Veterinary dentistry is facing a critical skills gap on a global scale. Out of more than 600,000 veterinarians worldwide, fewer than 350 are board-certified dental specialists across both the American and European Veterinary Dental Colleges.
There are 900 million pet dogs and 370 million pet cats worldwide. Periodontal disease occurs in 85% of dogs over the age of 2 and 75% of cats over the age of 3, making it the most common disease of both dogs and cats. With the shortage of veterinary dentists in the world, training is lacking. The increased flexibility and access to training through the use of non-cadaveric modelling can help to address this issue.
Access to cadaveric specimens for training is limited, expensive, and often ethically and logistically challenging. Our anatomically accurate, 3D-printed models solve this by enabling safe, repeatable, and risk-free skills development—even for rare and complex pathologies.
With applications that will extend across all areas of canine and feline anatomy, and potential to scale into other species, our technology offers a revolutionary path forward in veterinary education and advanced clinical training.
Futurum Animal Biotech is proud to introduce a groundbreaking innovation in veterinary education: the world’s first prototype of an anatomically correct canine dentistry training model.
This cutting-edge tool is designed to simulate real-life dental cases. Providing veterinary professionals with a safe, realistic, and sustainable training experience.
By reducing the need for cadavers, this revolutionary model is set to transform how veterinary dentistry is taught, improving both the quality and accessibility of hands-on training.
Veterinary dentistry is an essential yet highly specialised field, little training is provided as a day one competency and yet it demands precise technique, advanced knowledge and practical experience.
Historically, training in this area has relied heavily on cadavers, a resource that is not only costly but also increasingly difficult to access. Cadavers need to be stored , they are a disease risk and considerable work must go into hygiene management when using them. As concern grow around ethical practices and sustainability, the veterinary profession has long sought alternatives that can provide the same level of hands-on training without the need for animal cadavers. We were searching for something that looked, handled and replicated the real tissues.
Futurum Animal Biotech’s new training model addresses this gap by offering a lifelike, reusable platform that mimics the anatomy and functions of a canine mouth so exquisitely that the model allows for procedures such as radiology positioning, regional anaesthesia practice, tooth extractions, gingival surgery & even root canal treatment to be practised. In the future it will also allow tumours, malocclusions and deformities to be reproduced to enable accurate surgical planning for individual patients.
Would you be interested in using non-cadaveric models in your own clinical practice for training and skill development?
100% of participants responded yes
0% of participants responded no
How do you rate the touch and feel of the non-cadaveric model?
66.7% of participants rated the model a 5/5
33.3% of participants rated the model 4/5
Do you feel that use of the non-cadaveric model is important to improving ethics and sustainability within veterinary training?
100% of participants responded yes
0% of participants responded no
Our first model was based on scans taken of Norman—a gentle, cooperative canine who played a key role in bringing this innovation to life.
We used these high-resolution scans throughout our research and development process to ensure that every anatomical detail was captured with accuracy and care. From the alignment of the teeth to the structure of the jaw and soft tissues, Norman helped us build a model that feels real, responds realistically, and replicates the clinical experience of working with a live patient.
