COHATs in Veterinary Practice: Getting Them Right Every Time

Dentistry is performed daily in veterinary clinics and providing efficient case management is beneficial to both the patient and the veterinary team.
Implementing Comprehensive Oral Health Assessments and Treatments (COHATs) into dentistry procedures provides much more than a ‘scale and polish’ for routine dentistry procedures.
This lecture will outline the steps involved in performing a COHAT and tips on performing these proficiently whilst highlighting the large role veterinary nurses have during the COHAT procedure.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Discuss the requirement for COHATs during dentistry procedures and their benefits to patient care.
Summarise the steps required to perform a COHAT in veterinary dental patients.
Investigate the benefits to the veterinary practice following implementation of COHATs during dentistry procedures.