Vet versus Equine Dentist

My RI says that the difference between a vet and an ED is that the vet gets them so that they eat well enough and the ED gets them so they ride well enough :)
 
All the equine vets at the practise i use are fully trained in dental techniques. I will not use an EDT, i trust my vet implicitly.
 
my vet recomended an EDT for finn cos he didn;t have the power tools

now he's fully tooled up, the vet, cos he's much nicer to the hosses than the EDT:)
 
I use an EDT because my vet did a cr*p job of it, but I'd be more bothered about getting someone recommended than whether they're a vet or dentist.
 
i always use my dentist over my vet . I feel the equine dentist studies in that area only and would have experience and knowledge of more complex problems, procedures etc . But depends on your own personal preference . oh and the dentist usually cheaper .......
 
None of the vets in my area do teeth? Even the old dentist we used to get couldn't do them well anyway :o
 
I have just returned from my EDT course in the states. There were approx 10 vets on my course, and they were there because they only get 10 mins training in teeth equilibriation in vet school. Which is understandable considering how much other things they need to learn.

I would always use an EDT. :)
 
I had a EDT out earlier this year..I had told him that I'd had the vet out to do Stumpy's teeth and told me that I was better off calling him.

She had to have a fair bit of rasping. Decent bloke my EDT :D
 
I prefer the dentist, but tend to use the vet in between dentist visits when they're out for vaccinations. I know enough from the dentist visits about what work the horses are likely to need so can tell if the vets are telling me complete and utter rubbish. I've also got a vague idea of where to feel for obvious sharp edges and always ask to check afterwards. I wouldn't trust just a vet though :)
 
We couldn't find an ED at first so we had the vet to file them down. The vet said we would need and ED next time because he would have special tools. We managed to find a very good ED.
 
Proper dentist that is properly qualified and still goes for regular training.
 
our vet told us to use an ED for our lad's teeth - & then gave us a list of people he would rather we used!

he does do teeth but prefers his clients to use one of a few ED's

dunno why! never asked!
 
I use both, whichever is convenient at the time.

Both are excellent but then we have a good vet
 
My vet specialises in dentistry so no problem there. She also needs sedating and dentists can't remove teeth or give sedative I believe. I coulde be wrong. Also my vet knows Bry and he knows how sensitive he has to be with her. So best option IMO is a vet that specialises in dentistry.
 
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