WILDLIFE PHARMACEUTICALS | Oral pain in captive wild animals : “They are still eating so this does not hurt!” Debunking the myth

Subject: Oral pain in captive wild animals : “They are still eating so this does not hurt!” Debunking the myth
Speakers: Dr Gerhard Putter
Organizer: Wildlife Pharmaceuticals
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Description:
This webinar will challenge the common assumption that captive wild animals do not experience oral or dental pain. It will explore whether this perception stems from the animals’ limited expression of pain, or more likely, from gaps in our ability to recognise the subtle and often non-specific clinical signs they display.

Understanding this issue is critical, as it directly influences clinical decision-making. The session will emphasise the responsibility of veterinarians and animal carers to refine their diagnostic approaches, treatment strategies, and management practices accordingly.

Dr Gerhard Putter BVSc MANZCVS (Dentistry and Oral Surgery) DipEVDC RCVS
Gerhard Putter qualified in South Africa with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) degree from the University of Pretoria in 1984. He was admitted as a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1998. For more than two decades, Dr Putter has focused his professional practice on veterinary dentistry. He has been a Member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery) since 2014. In 2018, he became a Diplomate of the European Veterinary Dental College and is a recognised specialist in veterinary dentistry by both the European and Royal Veterinary Colleges. Dr Putter is currently Head of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at DWR Veterinary Referrals near Cambridge, United Kingdom, and serves as an Associate Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham. He has extensive experience and a particular interest in the dentistry and oral health care of wild animals in captivity.

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