Tooth & Trouble is where competence becomes confidence.
The second book in the CHKZ Clinical Mastery Oral Series takes clinicians beyond the basics into the demanding world of diagnostic intelligence - where radiographs deceive, cats stay silent, and one missed clue can mean a broken trust.
Across twenty case-driven chapters, this volume transforms the way veterinary professionals think, interpret, and decide. Each case is real, raw, and reflective - from feline resorptive lesions and iatrogenic fractures to retained roots, radiographic misreads, and mid-surgery consent withdrawals.
Designed for active learning, Tooth & Trouble integrates reflection tools, audit templates, client communication scripts, and CPD quizbanks - each created to bridge the gap between knowledge and clinical performance.
Readers will learn to:
- Interpret dental radiographs with structured accuracy.
- Recognise and navigate diagnostic "grey zones."
- Counsel owners under uncertainty with professional clarity.
- Conduct meaningful audits that lead to measurable improvement.
- Manage complications ethically and transparently.
This is not a textbook - it's a transformation tool.
By the final chapter, you'll see dentistry differently, act more decisively, and lead your team with renewed confidence.
Because in the end, it's not just about teeth - it's about trust.