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Horse Dentistry and Bitting Journal
The Horse Dentistry and Bitting Journal is a quarterly publication that will aid in your efforts to keep up with the growing equine dental industry. This premier publication covers bitting aspects and equine dental care issues from around the world.
Whether you are a horse owner, equine dental practitioner or veterinarian, you will find valuable information pertaining to equine dental health and bitting issues in the Journal. It carries a wide variety of information concerning equine dental case histories, theories, instrumentation and technique.
Stephenie Carpenter has worked diligently with the aid of practitioners for many years to provide the industry with this quality publication through her Bellwhether Publishing Company Inc. Visit the Academy Marketplace for subscription information.
New Equine Dental Record:
This two part carbonless record developed by Stephenie Carpenter of Bellwether Publishing Company and used by the Academy of Equine Dentistry is now available to all practitioners. The charts scaled drawings are unique offering various views that can be used for information entry. They are currently available through your Academy Marketplace. Custom charts that include practitioner s information may be special ordered.
The History of Equine Dentistry on CD-Rom
The Academy has a new History CD available explaining the evolution of equine dental prophylaxis and maintenance over the last 200 years or more. The CD includes many illustrations of old instruments used in practice and excerpts from a wide variety of collected catalogs, books and literature. To purchase this CD visit your Academy Marketplace.
Introduction to Equine Dentistry CD-Rom
The Academy of Equine Dentistry’s new CD titled Introduction to Equine Dentistry is a must for every
serious Equine Dental Practitioner. This copyrighted collection of electronic media has been under
development for several years.
With a laptop computer, a practitioner can use this product anywhere the need for equine dental
information arises, from classroom to field presentation. Orders can be taken through the Academy of
Equine Dentistry or World Wide Equine of Glenns Ferry, Idaho.
The Coming of Rotary Power Instruments
Into the World of Equine Dental Maintenance
This report is based not on sheer speculation and hearsay, but on tangible evidence such as books,
photographs and film.
One of the earliest dental charts we have at the Academy of Equine Dentistry was produced in Germany
prior to 1820. It is dated 1820 and includes tooth charts of horses, cattle, sheep, dogs and swine.
These old charts show variations in wear and dentition from birth to old age. This document has been
stamped by a museum in Prague and again by the Third Reich. We are very fortunate to have this chart
in our possession. The reason I mention this document is to predicate the evolution of human
interest in domestic animal dentition. The first records we have of hand held equine dental
instruments are advertisements dated 1819. I’m sure there were hand held floats and other equine
dental instruments produced well before this date but we do not have hard documentation to support
this supposition.
In 1889 T. D. Hinebauch, M.S., V.S., Professor of Veterinary Science at Purdue University, Lafayette,
Indiana, personally published a book titled Veterinary Dental Surgery, for the use of Students,
Practitioners and Stockmen. This book is fairly well illustrated with pictures of early burrs and
thorough descriptions of their use in horses.
Discussing the filling of decayed incisors in horses, Dr. Hinebauch states “To open the cavity we will
bur drill and large chisels (Fig 55 and 56), using the chisel to cut down the sides of the cavity. This
may be done by hand or with the mallet. The drills are used in the bottom of the cavity. The fine drill
should always follow the chisel to smooth and even up the surface cut.” (Fig. 60 Arkansas, Hindostan and
Scotch Stones for burring and shaping teeth) He states that he does not need to cast the horse to work on
incisors but does need to cast the horse to work on cheek teeth. He prefers to work on teeth with the aid
of a Dr. E. A. A. Grange speculum pictured in Figure 61 as a Simons’ mouth speculum. Figures 57
(Dr. B. F. Arrington’s Amalgam Pluggers and Burnishers) and 59 (Amalgam, Gutta-Percha and Plastic Filling
Instruments) are cavity filling instruments. We should find this interesting that horses incisors and cheek
teeth were being filled prior to 1889 and that the filling of incisors was being performed with the use
of an engine and drill without sedation and that casting (laying down) the horse was not necessary unless
cheek teeth were required to be filled.
Practitioners using gags and towels in the mouth may find the following quote from Dr. Hinebauch
interesting, “I find in operating on the incisors that a gag is very convenient. It should be about
eight inches long and three inches in diameter, with a hole about an inch from each end, through which
a clothes line is passed and over the top of the head to retain it in the mouth. Around this I wrap
a rubbing cloth to protect the bars of the mouth from injury, and it will also absorb a great deal of
saliva. If we are going to operate on the lower teeth we will wrap another cloth about them to keep
them dry”.
Veterinary Dental Surgery, for the use of Students, Practitioners and Stockmen is very interesting to read. In our next issue I will discuss the use and development of power instruments in Germany during the 1930’s.
- Dale Jeffrey PCEqD
Manual of Equine Dentistry By Tom Allen, DVM, IAED/C
I have known Dr. Allen for many years and consider him to be a very good, conscientious equine dental
practitioner. The fact that he would take the time to write an important work on the subject of equine
dentistry for his colleagues and associates speaks volumes about Tom and his love for the horse. I have
been especially impressed by the fact that he has always been an honorable person and a gentleman in all
his actions concerning horses, people and fellow practitioners. His new book, Manual of Equine Dentistry
reflects his true character and temperament. It is an extremely important and useful book for aspiring
and practicing equine dentists.
If one looks at the contributors to his new book, it is plain to see Dr. Allen has surrounded himself
with many of the current top practitioners in the field. I would like to quote Dr. Allen concerning
his approach and inspiration to this field of practice; “My two main sources of knowledge and
inspiration are (1) the numerous highly skilled and experienced equine dental technicians and
veterinarians who have generously shared with me their knowledge of equine dentistry and (2) my
equine patients, from whom I have learned and continue to learn so much.” Often practitioners wander
from our central theme and chief contributor to our knowledge, the horse, but this is not the case
with Tom.
Dr. Allen’s Manual of Equine Dentistry is well illustrated with many quality drawings by Dawn Sperry
Allen and a large collection of various photographs depicting a multitude of various instrument
applications and equine dental situations. Some of the areas of concern for practitioners and
owners addressed in this work are:
1. Instructions for performing equine dental procedures
2. Concept drawings that inform and educate
3. Procedure and technique progression
4. Preventive maintenance for long term dental health
5. Assessments of many various equine dental procedures
6. Practice tips
7. Practical business advice
Dr. Allen’s Manual of Equine Dentistry is published by Mosby and is available from World Wide Equine,
Glenns Ferry, Idaho, and other serious equine dental suppliers or your favorite bookstore
(ISBN 0-323-01809-2).
Thank you, Dr. Tom Allen, for your time, effort and very valuable contribution to our industry. -Dale Jeffrey
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