Save Your Spot: Join Elite Equine Dentistry Training in October 2025

For equine practitioners looking to expand their knowledge in dentistry, the Advanced Oral Techniques for the Horse 2025 training course will be held October 13-16, 2025, at Midwest Veterinary Dental Services in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. 

The continuing education (CE) course is one of the only equine dentistry trainings available in the country with three boarded veterinarians leading the labs. Participants will work with various equine dental equipment on both cadavers and live horses and learn how to properly diagnose oral pathology and balance the typical equine mouth using hand and motorized instruments.

During the three-day in-person training, attendees can connect with fellow equine practitioners and instructors to share ideas and expand their networks. The sessions are divided into groups of four students per instructor, offering excellent opportunities for more individualized instruction. Following the training, attendees have access to a private social media group where they can continue to stay engaged.

The course is approved for 21 hours of CE credit in jurisdictions that recognize the American Association of Veterinary State Boards’ (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) approval. Participants should be aware that some boards limit the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrict certain methods of delivering continuing education.

The course will consist of one day of classroom lectures, followed by two days of practical small-group sessions working with cadavers and live horses. 

Day 1: Class lectures with cadavers (6 hours)

• Dental and oral anatomy
• Oral exam and charting
• Functional odontoplasty
• Occlusal adjustment
• Obtaining diagnostic films
• Radiography
• Occlusal adjustment
• Anatomy of the head
• Endoscopy of the nasal compartments

Day 2: Wet lab with cadavers and live horses (8 hours)

• Understanding regional anesthesia
• Difference between periodontal and endodontic disease
• Basic extraction techniques (straightforward cheek teeth, incisors/canines)
• Floating and occlusal adjustment
• Radiography 

Day 3: Wet lab with cadavers and live horses (8 hours)

• Equine nasal discharge
• Floating and occlusal adjustment
• Radiography
• Basic extraction techniques (straightforward cheek teeth, incisors/canines) 

Teaching the course are four industry-leading veterinarians in equine dentistry with 115 years of combined experience: 

• Travis Henry, DVM, DAVDC, DAVDC/Eq, Midwest Veterinary Dental Services in Wisconsin
• Scott Marx, DVM
• Molly Rice, DVM, DAVDC/Eq, Midwest Veterinary Dental Services in Wisconsin
• Cleet Griffin, DVM, DABVP/Eq, DAVDC/Eq, Texas A&M University

Online and in-person advanced modules are also available to those who attended the Advanced Oral Techniques for the Horse training. The advanced modules will focus on advanced surgical extraction techniques in equine dentistry and provide the following learning opportunities:

• Advanced radiographic techniques
• Tooth sectioning
• Minimally invasive transbuccal approaches
• Lateral buccotomy techniques
• Partial coronectomy
• Apicoectomy
• Alveolectomy

The training costs $3,200 and is limited to 16 attendees. The fee includes transportation from the hotel to the clinic for training and meals for the three days. Both domestic and international attendees are welcome to enroll in the program. 

If you can’t join us for the in-person course, you can still participate in our virtual dental seminar with three of the leading equine dental specialists. This course is RACE-approved for 10 CE credits. The online Advanced Oral Techniques for the Horse enrollment cost is $225 and is a great way to prepare to attend a future in-person course.

Sign up online for the Advanced Oral Techniques for the Horse training, or contact  877-912-7122 or sales@equinedentalinstrument.com for more information.