Managing FCGS in Practice: What Every Technician Should Know
Understand the clinical presentation and treatment options for FCGS, including the potential for stem cell therapy for cats with refractory FCGS.
About the Webinar
This lecture is designed for veterinary technicians and provides a practical, science-based overview of feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS), including its clinical signs, cause of the disease, and underlying immune-mediated nature. The session will review current treatment strategies, including surgery, medical management, and the emerging use of mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for cats with refractory FCGS.
This program has been RACE approved (20-1364055) for 1 hour of continuing education credit for veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
Learning objectives
- Describe the current understanding of FCGS etiology, including immune dysregulation and associated contributing factors.
- Recognize the key clinical signs of refractory feline chronic gingivostomatitis and differentiate it from other oral diseases in cats.
- Define refractory FCGS and explain its clinical significance in veterinary practice.
- Discuss current management strategies for FCGS, including medical management and emerging regenerative medicine approaches such as mesenchymal stromal cell therapy, and understand how these therapies target the underlying disease process.
Related reading
1. Stem Cell Therapy for Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis (FCGS): A New Path to Healing
2. Gingivostomatitis in Cats: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
4. Breakthroughs in stem cell therapy for refractory feline chronic gingivostomatitis and beyond
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About the presenter
Mary L. Berg
Mary Berg is a Charter member of the Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians and received her Veterinary Technician Specialty in Dentistry in June 2006. Mary is currently serving as the treasurer of the AVDT and the American Society of Veterinary Dentistry. She is the past president of the KVTA and a member at large of the NAVTA board.
Mary worked in research for more than 22 years, specializing in products aimed at improving oral health of companion animals. She was the practice manager and dental technician specialist at Gentle Care Animal Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas, for more than seven years and is currently the president of Beyond the Crown Veterinary Education, a veterinary dental consulting service. She and her husband Doug live on a farm near Lawrence, Kansas, with a menagerie of animals.
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