273
2310 Faraday Ave., Carlsbad CA 92008

2010 Cassia Road, Unit 100
Carlsbad, CA 92009
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Call: 760.230.1818

Why is board certification for veterinary dental specialists important?
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Board of Veterinary Specialties recognizes only medical and surgical specialists that have completed board certification through their specialty organization. In North America, there is only one AVMA recognized specialty college for veterinary dentistry in horses and pets: the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC).

A Board Certified Veterinary Dentist^TM and Board Certified Equine Veterinary Dentist^TM are titles reserved only for veterinarians who have successfully completed residency training through the AVDC and passed the AVDC’s certifying examinations.

These dental specialists, called diplomates, are uniquely qualified to perform advanced dentistry and oral surgery for patients, teach in veterinary schools, and provide continuing education in dentistry to veterinarians in general practice.

Every Board Certified Veterinary Dentist^TM and Board Certified Equine Veterinary Dentist^TM can be found in the AVDC directory provided on this website. Diplomates of the AVDC are proud to serve our communities.

To Find your local Board Certified Vetrianry Dentist^TM and/or Board Certified Equine Veterinary Dentist^TM , click here.