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1. Alberta Veterinary Dentistry (AVD) will receive the referral request from your primary veterinarian.

2. You will be contacted via telephone to confirm the requested diagnostics and schedule the appointment. An estimate for the requested diagnostics will be provided.

   • We will require 10-15 minutes of your time on the phone to complete this step.

3. When your pet arrives at AVD, they will be admitted by one of our Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVT) who will be coordinating the entire visit.

   • We will need 20-30 minutes of your time in person to complete this step.

   • Before your pet is admitted, a veterinarian will perform a physical examination and medical record review to determine the safest sedatives or anesthetics to be administered. If the physical examination is not consistent with the health status reported by the primary veterinarian, the CBCT scan may be cancelled and/or rescheduled for another date.

4. After the CBCT scan is completed and your pet has recovered from sedation, they will be discharged back to you and the care of your primary veterinarian.

   • Again, we will need 10-15 minutes of your time for the discharge.

5. The CBCT scan will be sent to a Veterinary Radiologist that same day. The interpretation report can be expected in less than 7 business days.

6. Your primary veterinarian will contact you with results and to discuss their recommendations.