Please note that this schedule may be subject to update without notice. Please check this page regularly for latest schedule.
| Day/Time | Lecture # | Topic | Speaker |
| Tuesday 1st August | |||
| 8.00 am | HT Eq 1 | How to understand dental and periodontal anatomy – from gross to ultrastructural. | Paddy Dixon |
| 9.00 am | HT Eq 2 | How to understand equine dental development – a continuous process from conception to death. | Jack Easley |
| 10.00 am | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.30 am | HT Eq 3 | How to understand sinus anatomy and the clinical relevance of the nasal conchal bulla in sinusitis. | Paddy Dixon |
| 11.30 am | HT SA 1 | How to repair oral fractures in small animals – keeping it simple | Gary Wilson |
| 11.30 am | WN Eq 1 | What’s new in developmental, eruptional, and acquired diseases in the equine mouth? | Paddy Dixon |
| 12.30 pm | Lunch | ||
| 1.30 pm | Panel Discussion 1 |
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PD, JE, NDT, CP, DV, DR |
| 2.30 pm | HT Eq 4 | How to examine the equine mouth thoroughly and practically in the field vs referral hospital cases | Jack Easley |
| 3.30 pm | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 4.00 pm | HT Eq 5 | How to perform oral endoscopy, nasal endoscopy and sinoscopy. | Denis Verwilghen |
| 5.00 pm | Ht Eq 6 | How to take great x-rays – every time & then interpret them correctly – Pt 1 | Nicole du Toit |
| 6.00 pm | Close | ||
| 6.30-9 pm | The Veterinary Dental Company Industry Night – Drinks and Finger Food – Free to all registrants – At Opal Cove Foyer area. | ||
| Wednesday 2nd of August | |||
| 8.00 am | HT Eq 7 | How to understand the principles for success of endodontics and infundibular restorations. | Chris Pearce |
| 9.00 am | HT Eq 8 | How to take great x-rays – every time & then interpret them correctly – Pt 2 | Nicole Du Toit |
| 10.00 am | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.30 am | HT Eq 9 | How to maximise success with your sedation and nerve block protocols | Dennis Rach |
| 11.30 am | HT Eq 10 | How to look at all considerations before extracting cheek teeth, then use your brains over brawn to extract them successfully. | Nicole Du Toit |
| 12.30 pm | Lunch | ||
| 1.30 pm | Panel Discussion 2 |
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PD, JE, NDT, CP, DV, DR |
| 2.30 pm | WN Eq 2 | What’s new in the world of an equine dental innovator – lessons from the past and where to from here? Questions for the audience – What do we need developed next? | Dennis Rach |
| 2.30 pm | HT SA 2 | How to provide analgesia in the small animal dental patient. | Aaron Forsayeth |
| 3.30 pm | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 4.00 pm | HT Eq 11 | How to diagnose, understand and treat swellings of the equine head | Paddy Dixon |
| 4.00 pm | HT SA 3 | How to make dental radiographs easy in small animals | Bec Tucker |
| 5.00 pm | HT Eq 12 | How to Investigate with advanced imaging, then treat non-dental causes of dysmastication including temporo-mandibular joint disorders, temporo-hyoid osteopathy, nerve and muscle diseases | Chris Pearce |
| 6.00 pm | Close | ||
| 7 -10 pm | Randlab Cowboys and Indians Buffet at Opal Cove – Dress up as your favourite cowboy or Indian character and enjoy the random entertainment on offer whilst mingling with colleagues. – ticketed event – tickets to be purchased from EVDS or Toothfest Registration Desk at Opal Cove Industry exhibit area. | ||
| Thursday 3rd of August | |||
| 8.00 am | HT Eq 17 | How to diagnose, treat and extract incisor teeth – from deciduous caps to diseased adult teeth | Nicole Du Toit |
| 9.00 am | HT Eq 18 | How to perform endodontics on an incisor tooth – from start to finish | Chris Pearce |
| 10.00 am | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.30 am | HT Eq 19 | How and why veterinarians should know about bits, bitting and bit injuries, and the link between dentistry and poor work performance. | Jack Easley |
| 11.30 am | HT Eq 20 | How to manage fractured jaws including with displaced teeth. | Paddy Dixon |
| 12.30 pm | Lunch | ||
| 1.30 pm | WN Eq 5 | What’s new in the peer reviewed equine dental papers from the past 5 years? | Denis Verwilghen |
| 1.30 pm | HT SA 4 | How to and what needs doing in puppy and kitten dentistry? | Aaron Forsayeth |
| 2.30 pm | WN Eq 6 | What’s new in deciding when to perform alternative advanced extraction techniques and an overview of the options available. | Chris Pearce |
| 2.30 pm | HT SA 5 | How to make dentistry a major sustainability and profit generator in mixed animal practice? | Gary Wilson, Aaron Forsayeth, Bec Tucker |
| 3.30 pm | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 4.00 pm | HT Eq 21 | How to perform an infundibular restoration on a maxillary cheek tooth | Chris Pearce |
| 5.00 pm | HT Eq 22 | How to understand, diagnose and treat diastemata and periodontal disease in horses | Nicole Du Toit |
| 6.00 pm | Close | ||
| 7-9 pm | The Edge Equine Industry Night – 2 – Drinks & Finger Food – Free to all registrants – At Opal Cove Foyer area. | ||
| Friday 4th of August | |||
| 7.00 am | HT Eq 13 | How to make and manage dentistry as the leading line of business profitability in any equine practice – from solo to large referral practices. | Dennis Rach |
| 7.30 am | HT Eq 14 | How to recognise a diseased tooth that really should be referred and why? | Dennis Rach |
| 8.00 am | HT Eq 15 | How to decide on a dental charting and image record keeping system for imaging – what’s out there? | Denis Verwilghen |
| 8.30 am | Morning Tea | ||
| 9.00 am | HT Eq 16 | How to utilise Imaging (including CT) for equine dentistry and sino-nasal disease. | Paddy Dixon |
| 9.30 am | WN Eq 3 | What’s New in minimally invasive techniques to diagnose and treat equine sino -nasal disease? | Paddy Dixon |
| 9.30 am | HT SA 6 | How to make extracting teeth in dogs easier. | Aaron Forsayeth |
| 10.30 am | WN Eq 4 | What’s new in the repair of oro-nasal or oro-maxillary fistulae, managing EOTRH, caries and other chronic dental related diseases. | Chris Pearce |
| 10.30 am | HT SA 7 | How to perform dental extractions on cats. | Bec Tucker |
| 12.00-12.30 pm | Optional Day out at the Coffs Cup Race Meeting Buses Leaving Taking Registrants to Coffs Cup Race Day Bus will bring registrants back 5-6 pm – ticketed event – tickets to be purchased from EVDS or Toothfest Registration Desk at Opal Cove Industry exhibit area. | ||
| 7.00 pm | Optional dinner bookings can be taken for the restaurant at Opal Cove, but you will need to pre-book with Opal Cove. | ||
| Saturday 5th of August | |||
| 7.30 am | HT Eq 23 | How to manage maxillo-facial trauma in horses | Denis Verwilghen |
| 8.30 am | HT Eq 24 | How to diagnose, treat and extract diseased canine teeth | Nicole Du Toit |
| 9.30 am | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.00am | HT Eq 25 | How to improve the quality of life for the geriatric dental patients. | Gaby van Galen |
| 10.30 am | HT Eq 26 | How to investigate the thin horse with no dental abnormalities | Gaby van Galen |
| 11.00 am | HT Eq 27 | How to perform endodontics in a cheek tooth – the challenges, risks and tips for success. | Chris Pearce |
| 12.00 pm | Lunch | ||
| 12.30 pm | Panel Discussion 3 |
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PD, JE, NDT, CP, DV, DR |
| 1.30 pm | |||
| 1.30 pm | HT Eq 28 | How to understand and influence the past, present and future of equine dentistry | Jack Easley |
| 2.00pm | HT Eq 29 | How to understand and possibly perform corrective orthodontics in equines. | Jack Easley |
| 2.30 pm | Short Break | 15 mins break | |
| 2.45 pm | HT Eq 30 | How to investigate and treat nasal discharge, when the discharge is not coming from the sino-nasal region. | Gaby van Galen |
| 2.45 pm | HT SA 8 | How to investigate, diagnose and treat oral neoplasia in small animals | Gary Wilson |
| 3.45 pm | Close of Lecture Series & evacuate the lecture room so it can be prepared for the night. | ||
| 7.00-11.30 pm | The Radincon Toothfest Crown and Roots Ball At Opal Cove – Live Band. Cocktail dress code.– ticketed event – tickets to be purchased from EVDS or Toothfest Registration Desk at Opal Cove Industry exhibit area. | ||