Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Veterinary Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine [18 VAC 150 ‑ 20]
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11/3/15  4:08 pm
Commenter: Dr Michael Robinson, caring hands animal hospital

LVTs should be allowed to close gingival flaps
 

 

The skills required to suture gingival flaps are no different than those needed to suture skin. My LVTs have been suturing for me up until this law change and have always displayed more than enough proficiency needed to do this in an efficient manner with high quality suturing. All LVTs, both experienced and newly graduated show the clinical skills needed and I trust them to perform gingival sutures on my patients

Dr. Michael Robinson

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