Quote Originally Posted by luckies4me
One of our new vets, who has been with us about a year or so, suggested we take rads on all animals before they receive their dental cleanings. She is constantly talking about money. Lets just say her "suggestion" didn't happen. We all thought she was ridiculous. People do not have the money to pay for uneccessary treatment.

As far as I know, my dentist is a "registered" dentist..he he he, and he makes us sign a waiver if we elect NOT to have xrays done before our teeth cleaning. I go to the dentist twice a year! And, while he only does xrays on a yearly basis, it certainly makes sense to xray a pet's mouth before cleaning, when you consider the cleanings are done much further apart than ours.

How can an xray on a 4 year old dog's mouth, before the dog undergoes anesthesia for a dental cleaning be ridiculous? Sounds kind of good to me.