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|Articles|December 1, 2008

Idea Exchange: Help clients practice dental home care

When discussing dental procedures and home care with a client before a dental appointment, I give the client an OraVet (Merial) brochure with a packet of swabs and an insert on how to introduce the swabs to pets.

When discussing dental procedures and home care with a client before a dental appointment, I give the client an OraVet (Merial) brochure with a packet of swabs and an insert on how to introduce the swabs to pets. Then on the day of the dental procedure, the client can accept or decline the in-clinic OraVet application based on his or her success (or lack of success) at home.

Dr. Julie Platt

Rockford, Ill.


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