Pet Orthodontics

Perspective clients can submit their own referral at the following link: https://ohiovetdentist.com/vet-referral-forms/

Yes, Our pets are unable to stay completely still when obtaining imaging (or approached with sharp dental instruments), so administering medication that removes the risk of sudden movements is necessary. We also need to be able to secure the patient’s airway to safely use water in the mouth, which is only possible through general anesthesia. We take anesthesia very seriously here; your pet will be monitored continuously throughout the procedure as well as during induction and recovery.

All patients go home the same day. The time of discharge will be determined by where your pet lies in the surgery schedule order, the length of the surgery itself, and how quickly your pet recovers. Since the details above can be somewhat unpredictable, we recommend that you schedule your pet’s surgery on a day when you have flexibility.

We do! Trupanion Pet Insurance will compensate us directly; all other insurance companies will reimburse the policy holder after a completed procedure. Coverage varies widely between insurance companies and policies, so we recommend confirming your pet’s level of coverage through your insurance company prior to your appointment.

We recommend products that are VOHC certified, which are listed on the VOHC website. And remember: when choosing a chew toy for your pet, try to avoid anything that you can’t indent with your fingernail or wouldn’t want hit against your knee.

While we do not offer traditional financing, we do accept payment through the medical credit card Care Credit. More information on Care Credit (as well as general payment information) can be found on our payments page:

The “dental cleaning” is only part of the VDOSO experience; every surgical procedure here begins with a comprehensive oral and radiographic evaluation by a board-certified veterinary dentist (which includes 3D imaging with a Cone-Beam CT, full mouth dental radiographs, and an oral cancer screening), followed by periodontal therapy (which would fall under the “cleaning” portion of the procedure) and any necessary oral surgery/specialty treatments. Because dentistry in pets requires general anesthesia, VDOSO minimizes risk through tailored anesthetic plans (based on breed, age, and health condition), and constant monitoring by multiple registered veterinary technicians before, during, and after each procedure. Each estimate we give reflects the value of the details above and will usually fall somewhere between twenty-five hundred and sixty-five hundred dollars. If no oral surgery or specialty treatments are needed, then the cost will likely be on the lower end of that range. Long, complicated surgeries, or surgeries on large dogs, may be on the higher end.