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Table 1 Recommendations regarding tooth brushing (DO)

From: Dental home care in dogs - a questionnaire study among Swedish dog owners, veterinarians and veterinary nurses

Has it ever been recommended to you by a veterinary clinic to brush/clean your dog’s teeth? Brush refers to brush with toothbrush. Cleaning refers to cleaning with textiles, e.g. finger cloth, microfiber, other textiles or gauze. (Q8)

Yes

25,337 (43.1%)

No

31,364 (53.4%)

Don’t know

2067 (3.5%)

When you received the recommendation at the veterinary clinic, did the information lead you to initiate brushing/cleaning your dog’s teeth? (Q13) (only visible to the 25,337 respondents who answered that they had been recommended to do so by a veterinary clinic on question 8)

I brushed/cleaned before I received the recommendation

9105 (35.9%)

Yes, I brush/clean still

5124 (20.2%)

Yes, I started (or tried) to brush/clean but stopped later

6562 (25.9%)

No

4199 (16.6%)

Don’t know

380 (1.5%)

When you received the recommendation at the veterinary clinic to brush/clean your dog’s teeth, what was your primary reason for the visit? Several options can be specified (Q11) (only visible to the 25,337 respondents who answered that they had been recommended to do so by a veterinary clinic on question Q8)

Puppy vaccination

4459 (17.6%)

Other routine visit (e.g. vaccination)

10,803 (42.6%)

Visit for dental cleaning (calculus removal)/dental problems

6026 (23.8%)

Visit due to other disease

3192 (12.6%)

Special information meeting

607 (2.4%)

Don’t know/Other

3021(11.9%)

When you received the recommendation at the veterinary clinic to brush/clean your dog’s teeth, how did you receive the information? Several options can be specified (Q12) (only visible to the 25,337 respondents who answered that they had been recommended to do so by a veterinary clinic on question Q8)

Verbally

23,663 (93.4%)

Written

1473 (5.8%)

Practical demonstration

1761 (7.0%)

Information about web page or similar

367 (1.4%)

Don’t know/Other

905 (3.6%)

  1. Dog owners’ experiences of receiving tooth brushing recommendations at a veterinary clinic