[Britster]

Vets get very little nutrition education while in school. And the little bit that they do get is sponsored by Hills Science Diet. Just one look at the ingredients and it grosses me out, LOL. I would never put a perfectly healthy dog on any SD food.

Brewers Rice, Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Powdered Cellulose, Pork Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Soybean Mill Run, Soybean Oil, Chicken Liver Flavor, Calcium Sulfate, Potassium Chloride, L-Lysine, Iodized Salt, Choline Chloride.....

Alot do get kickbacks but I think it is more so the vet not really knowing any different and they wanna stick with what they know. More and more vets are becoming more educated in nutrition now though, I've found.

Kibble is not going to keep teeth clean, IMO. It's the equivalent of keeping a humans teeth clean by eating hard pretzels. Brushing, dentals and sprays, etc, will help and it depends on an individual dog with teeth issues. Some may never need a dental in their life, others will have to every year. Also, usually the baby teeth come out when they are put under for their spay.