Dentistry and behavioral disorders

WEBINAR (13/13)

Lecturer: Dr. Martyna Woszczyło, DVM
Duration: 60 minutes

We invite you to participate in a new, comprehensive training series dedicated to clinical behavioral medicine. The program has been created for veterinarians who want to better understand the relationship between a patient's behavior and their health status.

This is a practical training series that will help answer one of the key questions in daily clinical practice: is the observed problem behavioral, or does its source lie in a somatic illness?

During the webinar, we will focus on the impact of oral diseases, tooth pain, periodontal diseases, tooth resorption, inflammation, injuries, and difficulties with chewing and eating on the behavior of dogs and cats. We will also address the topic of differentiating behavioral problems from secondary reactions to pain and chronic discomfort. We will discuss situations in which a change in behavior should prompt a thorough oral examination and dental diagnostics.

During the webinar, we will discuss:

– The impact of oral pain, dental and periodontal diseases on the behavior of dogs and cats

– Changes in appetite, food preferences, chewing, and food intake

– Irritability, aggression when touched on the head or muzzle, avoidance of contact, and withdrawal

– Deterioration in grooming, activity, sleep, and social relationships

– Situations where an animal may mask dental pain despite maintaining appetite

– The importance of dental diagnostics in patients with chronic or acute behavioral changes

Additional information about the webinar

The webinar is intended exclusively for veterinarians.

In all webinars, the common thread is a clinical perspective on the patient: when a change in behavior should prompt further somatic diagnostics, how not to miss pain or chronic discomfort, and how to combine medical and behavioral approaches.

The training will provide veterinarians with practical knowledge necessary for accurately differentiating somatic from primary behavioral problems, immediately directing diagnostics to the correct path.

This is the thirteenth webinar in the "Behavioral Medicine in a Nutshell" series.

As part of the admission:
✓ 14-day access to the recording
✓ certificate with educational points (PDF) available for self-download during access period

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