Table 2.
Recommendations regarding tooth brushing (V and VN)
| V | VN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Do you recommend that dog owners use tooth brushing to improve the dog’s dental health? (Q11) | No, never | 31 (3.5%) | 4 (0.7%) |
| Yes, sometimes | 90 (10.1%) | 31 (5.6%) | |
| Yes, often | 198 (22.3%) | 125 (22.7%) | |
| Yes, always | 553 (62.3%) | 388 (70.5%) | |
| Don’t know | 15 (1.7%) | 2 (0.4%) | |
| When do you provide information about dental cleaning (with toothbrush or textiles) to dog owners? Several options can be specified (Q14) (only visible to the 841 (V) and 544 (VN) respondents who answered that they recommend owners to brush/clean the dogs teeth) | Puppy vaccination | 364 (44.2%) | 316 (58.6%) |
| Other routine visit (e.g. vaccination) | 581 (70.5%) | 426 (79.0%) | |
| Visit for dental cleaning (calculus removal) | 631 (76.6%) | 448 (83.1%) | |
| Visit due to dental problems | 655 (79.5%) | 426 (79.0%) | |
| Visit due to other disease | 421 (51.1%) | 193 (35.8%) | |
| Special information meeting | 42 (5.1%) | 75 (13.9%) | |
| Don’t know/Prefer not to answer/Other | 84 (10.2%) | 40 (7.4%) | |
| How do you provide information about dentalcleaning (with toothbrush or textiles) to dog owners? Several options can be specified (Q15) (only visible to the 841 (V) and 544 (VN) respondents who answered that they recommend owners to brush/clean the dogs teeth) | Verbally | 789 (96.2%) | 520 (96.7%) |
| Written | 191 (23.3%) | 181 (33.6%) | |
| Practical demonstration | 258 (31.5%) | 253 (47.0%) | |
| Information about web pages or similar | 53 (6.5%) | 38 (7.1%) | |
| Don’t know/Prefer not to answer/Other | 20 (2.5%) | 16 (3.0%) | |
| What home dental cleaning frequency doyou recommend? (Q16) (only visible to the 841 (V) and 544 (VN) respondents who answered that they recommend owners to brush/clean the dogs teeth) | Daily | 570 (69.6%) | 402 (74.9%) |
| Every other day | 40 (4.9%) | 25 (4.7%) | |
| Once a week | 50 (6.1%) | 12 (2.2%) | |
| As often as they have time for | 75 (9.2%) | 64 (11.9%) | |
| I don’t specify | 29 (3.5%) | 10 (1.9%) | |
| Don’t know/Prefer not to answer/Other | 55 (6.7%) | 24 (4.5%) | |
| Do you follow up whether the dog owner is satisfactorily performing dental home care on the dog? Follow up means checking if the dog owner is carrying out dental home care on the dog, e.g., via telephone call, email, visit or re-visit. (Q17) | No, never | 332 (38.2%) | 196 (36.1%) |
| Yes, sometimes | 391 (45.0%) | 262 (48.3%) | |
| Yes, often | 76 (8.8%) | 54 (9.9%) | |
| Yes, always | 10 (1.2%) | 8 (1.5%) | |
| Don’t know/Prefer not to answer | 60 (6.9%) | 23 (4.2%) | |
Veterinarians’ (V) and veterinary nurses’ (VN) recommendation routines regarding canine tooth brushing