31/01/2026
✨ Veterinary Surgeon Spotlight ✨
We are very lucky to have our very own tooth fairy, Dr. Sara Levy DVM GPCert (SADen&OS) MSc MRCVS as part of the Little Hoppers team; Sara is responsible for the advanced dental care that we offer across all our clinics 🪥 🦷
Sara holds a Certificate in Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery, and is equipped to provide advanced dental care such as restorations and maxillofacial repair (e.g fractures) Sara is part of both the BVDA (British Veterinary Dental Society) and the EVDF (European Veterinary Dental Foundation). Sara also takes referrals across the South East for dental surgery. 🐾
When your pet comes for a dental procedure at Little Hoppers, Sara performs a COHAT (Comprehensive Oral Health Assessment and Treatment) in all her patients. This procedure includes:
🦷 Scaling of all teeth
🦷 A thorough dental examination to identify periodontal disease
🦷 Full mouth dental radiography (40-60% of dental pathologies cannot be seen above the gum line, e.g. periapical/root abscesses or granulomas, fractured roots, reabsorbed roots, retained roots)
🦷 Intravenous fluid therapy: gold standard for any procedure lasting longer than 30 minutes or for older patients. This helps to maintain blood pressure and organ function throughout the procedure and speeds up recovery afterwards.
🦷 Local anaesthetic blocks – an extra measure of analgesia to make sure your pet does not feel pain and has a comfortable recovery. Local blocks also allow the general anaesthesia to be low and stable, as your pet does not feel any discomfort during extractions
🦷 Extractions as necessary – these can be simple/closed extractions, or surgical/open extractions where a gingival flap is created to remove alveolar bone, retrieve the root without breaking it and then suture the gingival flap in place.
🦷 Post-operative analgesia and at least 2 post-operative checks with a veterinary surgeon.
Further details on our procedures and pricing can be found on our website: https://www.littlehoppersvets.co.uk/prices but please give us a call with any dental enquiries and the team will be more than happy to help! 🐶🧡🐱
