Equine Dental Procedures for suitably trained/qualified EDTs June 2009 (agreed by RCVS/BEVA/BAEDT/ BVDA) Category 1 Procedures Those procedures which an individual can perform after recognised training without specific attainment of qualifications. Examination of teeth; Removal of sharp enamel points using manual rasps only; Removal of small dental overgrowths (maximum 4mm reductions) using manual rasps only; Rostral profiling of the first cheek teeth (maximum 4mm reductions), previously termed ‘bit seat shaping’; Removal of loose deciduous caps; and Removal of supragingival calculus. Category 2 Procedures Additional procedures suitable for delegation to an EDT who has trained and passed an examination approved by DEFRA: • Examination, evaluation and recording of dental abnormalities; • The removal of loose teeth or dental fragments with negligible periodontal attachments • The removal of erupted, non-displaced wolf teeth in the upper or lower jaw under direct and continuous veterinary supervision; • Palliative rasping of fractured and adjacent teeth; and • The use of motorised dental instruments where these are used to reduce overgrowths and remove sharp enamel points only. Horses should be sedated unless it is deemed safe to undertake any proposed procedure without sedation, with full informed consent of the owner. Category 3 procedures. All other procedures (involving diagnosis or treatment of animals) and any new procedures, which arise as a result of scientific and technical development, would by default fall into category 3, which are those procedures restricted to qualified veterinary surgeons and are not proposed for deregulation. It is therefore NOT legal for these to be performed by non-veterinarians.
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