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Equine Dental
technicians
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Associations
Anybody interested in becoming an Equine Dental
Technician in the UK should contact
The British
Association of Equine Dental Technicians. You can also search for a dentist
technician in your area on this site.
World Wide Association of Equine
Dentistry
Training:
American School of Equine
Dentistry - Four week course that prepares a student for entry into a full
or part time career as an equine dental technician. Not a government accredited
school.
Australian
Equine Dental Practice. - Details of a 4 month distance and on-premises
course providing multi-faceted education for lay persons and veterinary
graduates enabling working as an Equine Dentist. Not government accredited.
The College of
Equine Dentistry Australia Pty Ltd
Equine Dentistry
Glenormiston - A full time course of about 15 months duration based in
Glenormiston Australia. It teaches equine dentistry and other subjects and is
combined with an unpaid apprenticeship. Government accredited.
Hartpury College - Three year degree
course leading to Equine Dental Science BSc.
Tel: 01452 702132,
Fax: 01452 700629,
Email: enquire@hartpury.ac.uk
School of Equine
Dentistry - This organisation is based in Idaho US. It provides numerous
courses with a duration of up to 5 days each. It is not a government accredited
school.
School of Equine Dentistry -
This franchised school is based in Gunnedah Australia. Courses include a basic
50 hour dentistry course and more advanced courses. It is not a government
accredited school.
Horse's Teeth
A normal adult horse has a minimum of 36 teeth. It
may also have up to four wolf teeth and/or canines. Of these, there are six
upper and six lower incisors, which are used for tearing grass and other forage.
On each side of both jaws, it has three pre-molars and three permanent molars
(cheek teeth), which it uses for grinding food. The grinding surfaces of these
cheek teeth are called tables. They are not horizontal though, but tilt
downwards and outwards at 10-15 degrees. The upper jaw is about 25% wider than
the lower jaw, which moves in a circular motion, bringing the cheek teeth tables
into contact.
By the time a horse is five years old all it's
teeth should normally be through and the gums should be a healthy pink colour
with no bruising.
Glossary of Terms:
Arcade: A row of teeth.
Bit Seats: Rounding off the front
surface of the first upper and lower cheek teeth to make the horse more
comfortable with the bit.
Cap: The remains of a deciduous (baby)
tooth that covers an erupting tooth and is then shed. Retention of caps may
delay eruption of the permanent cheek tooth causing the development of eruption
cysts
Cheek Teeth: The premolars and molars at
the back of the mouth, both top and bottom, which are used to grind up food.
Diastema: A space between teeth. This may
be the normal space between the incisors and the cheek teeth or an abnormal
space that develops between one or more cheek teeth.
Hook: A pointed end or protuberance on a
tooth through abnormal wear.
Incisors: The top and bottom teeth (12 in
total), found at the front of the mouth and used for grazing.
Quidding: The dropping of partly chewed
food from the mouth.
Slant Mouth: Contact between the top and
bottom incisors at an angle instead of being horizontal.
Step Mouth: Through abnormal wear, the
grinding surface of the cheek teeth arcade is arranged in step like fashion
instead of the normal smooth curve.
Shearmouth: Through abnormal wear, the
angle of contact between the top and bottom cheek teeth has become greater than
the normal 10-15 degrees and may have reached 45 degrees.
Tushes or Tusks: The canine teeth found
between the incisors and the cheek teeth. Theoretically used for fighting and
present in most male horses. Usually very small or absent in mares.
Wave Mouth: Due lo uneven wear, the
grinding surface of the cheek teeth arcade has a wavelike appearance instead of
a smooth curve.
Wolf Teeth: The first premolars that
appear in front of the cheek teeth in around 15-25% of horses. If small and
correctly positioned, they are unlikely to cause problems.
Linda
Tellington - Jones: Posture, Performance and Dentistry in the Equine Athlete
N.B. A dental technician is not permitted to perform any act of veterinary
surgery. Horse dentists are working towards a controlling body and standard
qualifications.
Useful Contacts:
Horse
Dental Equipment create innovative horse dentistry products specifically
tailored to the needs of horse dentists and vets. Our product range includes
Rasps, Stomatology, Powered Tools, Mouth Openers, Instrument Boxes & more. Visit
our web site for detailed product descriptions, video examples, corporate
information and more.
The
Equine Toothbrush from Burnham Marketing Ltd, Tel: 01482 638413,
Email: info@burnham-web.co.uk
Instrumentation Concept Ltd, Equine Dental Instruments, Email:
info@instconcept.co.uk Tel: 0044-121
3283261
Useful contacts:
British Equine Veterinary Association, tel: 020 7610 6080.
Equine Dentistry UK
Equine
Dentistry

International Association of
Equine Dentistry
International Directory
of Equine Dentistry Idaho, USA
Nixon & Marshall Veterinary Surgeons - Lots of information and diagrams
about equine dental care.
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