Dog Dental Cleaning without anesthesia: Don't Believe it!

This week I got quite the interesting email. The email was from a Florida/California company promoting professional dental cleanings without the need for anesthesia. Of course, this sounds very attractive to many people who have a great fear of putting their pet under anesthesia. This group claims to have a patented method of properly restraining dogs that allows them to do the procedure properly.

Do you remember the last time you went to the dentist? How did it feel? When the human dentist is performing an oral examination and cleaning, it can feel uncomfortable, even painful at times! We know how to handle these feelings at these moments, but our pets don't, they just feel the discomfort and pain. The truth is that the veterinary oral exam and dental cleaning that is done professionally by trained veterinarians is going to be painful. Do you realize that a large majority of dogs and cats have significant oral disease. Broken teeth, gum infections, exposed roots are among the possible conditions present. How are they going to convince me that this procedure does not require anesthesia? Professionally administered anesthetic protocols are 99% safe, and it is the ONLY way to perform a dental cleaning and oral exam in your beloved pet.

If you are curious about these claims, you can visit http://petdentalservices.com/  To see the American Veterinary Dental College position on the matter, visit http://www.avdc.org/position-statements.html#cadswa