Greyhound Focus: Dentistry & Anaesthesia 

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  Tuesday 17 November 2026

  6.45PM: Drinks, nibbles and mingling | 7.30PM: Talk commencement

  Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport, 550 Memorial Avenue, Harewood, Christchurch 8053

Description

Come and listen, learn, mingle with colleagues and eat, drink and celebrate Pet Dentistry’s 10th Birthday and the festive season. Janine will provide cake and a bar tab to thank all the vets who have referred to her over the years, and the NZVA and ANZCVS will provide the room and some nibbles and top up the bar tab!

Speakers

  • Janine van Dam - Greyhound Dentistry: A presentation from Science Week conference
Janine van Dam graduated from Massey University in 1997 and became a member of the ANZCVS in Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery in 2016. She started a company called Pet Dentistry and for the last ten years has been treating cases referred from clinics around the South Island. She has also assisted and lead dental workshops both in clinics around New Zealand and at the Veterinary Training Centre in Wigram.

Janine is passionate about animal dentistry, and it is her aim to educate both vets and pet owners about dental health. This year she presented at the Science Week conference about Greyhound Dentistry. As Greyhound Racing has now stopped in New Zealand, this topic is important because in the short-term vets are likely to see and treat more greyhounds as they are rehomed.

To celebrate Pet Dentistry's 10th Birthday, Janine will be repeating this presentation, along with some extra information and case studies on the medical treatment of Chronic Canine Ulcerative Stomatitis, and up-to-date information about a new antiviral treatment on the market for gingivostomatitis in cats.

  • Rebecca Weight - Mechanisms and Management of the Unique Challenges of Greyhound Anaesthesia, with a Focus on Targeted Monitoring and Improved Safety
Rebecca graduated from Massey in 1998 and is an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Surgery. She has volunteered teaching vets and in TNR programs throughout Asia and the Pacific, as well as serving the ANZCVS as a surgery examiner and active Surgery Chapter contributor. 

Rebecca has worked in surgery referral practice for almost 20 years. Along the way, she developed a passion for anaesthesia and pain management, becoming a Member of the ANZCVS in Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2025. With the privilege of working in the GRNZ "rehab to rehome" program for several years at her current role at AOC, she has gained significant experience in the challenges of Greyhound Anaesthesia.

Cost

NZVA, ANZCVS & NZVNA members: Complimentary
Non-members: $50.00

Contact

Ata Snow
Events Coordinator
P 04 831 1385
E vetlearn@vets.org.nz