Pet Dentistry Full Range of Preventive and Advanced Dental Care for Pets
Our region's most experienced dentistry veterinarian and his team are dedicated to providing advanced, referral-level dental care at affordable, hometown prices. Dr. Scott Johns has 5 years of postdoctoral training plus 30 years of clinical experience in veterinary dentistry—literally thousands of case experiences—to draw upon when caring for your pet's dental health.
We help you enjoy your pet's great smile for a lifetime!
Preventive Dental Home Care—Tooth Brushing and Plaque Control
We recommend you start tooth brushing at puppyhood and kittenhood and use the best over-the-counter products on the market to establish or reestablish tooth brushing after dental prophylaxis. We can also teach you advanced home care techniques for pets having dental disability from prior dental disease.
Periodic Preventive Dental Prophylaxis—Before Gingivitis and Periodontal Disease Occurs
We provide thorough dental cleanings above and below the gumline, detailed intra-oral exam and charting, and complete post-prophylaxis prescription home care brushing and plaque prevention using the best over-the-counter products available on the market.
Full Repertoire of Advanced Dental Care—When Dental Disease is Already Established and Progressed
We are the region's only full-service and full-repertoire dentistry practice for dogs and cats. Our areas of practice include:
- Preventive Care—Starting tooth brushing and other home-care at puppyhood and kittenhood, and establishing or re-establishing tooth brushing after dental prophylaxis during adulthood or geriatric age allows you to use advanced home care techniques for pets having dental disability from prior dental disease.
- Dental Prophylaxis—Thorough dental cleanings above and below the gumline, detailed intra-oral exam and charting, and complete treatment planning.
- Periodontics—Procedures to treat gum infection and bone infection around the tooth roots.
- Endodontics—Root canal, vital canal, and tooth shortening.
- Oral Surgery—Tumors, cancer, trauma, dentigerous cyst, oro-nasal fistula, and more
- Exodontics—From routine extractions to complex surgical extractions including fangs and carnassial teeth.
- Prosthodontics—Protective crowns for teeth that have had structural injury or that have had a root canal.
- Orthodontics for trauma-causing malocclusion—Impressions and stone model study, treatment planning, fabricated braces to adjust malocclusion, interceptive surgery to adjust malocclusion. Note: We DO NOT perform cosmetic orthodontics!
- Stomatitis Care—Diagnosing the underlying cause of an individual patient's stomatitis so that it may be effectively treated with the goal of pain-free remission.
- Special Cases—Dental care for pets having complex, comorbid medical conditions including but not limited to: heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, hypertension, Cushing syndrome, autoimmune disease, Addison syndrome, and other chronic illnesses.
Make an Appointment
Is your pet overdue on their dental exam or cleaning? Contact us to schedule a dental appointment.