SBCV 2025 Two-Day Feline and Canine Dental Wet Lab (for SBCV members only)

The 2025 SBCV Feline and Canine Dental Wet Lab tickets are on sale beginning Monday, August 19, 2024 at 9:00 am. Only 20 tickets are available; please purchase your ticket early to avoid disappointment.

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The SBCV 2025 Two-Day Feline and Canine Dental Wet Lab is generously sponsored by Serona Animal Health. Tickets for this continuing education are available to SBCV members only as an exclusive benefit of membership.

This is a two-day wet lab with attendance required on both dates. Saturday, February 22, will cover felines; Sunday, February 23, will cover canines.

Saturday, February 22, 2025
Feline Dental Wet Lab: Extractions in the Cat (7 CE hours - this is an all-day wet lab)

Sunday, February 23, 2025
Canine Dental Wet Lab: Extractions in the Dog (7 CE hours - this is an all-day wet lab)

All wet labs are led by instructors Angie Bebel, DVM, DAVDC; Olivia Saunders, BVM&S, MRCVS, AVDC (Resident); and Susan McTaggart, DVM, FAVD; with Tara Evans, equipment and instrument specialist at Serona. There will be an instructor-to-participant ratio of 1:5 when there are 20 participants in the lab.

Venue
Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, 6083 McKay Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5H 2W7.
This wet lab will be held in the Lalique Room and Baccarat Room (second floor) of the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown. Pay parking is available in the hotel parking lot. For those who will be using transit, depart from Metrotown Station, walk straight up Central Boulevard, and turn right on McKay Avenue to get to the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown.

Cost
Cost of one ticket for the two-day 14-hour Feline and Canine Wet Lab is $3,925.00 for SBCV members. Kindly note that this event is available to SBCV members only -- membership must be active at the time of ticket purcase and during the event. Coffee, tea, and lunch are provided in the cost of this ticket. Only veterinarians may attend. Once purchased, these tickets are non-refundable.

Not a member yet? Become a member today. Call 604.283.6220 to take immediate advantage of the discount. You must maintain your SBCV membership in 2024 and 2025 to attend this event.

Wet Lab Descriptions

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2025
Feline Dental Wet Lab (7 CE Hours)

Registration: 8:00 am - 9:00 am

Lectures: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

• Radiographic interpretation in the cat.
• Extraction instruments and use in the cat.
• Dental blocks in the cat.
• Cat burs and instruments, drill technique.

Lunch: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Wet Lab: 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
• Plan extractions and choose instruments based on the tooth shape, the age of the animal, and the location in the jaw.
• Creation of successful mucoperiosteal flaps for the canines and caudal cheek teeth, including periosteal releasing incision technique.
• Section different multi-rooted teeth and choose the appropriate instruments and burs to facilitate surgical extractions.

Each participant will have their own cadaver specimen to work on. Participants may work at their own level and speed. We recommend participants bring head loupes and lights, if possible, and a scrub top.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2025
Canine Dental Wet Lab (7 CE Hours)

Registration: 8:00 am - 9:00 am

Lectures: 9:00 am – 11:30 am
• Extraction technique in the dog.
• Radiographic interpretation in the dog.
• Dog burs and instruments.

Wet Lab: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Lunch: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch

Wet Lab (continued): 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
• Identify and use appropriate surgical instruments and burs to facilitate extractions.
• Create a mucoperiosteal flap and practice releasing tension.
• Section a multi-rooted tooth and use luxators and burs to facilitate surgical extractions.
• Discuss particular considerations for brachycephalics and very small dogs.

Each participant will have their own cadaver specimen to work on. Participants may work at their own level and speed. We recommend participants bring head loupes and lights, if possible, and a scrub top.

PLEASE NOTE: Participation on both days of this wet lab is required.