Lack of Equine Dentists In Your Area?

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SarahBroomhead

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Strange question I know, but does anyone feel that there is a lack of dentists in their area? Or find dentists hard to get hold of? Where would you like to see more? Thank you for your help.
 
I'm guessing you are a equine dentist or fancy training to be one. I am of the view that I use a vet so my horse can be sedated and if anything terrible happen vet is on site to deal with it but I always think what is the worst that can happen when doing something. I also prefer my professionals to have a long training like our vets or blacksmiths.
 
Thanks for your reply. You are correct I am training, and have been for a long time now. I totally accept your opinion and hope you are finding the vets you use good. I'm not out to push anyone into using an equine dentist or to tell them what they should and shouldn't do. However some of us have trained a long time to get where we are too. I don't take my work or training lightly, I want to do the best I can. So I train hard and keep up to date.
 
I'm on an island off the west coast of scotland at the moment, which isn't getting me anywhere :( I'm hoping to move back to derbyshire but I would be quite happy to go where the work is, but always come back to valued clients.
 
I keep my two horses in Derbyshire, but only just over the border with Cheshire and we use a vet practice which has two vets who are also fully qualified EDTs. Makes life a lot easier :D
 
hobo said:
I'm guessing you are a equine dentist or fancy training to be one. I am of the view that I use a vet so my horse can be sedated and if anything terrible happen vet is on site to deal with it but I always think what is the worst that can happen when doing something. I also prefer my professionals to have a long training like our vets or blacksmiths.
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It would be very hard for an EDT to become fully qualified without doing a long training. For example my son did a 3 year B.Sc(Hons) in Equine Dental Science and then undertook further training while he completed his portfolio of 300 cases and other requirements before doing the BEVA exam so an overall training of 5 years. As part of his BAEDT membership he also has to undergo regular CPD training.

SarahBroomhead said:
I'm on an island off the west coast of scotland at the moment, which isn't getting me anywhere :( I'm hoping to move back to derbyshire but I would be quite happy to go where the work is, but always come back to valued clients.
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It's hard to become established in Scotland mainly due to distances involved in travelling to clients which means some very long, tiring days. This also means the profitability is reduced due to travelling costs especially before a solid client base is established in each area. Down South most EDTs cover much smaller areas as the horse population is more dense so travel costs are significantly less, also for those training courses are usually held South of the Border.
 
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