Shiny Isn’t Sharp-Instrument Sharpening for Veterinary Dentistry

Program Description: The lecture aims to teach attendees how to identify dental instruments that need sharpening. Videos will demonstrate a simple sharpening technique for maintaining dental tools such as winged or straight dental elevators, dental luxators, periosteal elevators, curettes, and hand scalers.
Learning Objectives:
a. Recognize dental instruments that require sharpening.
b. Evaluate instruments before and after sharpening to recognize the original design and how to maintain the instrument’s integrity through the sharpening process.
c. List the items needed to sharpen dental instruments.
d. Create a standard operating procedure around instrument sharpening protocols.