DVM Student Dental Externship

Overview

Join the team that supports the teams. At Mission Pet Health's Home Office in Birmingham, AL, our purpose is to provide world-class support to our network of 850+ animal hospitals nationwide. We manage the business side of veterinary medicine—from Finance and HR to IT and Marketing—so our 20,000+ hospital teammates can focus on what they do best: providing exceptional care to pets and their families.

We are a veterinarian-led, people-focused, and pet-obsessed organization, founded on the belief that local practices thrive with autonomy and excellent support. Our award-winning culture is powered by our WAG values:
Work Together, Amaze, and Grow. This philosophy has helped us be recognized by Newsweek as the #1 Most Loved Workplace in Healthcare and #11 in America for 2024.

What’s in it for you at our Home Office? When you join our team, you’re not just starting a job; you’re building a career with a tangible, lasting impact. You can expect:

• Unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Industry-leading benefits in a culture where your well-being comes first.
• The chance to apply your expertise to support the future of veterinary care on a national scale.

We’re on a mission to be the greatest veterinary company in the world, and that mission is anchored by the incredible talent in our Home Office. If you re ready to make a difference for thousands of veterinary professionals and countless pets, we’d love for you to be a part of it!

Mission Pet Health is one of the leading veterinary care organizations in the U.S., formed by the merger of Southern Veterinary Partners and Mission Veterinary Partners. At Mission Pet Health, we are reimagining excellence in veterinary care by providing world-class support to hospital teams on a hyper-local basis. We are committed to delivering exceptional service, personalized medicine, and innovative experiences to our clients while empowering our team members with medical autonomy and unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional development.

Together, we’re driving a lasting impact for our teams, the communities we serve, and the pets we care for.

We are investing in the future of veterinary medicine through cutting-edge dental education programs. Our dental program will help you advance your dentistry skills through hands-on training, observation, and mentorship. You will be able to learn from a Board-Certified Dentist at one of our state-of-the-art dental surgery and training centers which are located in Flower Mound, TX, Baton Rouge, LA and Durham, NC.

You will be able to select your preferred location in the application.

And, you don t have to worry about any Final date to receive applicationss. You simply tell us where you d like to learn, and we work with you and your schedule to get you set up at your desired location.

• Learn Dentistry basics including, but not limited to, examinations, normal/abnormal dental anatomy, taking and reading radiographs, using local anesthesia, and using hand tools
• Learn Dental specialty operations such as observing office workflows, understanding team dynamics, and shadowing client interactions
• Receive the opportunity to use specialized imaging equipment
• Shadow dental procedures and observe complex cases
• Perform an oral physical exam, allowing you to be comfortable with the extra oral portion of the exam
• Understand the dental arcade in dogs and cats. This includes being familiar with deciduous and permanent dentition.
• Be able to name teeth based on the modified Triadan system.
• Familiarize yourself with the normal occlusion of dogs and cats.
• Be able to identify the anatomy involved in local blocks used for dental procedures.
• Learn the most common problems seen in veterinary dentistry.
• Learn the treatments involved with tooth resorption and when they should be applied.
• Observe exodontic procedures and the use of flap procedures.
• Observe endodontic procedures when cases are available; understand when endodontic procedures are recommended.

• You must be a third or fourth-year DVM student in good academic standing
• You must be enrolled in an accredited Doctor of…