Keeping up with pet dental care is a critical part of every pet’s wellness program. Your pet’s dental care is one of the most rewarding parts of our job as veterinarians.

Imagine what would happen if you didn’t routinely care for your teeth and get professional dental cleanings. We offer the most thorough and affordable dental preventative care plans so that pets can get the care they need to save their teeth and health. The Belle Mead Animal Hospital has been providing digital dental x-rays for our patients for over seven years and was the first in the area to offer this service.

All our doctors are trained on grading your pet’s teeth and helping you make the right decision regarding when and whether or not your dog or cat needs a dental cleaning.

The biggest and most common reason that pets do not receive dental care they need is because they rarely show obvious signs of pain or problems until the late stages of dental disease have set in. Dogs and cats feel dental pain and discomfort, but unfortunately they suffer in silence.

Dental and oral disease is by far the number one problem experienced by our pets. More than 70% of dogs and cats have some form of periodontal disease (gum or tooth problems) by just two to three years of age. Smaller dogs and cats and certain breeds tend to have more serious problems and need more care at earlier ages.