Importance of Oral Health to Our Pets:

Oral health is as important to the overall health and longevity of our pets and other animals, as it is to humans.  Animals’ mouths are their hands, arms and “windows to the world”, and may be considered even more essential to their well being than a human’s is to theirs.  Animals not only use their mouths to eat, but also to: groom themselves, protect, communicate and carry objects. Their acute sense of smell is also affected by the status of their oral health.  Generally speaking, most mammals are blessed with the same microscopic oral anatomy (vascular and nerve supplies) as humans.  They have very similar oral disease processes as humans and feel the same levels of discomfort and pain when they encounter abnormalities.  Unfortunately for us, animals have evolved to conceal their pain and maladies from predators.   For this reason and because the mouth is “out of sight”, most oral disease processes are not evident until complications have developed.  As guardians of our pets, it is very important for us to maintain their oral health, an integral part of keeping them healthy and happy.  Our approach is to think in terms of; if a human had what this patient is dealing with, would he/she be painful and in need of help?

Animal Dentistry & Oral Surgery, Inc. Goals

Along with providing the safest anesthetic protocols and monitoring, our goal is to provide your pet with the best veterinary dental and oral surgical care available. Animal Dentistry & Oral Surgery employs licensed Veterinary Technicians with advanced training in anesthesia and dentistry.

Veterinary Dental Services provided by ADOS: Board certified veterinary dental specialists are trained to evaluate genetic as well as acquired problems. Advanced diagnostics, including dental radiology and laboratory evaluations, allow proper diagnosis of the oral health and related medical problems prior to treatment planning. Since the veterinary dental specialist is trained in surgery, medicine and dentistry, a wide range of special treatment options can be implemented. 

• Endodontics: Treatment of fractured teeth/pulpitis, pulp exposure, root canals,crown reductions and tooth abscesses.
• Periodontics: Treatment of periodontal disease, tooth scaling and polishing, root planing, mucogingival surgery and guided tissue and bone regeneration.
• Orthodontics: Correction of common malocclusions, orthodontic appliances, bite evaluations, and genetic counseling.
• Restorations: Cast metal crowns, fillings, esthetic bonding, bridges and implants.
• Dental Radiology: Permanent tooth assessment for puppies, dental disease, oral tumors, fractures and TMJ evaluation.
• Oral Surgery: Difficult extractions, jaw fractures, palate defects, oronasal fistulas, oral tumors, and dislocated teeth.
• Advanced Diagnostic Imaging: Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging modalities are available on site.

ADOS service area:  although ADOS is located in Northern Virginia, we regularly service clients from all over the State of Virginia and parts of West Virginia and Maryland. 

The Animal Life Center services the following cities and beyond: Fairfax, Reston, Herdon, Ashburn, Alexandria, Washington DC, Middleburg, Sterling, Purceville, Gainesville, Manassas, Warrenton, Centreville, Springfield, Fredericksburg, Richmond, Great Falls, McClean, Bristow, Annandale, Williamsburg, Yorktown, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake

Also these counties: Loundoun, Fairfax, Prince William and Fauquier