Become a professional in one of the most in-demand fields of the moment: train in Specialized Equine Dentistry with this comprehensive Postgraduate certificate”

The Postgraduate certificate in Specialized Equine Dentistry is a response to the needs and demands of veterinary clinicians who, based on the high number of cases they encounter, seek to offer the best service to their patients.  

Currently, the trend in veterinary hospitals and clinics is to opt to specialize in a specific area, with the equine clinic being one of the most demanded.  

Equine dentistry has been evolving throughout the last few years and has gained a lot of ground in the equine clinic. Nowadays, owners of horses know the importance of looking after the oral health of the animals since this is directly related to the overall health of the horse. It can also interfere in the development of different sporting or recreational disciplines of the horses too.   

In order to ensure good diagnosis and treatment, it is essential to perform a preliminary examination of the patient, both general and oral. For this purpose, it is important for veterinarians to have precise knowledge of the anatomy of the head and the physiology of mastication as well as the complementary diagnostic techniques which could include radiology, computerized tomography, oral endoscopy or scintigraphy. 

The teaching team that makes up the Postgraduate certificate in Specialized Equine Dentistry is composed of veterinary professionals specializing in the different subjects taught in the course, with extensive experience both at a teaching and practical level. They are familiar with university training, teaching courses, degrees and different postgraduate courses related to the veterinary profession, and specifically Equine Specialist Dentistry. These lecturers are active professionals, both at university and clinical level, working in leading veterinary centres and participating in various research projects. 

The modules developed in the Postgraduate certificate in Specialized Equine Dentistryhave been selected with the aim of offering the veterinary clinician the possibility of taking a step further in their future as a specialist in Dentistry and to develop specialized theoretical and practical knowledge to confidently face any oral and maxillofacial procedure that they may encounter in their daily practice. 

The advanced knowledge developed in this Postgraduate certificate is supported by the clinical experience of the authors, as well as scientific articles and publications directly related to the current veterinary dentistry sector. 

Nowadays, the possibility of coordinating the veterinary clinician's working life with a Postgraduate certificate is highly valued and valuable, and this course meets this requirement, in terms of teaching quality. The online format allows students to balance their work and academic life, and meets the demands and requirements of the veterinary professional. 

A Postgraduate certificate that will enable you to work in all fields of Veterinary Dentistry with the competence of a high-level professional”

This Postgraduate certificate in Specialized Equine Dentistry offers you the advantages of a high-level scientific, teaching, and technological course. These are some of its most notable features: 

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• Highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the course

Receive complete and appropriate training in Veterinary Dentistry with this highly effective Postgraduate certificate and open new paths to your professional progress"

Our teaching staff is made up of professionals from different fields related to this specialty. In this way, we ensure that we provide you with the training update we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of professionals trained and experienced in different environments, who will cover the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will put the practical knowledge derived from their own experience at the service of the course: one of the differential qualities of this course. 

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design of this Postgraduate certificate in Specialized Equine Dentistry. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. This way, you will be able to study with a range of comfortable and versatile multimedia tools that will give you the operability you need in your training.  

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that conceives learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, we will use telepractice:  with the help of an innovative interactive video system, and learning from an expert, you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were actually dealing with the scenario you are learning about. A concept that will allow you to integrate and fix learning in a more realistic and permanent way. 

You will have the experience of expert professionals who will contribute their experience in this area to the program, making this training a unique opportunity for professional growth"

Our innovative telepractice concept will give you the opportunity to learn through an immersive experience, which will provide you with a faster integration and a much more realistic view of the contents: “learning from an expert”

The contents of this Postgraduate certificate course have been developed by the different experts on this course, with a clear purpose: to ensure that our students acquire each and every one of the necessary skills to become true experts in this field.  

A complete and well-structured program that will take you to the highest standards of quality and success.   

This Postgraduate certificate in Specialized Equine Dentistry contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market”  

Module 1. Equine Veterinary Dentistry

1.1. Introduction 

1.1.1. History and Evolution of Equine Dentistry
1.1.2. Equine Dental Evolution 
1.1.3. Steaks, Bites and Accessories
1.1.4. Marketing of Equine Dentistry

1.2. Anatomy and Physiology 

1.2.1. Head Anatomy
1.2.2. Tooth Anatomy
1.2.3. Nomenclature Triadan System
1.2.4. Physiology of Mastication
1.2.5. Change of Dentition Approximation of Dental Age
1.2.6. Temporomandibular Joint

1.3. Routine Dental Examination 

1.3.1. Medical History
1.3.2. General Physical Evaluation

    1.3.2.1. Physical Examination and Palpation of the Head
    1.3.2.2. Examination of the Oral Cavity

1.3.3. Dental Equipment

1.4. Dental and Oral Cavity Pathology 

1.4.1. Signs of Dental Disease
1.4.2. Pathologies of Incisors and their Treatment
1.4.3. Canine Pathologies and their Treatment
1.4.4. Wolf Teeth
1.4.5. Pathologies of Premolars and Molars. Radiotherapy
1.4.6. Dental Fractures
1.4.7. Cavities
1.4.8. Equine Odontoclastic Resorption and Hypercementosis
1.4.9. Tumors
1.4.10. Developmental Pathologies and Craniofacial Anomalies

1.5. Therapeutic Procedures 

1.5.1. Incisor Procedures
1.5.2. Bite Seat
1.5.3. Exodontics
1.5.4. Endodontics

1.6. Head and Dental Trauma 

1.6.1. Healing in Oral Lesions
1.6.2. Management of Intraoral Lesions
1.6.3. Mandibular and Maxillary Fractures

1.7. Temporomandibular Joint

1.7.1. Clinical Signs
1.7.2. Temporomandibular Joint Injuries
1.7.3. Radiotherapy

1.8. Dental Needs According to Type of Patient 

1.8.1. Dentistry in Geriatric Patients
1.8.2. Dentistry in Adult Sport Horses
1.8.3. Dentistry in Young Sport Horses (2 to 5 years old) 

1.9. Diagnostic techniques 

1.9.1. Dental Radiology
1.9.2. Scintigraphy
1.9.3. Computed Tomography (CT)
1.9.4. Oral endoscopy

1.10. Perineural Blocks for Oral Procedures 

1.10.1. Maxillary Nerve Block
1.10.2. Mandibular Nerve Block
1.10.3. Infraorbital Nerve Block
1.10.4. Mentonian Nerve Block 

A comprehensive teaching program, structured in well-developed teaching units, oriented towards learning that is compatible with your personal and professional life"