Mark Thorne BAEDT

12/04/2024

08/04/2024

Why choose a qualified and fully insured BAEDT member for your equine dental care needs?

⭐️ Rigorously trained and examined: BAEDT members undergo extensive training and rigorous examinations over several years to gain the BEVA/BVDA qualification, ensuring they possess the necessary skills and knowledge to provide the highest standards of dental care.

⭐️ Commitment to Continued Professional Development (CPD): BAEDT members are committed to staying up to date with the latest advancements in equine dentistry by attending regular CPD activities across the UK.

⭐️ Adherence to a code of conduct: BAEDT members adhere to a strict code of conduct that outlines ethical standards and professional responsibilities. This code ensures that members uphold the highest level of integrity and professionalism in their interactions with clients and colleagues.

⭐️ Dedication to equine welfare:
BAEDT members are deeply committed to enhancing equine welfare not only through their dental work but also through their efforts to educate the public. By raising awareness about the importance of proper dental care and its impact on the overall health and wellbeing of horses.

Don’t compromise on your horse’s dental health. To locate your nearest BAEDT member visit www.baedt.com 🐎

04/04/2024

🐎 As you prepare to introduce your young horse to work this spring, ensuring their mouth comfort sets the stage for optimal performance.

🦷 Before the age of 5 years horses undergo significant dental changes including:
- the shedding of 24 deciduous (baby) teeth
- the eruption of 24 permanent molars, 12 incisors, possibly four canines and possibly wolf teeth.
This period generally coincides with the introduction the bit and ridden work.

🗓️ Regular check-ups every six months for young horses are extremely important, providing an opportunity to detect and address issues early, also paving the way to allow the horse to perform at their maximum potential.

🔍 Common dental problems in young horses include:
- sharp enamel points, which can cause subsequent ulceration to the inside of cheeks and tongue
- problematic wolf teeth
- mobile or retained deciduous teeth
- diastemata and food impaction which can lead to periodontal disease, considered the most painful condition in the horses mouth.

👍🏻 By prioritising early dental care, you’re not only ensuring your young horse’s comfort and willingness to accept the bit but also reducing the risk of dental disease in later life.

Every Equine, Every Year 🦷

Visit our website to locate a BAEDT Equine Dental Technician near you ➡️ www.baedt.com

29/03/2024

Happy Easter to all my wonderful clients and their equine families.

The BAEDT extends warm Easter wishes to all our followers!

We invite you to share your Easter weekend adventures with your equine companions in the comments below ⬇️ We would love to see what you’re getting up to 🐣🐴

27/03/2024

When was your little ones last dental?

Just because they are retired, companions, or “good doers” doesn’t mean they don’t need their teeth checked.

It’s common to underestimate the dental needs of these smaller equines, especially as some may be on restricted diets for weight management. Horses, ponies and donkeys all have the same amount of incisors and molars and that means these little guys are prone to many dental problems as they have such tiny heads to fit all those teeth in.

It’s so important that they are checked at least once if not twice per year to ensure they are free from any discomfort, detect early stages of disease, and to give them the best chance of having efficient chewing surfaces as they go into old age. Having hypsodont teeth means that the teeth continually erupt so will always be developing sharp enamel points and any overgrowths will become worse over time.

Don’t let them suffer in silence.
Together we can improve equine welfare.

Every Equine, Every Year 🦷

www.baedt.com

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17/03/2024

What does it take to become a BEVA/BVDA qualified Equine Dental Technician?

As we approach this week's practical exam, we're eager to shed light on the journey each of our members has undertaken. It takes several years of intensive training and rigorous examinations to achieve full qualification.

The examination process entails:

➡️ Completion of BEVA/BVDA advanced theory course
➡️ Evidence of education- either
- BSc or FdSc in Equine Dental Science/Studies
- Training under direct supervision of BAEDT member or Veterinary Surgeon with expertise in equine dentistry
- RCVS membership
➡️ Submisson of 300 case studies, of which 40 are advanced case studies countersigned by the attending Veterinary Surgeon
➡️ 2 references -one from BAEDT member and one from a Veterinary Surgeon with expertise in equine dentistry
➡️ Minimum of 5 days working alongside a BAEDT member or Veterinary Surgeon with expertise in equine dentistry
➡️ BEVA/BVDA Theory exam
➡️ BEVA/BVDA Practical exam

Not to mention the countless hours spent shadowing, undertaking unpaid work, traveling expenses, investing in training courses, and the financial outlay for equipment.

We take immense pride in our members for their relentless passion and unwavering dedication to equine welfare.

Visit our website to locate a BAEDT Equine Dental Technician near you ➡ www.baedt.com

📸 Kim Kilner BAEDT

10/03/2024

Huge balls of calculus (tartar) on a horse’s canine teeth seen this week! The canine teeth are not involved in the chewing process and often accumulate calculus (calcified mineral deposits), but these are particularly large. The calculus must be carefully removed, but particular care is required in case the tooth underneath is diseased or suffering from tooth resorption. When the calculus is removed the gingiva (gums) around these teeth is usually inflamed but will quickly heal.

27/01/2024

🐎 Trainers' Evening 🏇🏻

We are holding a trainers' evening at Buccleuch Arms, St Boswells, on Tuesday 6th February at 6pm.

Presentations to include:

⭐️ Gastric ulcers
⭐️ Upper respiratory medicine
⭐️ New horse MOT

Dinner included. RSVP only - please contact Max on 07741313053 📲

Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim 💚

27/01/2024

For our latest Welfare Wednesday Webinar we welcome experts in equine dental care. Vet Stuart Altoft, who treats the horses at our Glenda Spooner Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Somerset, will begin by examining routine care and common equine dental problems. The discussion will then turn to less...

14/01/2024

Regular Routine dental maintenance is an essential part of your horses welfare

Benefits of regular dental examinations & treatment

* Prevents oral discomfort and pain
* Detects early stages of dental disease
* Improves eating efficiency
* Improves bit accommodation
* Allows maximum opportunity for the horse to perform to the best of its ability
*Helps prevent dental disease in old age

Together we can improve equine welfare 🦷

01/01/2024

Happy New Year to all my family, friends and clients. Here’s to 2024 🥂🍾

19/11/2023

Looks like I’ve got some competition for Movember! 🥸
Our fathers, partners, brothers and friends are facing a health crisis, yet it’s rarely talked about. Men are dying too young. We can’t afford to stay silent. If you would like to help me raise funds for this great cause here’s the link to my Mo space 🙏
https://movember.com/m/15133599?mc=1
Every little contribution is much appreciated. Thank you.

18/11/2023

Winter is coming ❄️ …..

Is your horse upto date with their dental care?

As it gets darker and colder and muddier now is a good time to book in your horses dental treatment to ensure that they are comfortable and give them the best chance to chew hay efficiently going in to the winter especially if they are older or more prone to dropping weight.

All BAEDT 🇬🇧 members are trained and examined to the highest standards and attend regular CPD courses 🦷

Check out www.baedt.com to find an approved EDT in your area!

16/11/2023

Horses are stoic animals and don’t easily show signs of dental pain.
The early signs of dental problems are very subtle and may not be noticeable to owners or carers at all.
Please click the link below to a very interesting guide to equine dentistry.
https://www.bhs.org.uk/media/q3yjpdn2/dentistry-2-final-digital-3.pdf

13/11/2023

This free webinar is going to be very interesting.

03/10/2023

A very interesting and enjoyable day examining at the BAEDT CPD workshop day at Newton Garth Farm, near Newcastle. Many thanks to Tom Grantham for organising the workshop, Stuart Rendall from Alnorthumbria Vets for sedating all the horses. Great to meet up with fellow EDT’s Emma Lawrence, Dan Astle-Carter, Sharon Cooper, James Arkley, James Spy, Graham Burns, & Stuart Lindsay. Some very interesting cases today, & there will be 28 much more comfortable horses, ponies and donkeys tonight!

21/09/2023

Beautifully sunny and busy day today at Pammy Stevenson Equestrian carrying out routine dentals on the September batch of horses, helped by the ever so enthusiastic and energetic Ronnie. (Vet student from The University of Edinburgh Vet School).