Equine Dental Providers of America

All for the horse: Welcome to Equine Dental Providers of America!

First and foremost the mission of the EDPA is to certify providers with specialized education in the field of equine dentistry. Our goal is to promote qualified care through proper techniques, resources and continuing education for the betterment and health of the horse. Learn more and become a member today!

The EDPA is an approved Equine Dental Provider Certifying Entity for the State of Texas, Oklahoma and Minnesota. Please see our Continuing Ed/Certification page for more details. Check out our News, Events and the Professional Development pages for details.

The EDPA is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Organization.

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10th Annual Celebration
2022 EDPA Continuing Education, Certification Testing and Annual Meeting to be held October 20-22, 2022 in Katy, Texas.

Courtyard by Marriott

Registration Fee for 2022 EDPA CE and Meeting deadline September 30th, 2022:

$400.00 For EDPA Member

$200.00 For Student EDPA Member - (approval needed)

$500.00 For Non- Member - (approval needed)

Lunch is provided and included in fee above for both Friday and Saturday for all participants.

2022 10th Annual CE Registration is Closed

THERE WILL BE NO AT THE DOOR REGISTRATION!!

10th Annual EDPA Continuing Education Conference Agenda

Thursday	October 20th, 2022
6:30 pm - ?	EDPA Social Get Together with Pizza

Friday	October 21st, 2022
9:00 - 9:50am	Equine Dental Conditions Associated with Sharpness and Points	William Stone, DVM, MBA, MS, DACVS
10:00 - 11:50am	Case Studies of Body Relations due to Dental Malocclusions	Ann-Marie Hancock, DVM, EDO
12:00 - 1:00pm	LUNCH
1:00 - 1:50pm	Planning the Clinical Extraction	Jay Deluhery, DVM, MBA, CJF, EDPA/C
2:00 - 2:50pm	Clinical Procedures of Extraction Techniques	Paulo Zaluski, DVM
3:00 - 4:00pm	VENDOR HOP
4:00 - 5:00PM	EDPA Annual Business Meeting [For Current Members Only]	Rebecca Green, President
5:30 - 6:30pm	EDPA Sponsored 10th Annual Celebration and Dinner Party
6:30pm	Live Auction	Josh Rush

Saturday	October 22nd, 2022
9:00 - 10:50am	Wet Lab – Dental Malocclusions and Body Relations	Ann-Marie Hancock, DVM, EDO
11:00am - 12:30pm	LUNCH
12:30 - 1:20pm	Wet Lab - EOTRH Skull Demo	Carl Mitz, EDPA/C
1:30 - 3:20pm	Wet Lab – Extraction Techniques – Picks	Paulo Zaluski, DVM
3:30 - 4:20pm	Wet Lab – Extraction Techniques – Molar Forceps	Larry Moriarity, M/EqD
4:30 - 5:20pm	Wet Lab – Wolf Tooth Extraction	Lance Rubin, EqD/C

9 Hours of RACE Approved with an additional 3 hours of Non-RACE from Texas

Veterinary clinics face a uniquely high-stakes version of the missed call problem — pet owners reaching out in moments of genuine distress who, if they hit voicemail, will simply call the next clinic on the list — which is precisely why a dedicated Voice Receptionist for Veterinary that answers every call 24/7, performs basic triage by asking about species, age, symptoms, and urgency, books appointments directly into the clinic's PIMS or calendar, and flags emergency cases for immediate human attention represents a meaningful operational upgrade rather than just a convenience feature. The practical difference between this and a standard answering service is the depth of the intake: every caller's contact details, pet information, and reason for calling are captured instantly and synced to the team via SMS or email, routine visits are booked into the nearest available slot without hold times, bilingual English and Spanish support is included out of the box, and urgent cases are escalated immediately — so the front desk team arrives at every interaction with full context already in hand rather than starting from a voicemail they may have missed entirely.