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Dental cart maintenance isn’t just a once-a-year thing—it’s something you and your clinic team should be doing every day. That way, your dental unit should run smoothly, because you're performing daily maintenance as you’re looking it over. Think of it as daily TLC for your equipment.

Author: Dr. Ivan Crotaz, BVetMed MRCVS, UK General Practice Veterinarian and Designer of Dentanomic Dental Instruments

Dentanomic™ instruments allow for better, faster dentistry; fully guaranteed and supported.

For equine practitioners looking to expand their knowledge in dentistry, the Advanced Oral Techniques for the Horse 2025 training course will be held October 13-16, 2025, at Midwest Veterinary Dental Services in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. 

The continuing education (CE) course is one of the only equine dentistry trainings available in the country with three boarded veterinarians leading the labs. Participants will work with various equine dental equipment on both cadavers and live horses and learn how to properly diagnose oral pathology and balance the typical equine mouth using hand and motorized instruments.

During the three-day in-person training, attendees can connect with fellow equine practitioners and instructors to share ideas and expand their

Dental health is often overlooked in veterinary care, but it is an essential component of an animal’s overall well-being. Dental problems can cause significant discomfort and lead to other health issues if left untreated. Veterinary dental X-rays play a key role in identifying issues such as broken teeth, infections, periodontal disease and tumors, all of which are not always visible during routine oral examinations.

Capturing dental imagery requires accuracy and precision. While humans can be instructed to “hold still” during x-ray alignment, the same does not hold true for animals. They usually require anesthesia to keep them still for an accurate image. 

Promptly and accurately lining up an X-ray image is important to reduce the amount of time the patient spends under anesthesia, increase the efficiency of procedures and improve patient outcomes.

Enter the OnPointe™

Encourage good habits with useful reminders for your clients.

You may have heard statements like “it’s just a dog” or “it’s just a cat” referring to the “silliness” of brushing a pet’s teeth. However, all veterinarians know dental hygiene is incredibly important for patients’ long-term health. 

Proper care of veterinary surgical instruments is fundamental to infection prevention and veterinary clinic operational efficiency.

New surgical instruments are a significant investment for your practice, so it only makes sense to proactively protect these valuable resources. 

It's no secret - the veterinary industry is short-staffed. From vets to vet techs to administrative staff, there are countless positions going unfilled, leaving some to have to carry the weight of many. Because of this situation, many vets must work long hours and be incredibly efficient with their time. 

“While we cannot add headcount to your practice, MAI Animal Health is dedicated to supporting veterinarians through providing the highest quality instruments, supplies and education,” says Mark L. Anderson, DVM, founder of MAI Animal Health.  

Here are three ways that MAI Animal Health can help to make your practice more efficient in the face of limited staff:

Author: Bob Battle, VP Technical Sales MDSVet 

Endoscopy can become a viable profit center for any veterinary hospital, from solo practitioners to the largest specialty facilities. It broadens the services that can be offered and increases the quality of care for patients. 

While endoscopy equipment can represent a large investment, it can also

Puppies can often struggle to breathe at birth, either from excess mucus or a lack of physical compression due to a c-section. This presents a unique set of problems for veterinarians because everything about a newborn puppy is small — from their brains to their lungs, they are sensitive, fragile animals.  

Resuscitation then becomes

Written by Mike Brampton, Inventor of the Cat+ Doppler, Thames Medical 

Blood pressure is one of the fundamental measurements we take when a patient is under anesthesia - but should we limit ourselves to only taking readings when the patient is unconscious? 

How much better would it be if we could identify and treat hypertension before it got serious, before the retina detaches or before the onset of progressive renal disease? The CAT+ Doppler blood pressure monitor is a technology that allows for accurate, real-time blood pressure data on conscious animals. 

The newfound accuracy in blood pressure readings as a diagnostic tool presents the opportunity to monitor patients other than those with