This category provides in-depth, evidence-based education on equine dentistry for veterinarians and mixed practitioners. Articles cover dental anatomy, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment decision-making, alongside best-practice approaches to equine dental care.
Content is written by experienced clinicians and educators and supports both clinical confidence and the delivery of high-quality, veterinarian-led equine dentistry services in practice.
A small gap between two cheek teeth can become a significant clinical problem when it traps feed and begins affecting the surrounding periodontal tissues. Diastemata in horses are spaces between adjacent teeth. Some cause relatively…
If you are an equine veterinarian who has invested in good quality dentistry equipment, you are likely busy. You’re driving to farms, seeing horses, and doing the work – yet if you stop to truly…
We have all been there: you’ve performed an impeccable, sedated oral exam using a speculum, focal light, and mirror. You’ve identified significant pathology – perhaps a high-grade infundibular caries or a deep periodontal pocket –…
If you have ever stood in a barn aisle, shielded by a lead gown at 4:30 PM on a Wednesday, and stared at a radiograph on your laptop screen feeling a knot of uncertainty, you…
If you are an equine veterinarian, chances are you’ve felt that nagging uncertainty when looking inside a horse’s mouth. You’ve finished the odontoplasty, the mouth is clean, but you spot something subtle – a tiny…
If you’ve been practising equine medicine for any length of time, you understand the pressure of the annual dental appointment. You feel like you’re ‘doing dentals’ – you’re sedating the horse, the float is complete,…
If you’re anything like the thousands of equine veterinarians I’ve worked with over the years, there’s usually one part of dentistry that quietly undermines your confidence. And for most, it’s equine dental radiography. Not because…
If you’re seeing dental cases regularly in your equine practice, you know that the horse’s mouth is a complex place. You’re doing the work – you’re sedating, floating, and checking the occlusal surfaces. Yet, here…
If you’re an equine veterinarian, chances are you’ve felt that nagging uncertainty when it comes to equine dentistry. You’re busy, you’re trying your best, and you’re doing the routine floats. But you might also be…
If you’re an veterinarian who has ever performed equine dentistry, chances are you’ve felt it: that familiar surge of frustration during a dental appointment. The horse is moving too much, the light is poor, and…
There is a point in most equine veterinary careers when dentistry shifts from being “something you do” to something that quietly carries weight. Not because the procedures suddenly become complex, but because expectations do. Owners…
BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS (Eq Dentistry) CMAVA DICEVO DAVDC (Equine)Founder, The Equine Practice Company Dr. Olivia James is an internationally recognised equine veterinary dental specialist, educator, and founder, with more than two decades of experience across…
This page focuses on equine dentistry training and courses for qualified veterinarians, including postgraduate education, continuing education, and structured professional development – not technician or lay dentistry programs. If you are a horse owner, equine…
This article is written exclusively for veterinarians – equine-only clinicians, mixed practitioners, and recent graduates – who are questioning the current state of equine dentistry and wondering whether they should play a bigger role in…
If you’ve ever finished a float and thought, “I hope I didn’t miss something important,” you’re not alone – and it’s not your fault. Across the profession, equine veterinarians tell us the same story: they…