Gaining Dental Compliance
with Mary Berg, BS, LATG, RVT, VTS (Dentistry), FVTE
Prefer to join us live? Don’t miss the opportunity to engage with experts in real-time on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 8 PM EST to earn live CE credit! Gain valuable insights, ask questions, and walk away with actionable strategies to enhance your veterinary practice. Secure your spot now!
1 Hour RACE-Approved CE Credit
Gaining Dental Compliance
Over 80% of adult dogs and cats have some form of oral disease, yet many practices struggle to get clients to say yes to dental care. This course will help you change that.
In Gaining Dental Compliance, you'll learn how to elevate your practice’s approach to dentistry by engaging your team, improving client education, and confidently communicating the value of oral health. Whether you're looking to fill more dental tables, align your team around preventive care, or simply have more effective conversations with pet owners, this course offers practical strategies you can implement right away.
Perfect for veterinarians, technicians, and practice leaders ready to take dentistry to the next level.
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What You'll Take Away From This Lecture:
01
Understand the Scope of Periodontal Disease
Learn how widespread oral disease is in pets and how it impacts their overall health, quality of life, and longevity.
02
Get Your Team Onboard
Explore strategies to align your team around the importance of dental care and create consistent messaging in the exam room and beyond.
03
Educate Clients With Confidence
Gain tools to clearly explain periodontal disease and treatment needs to clients in a way that builds trust and understanding.
04
Increase Dental Compliance
Discover actionable ways to engage pet owners and increase acceptance of dental recommendations that benefit patients and the practice.
Meet Your Teacher
Webinar Host Mary Berg, BS, LATG, RVT, VTS (Dentistry), FVTE
Mary is a Charter member of the Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians and received her Veterinary Technician Specialty in Dentistry in June 2006 and recertified in 2020. Mary worked in research for over 31 years, specializing in products aimed at improving the oral health of companion animals, and continues to work with companies to evaluate the efficacy of their products. In addition to her research background, she was the practice manager and dental technician specialist at a general practice for seven years.
She is an adjunct at two distance veterinary technology programs and is currently the president of Beyond the Crown Veterinary Education; she has over 15 years of experience teaching dentistry to veterinary teams, using practical and easy to master methods.
Mary is actively involved in NAVTA, AVDT, AVMA, AAVSB, F4VD, and KVTA. Mary was named the NAVTA Veterinary Technician of the Year by NAVTA in 2020 and received the AVDT’s Excellence in Dentistry Education in 2019. In addition, Mary is a speaker and wet lab instructor at numerous state and national conferences and has had multiple articles placed in professional publications and journals, written several textbook chapters, and her Companion Animal Dentistry for Veterinary Technicians textbook was published in 2020. In 2024, Mary was named as the VMX Technician of the Year.
Mary lives on a small farm near Lawrence, Kansas, with her husband, Doug, and has two sons and five grandchildren.