Limited Equine Lay Dentistry Short Course

The 2008 edition of the Limited Equine Dentistry Short Course will be held June 18 - 21, 2008 at the School of Veterinary Medicine at Louisiana State University. This course is designed to fulfill the requirements of the Louisiana State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for the practices of limited equine dentistry by the non-veterinarian. The course will include a review of equine dental anatomy, aging, common dental abnormalities in horses, dental equipment and loating techniques and approximately 10 hours of actual floating on live horses.

June 18 will consist of 4 hours of continuing education for individuals that ahve completed the course int he past. June 19 - 21 are the dates of the full course including on-half day on Saturday.

Lectures will be provided by the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine and laboratory teaching will be carried out by faculty and Mr. Frank Albert of Albert's Equine Dental Supply who will also be providing all of the necessary hand equipment for the course. At the conclusion of the course, participants will be required to complete an unassisted dental examination and a routine dental float on a horse and take and pass a written examination in order to receive a certificate of completion and have their names submitted to the state board to legally practice limited equine dentistry in the state of Louisiana.

The cost of the 1-day continuing education course is $300. The cost of the full 2 1/2 day course is $800. This will include all lectures and laboratories, the use of hand tools, live horses and lunch on Thursday and Friday. The full course will be limited to 8 participants.

Registration deadline is June 13, 2008. Any questions should be directed to Dr. Charles McCauley at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine at 225 578 9500. To attend, please fill out a registration form and include a check for the registration fees and send to:

LSU School of Veterinary Medicine - Equine Health Studies Program - Attention of Dr. Charles McCauley - Dept. VCS - Baton Rouge, La - 70803

Click here for registration