Table 1.
Routines and equipment in veterinary clinics regarding professional dental cleaning and dental radiography in dogs
| Veterinarians | Veterinary nurses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Is dental cleaning performed with ultrasonic scaler on dogs under general anesthesia at your workplace? (nV = 865; nVN = 542) | Yes | 628 (73%) | 519 (96%) |
| No | 183 (21%) | 15 (3%) | |
| Don’t know/choose not to answer | 54 (6%) | 8 (1%) | |
| What type of general anesthesia is used when performing dental cleaning with ultrasonic scaler? (Question visible only if dental cleaning was performed under general anesthesia) (several answers could be given) (nV = 628; nVN = 519) | Inhalation anesthesia | 425 (68%) | 417 (80%) |
| Total intravenous anesthesia | 196 (31%) | 123 (24%) | |
| Dissociative anesthesia | 86 (14%) | 51 (10%) | |
| Don’t know/other | 16 (3%) | 14 (3%) | |
| Is dental cleaning performed with ultrasonic scaler on dogs under sedation (e.g. dexmedetomidine/butorphanol) at your workplace? (nV = 867; nVN = 542) | Yes | 230 (27%) | 96 (18%) |
| No | 576 (66%) | 425 (78%) | |
| Don’t know/choose not to answer | 61 (7%) | 21 (4%) | |
| At your workplace: Are teeth sometimes extracted when performing a dental cleaning? (Only reported for respondents who answered that professional dental cleaning was performed at the workplace) (nV = 695 ; nVN = 526) | Yes | 680 (98%) | 519 (99%) |
| No | 12 (2%) | 2 (0%) | |
| Don’t know | 3 (0) | 5 (0%) | |
| Do you have access to a dental x-ray unit? (Only reported for respondents who answered that professional dental cleaning was performed at the workplace) (nV = 695; nVN = 526) | Yes | 497 (72%) | 471 (90%) |
| No | 193 (28%) | 51 (10%) | |
| Don’t know | 5 (1%) | 4 (1%) |