Advanced Equine Dentistry

23/02/2025

23/04/2024

This should have been discovered / noticed years before it got to this point.
This is the problem with using an uneducated "so called" horse dentist.
Only use a Certified Equine Dentist with real training and qualifications.
It may cost more but it will be money well spent to avoid problems like this.

23/04/2024

17/05/2023

GREAT ARTICLE WITH FACTS ABOUT HORSE RUGS AND HEAT STRESS

Watch this Rug Testing Video Now and REMEMBER your horse doesn't feel the cold like you. Dr David Marlin is passionate about horse welfare

17/05/2023

SOME FACTS ABOUT HORSE RUGS AND HEAT STRESS

Watch this Rug Testing Video Now and REMEMBER your horse doesn't feel the cold like you. Dr David Marlin is passionate about horse welfare

05/05/2023

05/05/2023

Brilliant Article - A Must Read for all.

04/04/2023

This is a great example of Equine Dentistry performed well.

Not just filing edges. Whole Mouth dentistry the way it should be done.

If your current "so called" dentist is not doing whole mouth dentistry, I urge you to consider your options.

For appointments and availability, please contact Pete Cranfield via phone on (07) 5432 8111 or email [email protected]

04/04/2023

The only Certified Equine Dentist on the Sunshine Coast

For appointments and availability Contact; Pete Cranfield
Phone; 07 - 54328111

Just 15 horses among 400 were found to have no abnormalities.

04/04/2023

The only Certified Equine Dentist on Sunshine Coast
Member of International Association of Equine Dentistry

Contact; Pete Cranfield for appointments
Phone; 07 54328111

THE PRICE OF GOOD DENTISTRY.

What does it take to become a qualified, educated, skilled, and well-equipped dental practitioner? The short answer is, it takes thousands of dollars and a lifetime of dedication, blood, sweat, and even a few tears.

A good dental program can cost $15,000-$20,000 and will take a minimum of 18 months to complete. Most people will take 2 to 4 years to graduate the program in Idaho. After graduation of a qualified program, certification is then a goal that many students decide to undertake. This process can cost another $1000+ and requires a person to maintain continuing education as long as they wish to keep their certification.

Instruments are a major cost. A well-equipped dental practitioner will likely spend anywhere from $5000 up to $20,000+ on instruments depending on how specialized he or she wishes to become in certain aspects of dentistry. Some practitioners are even using various forms of digital imaging. All of us drive vehicles for travel. We all do business from a cell phone. There are new and more specialized instruments being introduced every year that allows for more precision and better work.

When it comes to the price of your horse dentist, I suppose you can choose from the cheapest guy in town, but I’d certainly verify that he won’t be costing you more money later. Ask him/her about their schooling, instruments, and continuing education. Did they graduate a qualified program? Did they become certified with one of the two major certifying organizations in the country? When/where was their last CE course? Do they use the latest instruments that allow for the best work? Do they use a bright light with a full-mouth speculum?

All these things are very important when you are shopping for someone to work on your horse’s teeth. Dentistry today is not just “floating teeth”. The industry has learned much more about that process in recent decades. Whether your dental provider has a vet license or not, these things still apply!