Patterson podcast helps clinics prepare for Dental Month

Patterson Veterinary’s All Things Veterinary podcast is teeing up Pet Dental Health Month with a conversation featuring Zack Mills, DVM, owner of Tiger Tails Animal Hospital in Duluth, Georgia. Mills brings an unusually broad perspective to the topic: he has spent roughly four decades in veterinary medicine, including small animal practice leadership and senior roles in animal health industry organizations, according to his practice biography. The episode appears positioned as a practical, experience-driven discussion for clinics preparing February dental campaigns, client education, and workflow planning around oral health services. (tigertailsanimalhospital.com)

Why it matters: Dental month content can sound routine, but the timing is important for practices because oral disease remains one of the most common, and most underrecognized, clinical problems in companion animals. AAHA says most dogs and cats show some level of periodontal disease by age 3, and its client-facing guidance notes many pets hide pain until disease is advanced. For veterinary teams, that makes Dental Month less about promotion alone and more about case finding, client compliance, preventive care, and setting expectations for diagnostics, anesthesia, radiography, treatment, and home care. (aaha.org)

What to watch: Expect more practices to use February as a launch point for year-round dentistry messaging, especially around home-care counseling, VOHC-approved products, and earlier oral exams rather than a once-a-year push. (vohc.org)