22/08/2008 - 09:08
23/08/2008 - 06:08
Etc/GMT+1
| Sponsored by: | EQUINE BLADES DIRECT LTD and EV VETERINARY PRODUCTS LTD | |
| Venue: | Jurys Inn Hotel, Birmingham | |
| Course Organiser: | Rob Pascoe | |
| Fee: | £450 - BEVA Veterinary Members can attend the second day only for £250 | |
| Description: | This lecture-based course is aimed at the more experienced EDT who wishes to sit the BEVA/BVDA EDT examination in the future. The course will cover all the theory needed for the theory section of the EDT Exam. At the end of day two the EDT exam will be discussed in detail highlighting the reasons for previous exam failures. A copy of comprehensive notes are included in the course fee, which are essential reading when preparing to sit the EDT exam. | |
| Speakers: | Mr Rob Pascoe BVSc BAEDT MRCVS | Kent |
| Mr Chris Pearce BVSc CertEM (IntMed) BAEDT MRCVS | Dorset | |
| Mr Evelyn Barbour-Hill BVSc MRCVS | Gwynedd | |
| Mr Martin Walls BAEDT | Hampshire | |
| Programme: | Day One: Friday 22nd August 2008 | |
| 09.00 | Registration and Coffee | |
| 09.30 | Applied anatomy of the equine mouth and gastro-intestinal tract | R Pascoe |
| 10.15 | The physiology of equine digestion. Nutrition of the horse. | R Pascoe |
| 10.45 | Coffee | |
| 11.00 | Common disorders of the equine mouth (non-dental), pharynx, oesophagus and gastro-intestinal tract | C Pearce |
| 11.30 | The equine respiratory and cardiovascular systems in health and disease | C Pearce |
| 12.00 | The equine nervous system in health and disease. Drugs that affect the nervous system – sedatives and anaesthetics | C Pearce |
| 12.15 | Discussion | |
| 12.30 | Lunch | |
| 13.30 | Microbes: an overview of their beneficial roles and the pathogenic role (i.e. in infections e.g. tetanus) in horses. Cultures of samples. | R Pascoe |
| 14.00 | Fundamentals of the equine immune system (i.e. how horses resist infections). Common equine infectious diseases, e.g. influenza, strangles | R Pascoe |
| 14.30 | Hygiene and the use of disinfectants by equine dental technicians | E Barbour-Hill |
| 15.00 | Tea | |
| 15.15 | Additional diagnostic techniques for dental evaluation, x-rays, scintigraphy, oral and sinus endoscopy | C Pearce |
| 15.45 | Current and new legislation affecting EDTs in Britain, Common Law on use of drugs in Britain. | E Barbour-Hill |
| 16.15 | Discussion | |
| 16.30 | General discussion on the way forward for the EDT in Britain including short presentations by representatives of the BAEDT. | M Walls |
| 17.30 | End of day one | |
| Day Two: Saturday 23rd August 2008 | ||
| 09.00 | The embryology (development), and anatomy of equine teeth | R Pascoe |
| 10.00 | Disorders of equine incisor teeth and their correction. | C Pearce |
| 10.30 | Developmental disorders of equine cheek teeth. Extraction of loose deciduous cheek teeth (“caps”). | R Pascoe |
| 11.00 | Coffee | |
| 11.15 | Traumatic disorders of equine cheek teeth, jaws and mouth. Spontaneous fractures of equine cheek teeth. | C Pearce |
| 11.45 | Disorders of equine canine and wolf teeth. Extraction of wolf teeth. | R Pascoe |
| 12.15 | Infections of equine cheek teeth and equine dental tumours. Dental repulsion, extraction, lateral buccostomy and endodontics (root canal therapy). | C Pearce |
| 12.45 | Discussion | |
| 13.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 | Disorders of wear of equine cheek teeth. | R Pascoe |
| 14.45 | Choosing the correct place and appropriate assistance to perform corrective procedures by the EDT. | M Walls |
| 15.15 | Tea | |
| 15.30 | Routine rasping of equine dental overgrowths and case reports. | C Pearce |
| 16.15 | An overview of manual and power instrumentation for the EDT. | M Walls |
| 16.45 | My approach to larger dental overgrowths. | C Pearce |
| 17.15 | Guidelines for the forthcoming EDT examination for routine rasping of equine teeth and creation of bit seats in the British context. Reasons for failures in the EDT examination: lessons to be learned. | R Pascoe |
| 17.45 | General discussion on this advanced EDT course and re forthcoming EDT examination. Questionnaire re assessing and improving this advanced EDT course. | |
| End of course | ||