Registerd EDT's .. Are they all truthful?

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Now before you jump on me yess i know dont judge one person mistake for everyone but last year i had a EDT check Honeys teeth as she was throwing her head around ect, he said what the problem was and quoted me £150 +.
Had another EDT check it out and he quoted £35, now he did exactly what the other guy said he was gonna do, at a fraction of the price.
Was i being scammed by the first one? Or was the second one just cheap?

Now i had a EDT look at Mystis teeth because when i got her they said she had a wonky teeth and they where told she cant wear a bit. He said once shes had a rasp there will be no issues with the bit and if there is its behavioural.

So im ummming and arring whether to bit her or not
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And do you think all the registerd ones are reliable?
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i always go by recomendation. im looking into becoming an EDT at the mo. made a post below. and from what i can tell you dont techniqually need any qualifications to be an EDT so its always good to go by the approved website to so you dont end up with a fake.
 
It's down to each individual EDT as to how much they charge and where I don't think u were being scammed I think it is more a case of how people assess how much work something will cost. Maybe the first thought it was a big job whereas the other saw the same thing but didn't think it was as much - do u get what I mean? Although I do agree that £150 and £35 is a BIG difference!

Registered or not, I always believe word of mouth is the best way to get a real view of people.
 
Unfortunately I have known vets, saddle fitters, farriers and veterinary physios to vary in their opinions and charges on the same thing. Some are out just to make money. No reason why edts would be any different!
 
There is a big difference between £150 and £35 agreed. Unfortunately there is no "price fixing" agreement within our profession. It is a bit of a "minefield" for you the client though as to what to believe. It may have been the case that the more expensive quote came from a practitioner whose background involved working in an environment where such charges are the "norm" e.g. some practitioners who's background was working with USA based EDT's who charge very high prices according to where they work....e.g around the California Bay area etc etc. Or alternatively, some practitioners work closely with Vets who charge extortionate prices and hence such pricing is the "norm".

Other pricing variables seem to be how the work was done, i.e. what type of instruments were used (some practitioners charge more when using power instrumentation).

Just to throw a further "spanner into the works" the cheaper quote may have been from a practitioner who didnt actually recognise the required STANDARD of treatment...but rather (dependant on where and how and who they trained with and if they had been SUCESSFULLY examined to that standard) merely thought all that was required was a "quick tidy up".

Generally speaking.....a horses mouth which has been REGULARLY and ROUTINELY maintained by a very competant and professional dental care provider who is aware of, and capable of providing the INDUSTRY RECOGNISED STANDARD of dental care, should cost in the region of £35-£50 (dependant on where in the country you live......North / South divide etc..etc) to keep MAINTAINED.

Initial CORRECTIVE dentistry or initial EQUILIBRATION treatment may cost considerably more, but MOST treatments to the same animal, thereafter, should be charged accordingly as a "routine" treatment.

Remember, when you pay a practitioner, there is an element of charging for the standard of professionalism of the practitioner...e.g if you want Vidal Sasson to do your hair....you pay for HIM. Some EDT's are SPECIALIST in certain areas of the work and have invested in your horses so you may pay a bit more.

So, to sum up....it really boils down to whats required....and who's doing it and how its done.

Thankfully there is a course of redress available for horse owners in this kind of Dillema. The British Association of Equine Dental Technicians has complaints proceedure in place to investigate issues such as this. If it was found that a charging for a "SAME AS" treatment was seen to be totally UNREASONABLE, disciplinary action MAY be able to be taken against an individual by the ruling body concerned.

Presumably in this instance, the two quotes were from practitioners who are REGISTERED with the same professional Body??

This course of action is NOT of course available for non registered practitioners. And, if it is not brought to the attention of the ruling body....who gets to know about it.
 
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