Dr. Kevin S. Stepaniuk – Dentistry
About Kevin S. Stepaniuk, DVM, FAVD, Dipl. AVDC

Kevin S. Stepaniuk is a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) and is Co-owner of Pet Dental Specialists, Veterinary Dentistry Education and Consulting Services and Veterinary Intraoral Radiology Reading Services. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Calgary, DVM degree from Oklahoma State University and completed a small animal internship at Washington State University. His specialty training was in private practice. He is a previous faculty member and section chief of Dentistry and Oral Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He is an invited international and national renowned lecturer and instructor. Dr. Stepaniuk is a journal and textbook author as well as a reviewer for various dentistry and oral surgery publications. He is past-Executive Board member of the AVDC, and past-president of the AVDS. Dr. Stepaniuk provides continuing education to veterinarians, provides a service for reading intraoral radiographs for veterinary hospitals and veterinarians, and stays clinically active working in private specialty practice.
Presentation Synopsis
1. Appropriate Use of Antibiotics in Veterinary Dentistry
2. What to Put Into Periodontal Pockets, So Many Products and So Much Confusion in the Market for Clinical Use
3. Tooth Resorption in the Dog and Cat - Similarities and Differences
4. Juvenile Dentistry, Malocclusions, and Timely Intervention in the First Year(s) of Life
5. Surgical Extraction of the Maxillary Molars in the Dog
6. Intraoral Dental Radiography
7. Continued Updates on Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis
8. Surgical Extraction Complications, Prevention, and Management in the Canine and Feline Patient
9. Clandestine Hidden Common Dental and Oral Disease
10. Recognition and Step-By-Step Treatment of Feline Tooth Resorption
11. Pathophysiology, Recognition, Examination, and Treatment of Periodontal Disease
12. Step-by-Step Surgical Extractions of Canine and Feline Teeth
13. Intraoral Dental Radiography - Understanding the Opacities and Lucencies
14. Malocclusions and Common Oral Pathology - Recognition and Treatment
15. Inflammation in the Feline Oral Cavity - They are not all the same!
16. Understanding Fractured Teeth and the Appropriate Treatment Recommendations
17. Surgical Extraction of the Maxillary 4th Premolar and 1st and 2nd Molars in the Dog (75 Minutes)
18. Oronasal Fistula Repair in the Canine Patient (50 min)
19. Treatment of Periodontal Disease Beyond Extractions and “Prohpy” in General Practice (50 min)
20. Intraoral Oral Regional Analgesia and Multimodal Analgesia in the Dog and Cat Dentistry Patient (50 min)
21. Understanding Fractured Teeth, Appropriate Treatment Recommendations, and Bonded Sealants for General Practice (50 min)
21. Maxillofacial Urgency/Emergency Presentations; Pain and Difficulty Opening and Closing the Mouth (50 min)
22. How to Approach the Oral Mass and Oral Tumors (50 min)
23. Feline Dental Anatomy and The Oral and Periodontal Examination
24. Feline Intraoral Radiology Interpretation
25. Intraoral Oral Regional Analgesia and Basic Surgical Extraction Fundamentals
26. Step-by-Step Extractions and Mucoperiosteal flaps in the Feline Patient
27. Feline Tooth Resorption and Subgingival Crown Amputations
28. Surgical Extraction Complications and the Management in the Feline Patient
29. Understanding Fractured Teeth/Endodontic in the Feline
30. Feline Periodontal Disease, Oral Inflammation, and “Stomatitis”
31. Finicky Feline Dentistry in General Practice