WWAED Entrance Examination
The WWAED are holding an entrance
exam for all Probationary members who are now ready to upgrade their
status to Full Member in December 2009. We will be working with our
partners, Redwings at their
Oxhill Visitor Centre where the exams will take place.
In the UK, any individual can
purchase some rasps and a bucket and start offering their services
as an Equine Dentist. In order to ensure that all WWAED dentists can
operate at a basic level (Level 1) we have a mandatory Entrance exam
for the association.
The WWAED is the only association
that tests dentists for the competency to perform at a basic
diagnosis and rasping level on horses.
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WWAED/DEFRA Advanced Theory Training Course and Exam
The WWAED are holding an Advanced
Theory Training course followed by the WWAED/DEFRA Level 2 Theory
exam.
 The
training course will take place at Pencoed College on the 26th and
27th October 2009 and the Theory exam will take place at Basildon in
Essex on 24th November 2009.
If you would like more
information on the course and the exam then email us on
steve@wwaed.com for details.
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WWAED Refresher Training Day
Saturday 10th January 2009
Melton Mowbray
All WWAED dentists should
endeavour to take part in a minimum of one Refresher Training Day
per annum.
The dentists will perform their
work on a number of horses and the results will be examined and
feedback will be provided.
It is very easy for any
individual to slide into bad habits without realising it and these
Refresher training days help to ensure that this does not happen
with WWAED dentists.
We will identify on the dentist
directory page which dentists have attended refresher training for
that calendar year.
A write up on the day will appear
on the website shortly.
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WWAED AGM scheduled for Saturday 16th February 2008
29th
November 2007
The WWAED AGM took place as
scheduled. The attendance was good a number of key items were
discussed and agreed.
Among the items that were agreed
were:
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Definition
of a New Joining Process for the WWAED.
The WWAED is continually striving to ensure that its members are
assessed and monitored on all aspects of their work. Given that the
WWAED is the only equine dentistry organisation that tests all of
its members for Level 1 capability (basic assessment and rasping of
teeth - the most common procedure in equine dentistry in the UK)
this needed to remain as an integral part of the joining process.
The new process will be available in detail on this website shortly.
Although it was felt that dentists wishing to join the association
might find this process more involved than with other associations,
they will be demonstrating to the horse owning public that they are
keen to ensure that dentistry standards are continually improved.
- Election of WWAED
Representatives
Two positions were in front of the members for
election, President and Vice President. Nat Heal was elected into
the Vice President position and Steve Goode was elected into the
Presidents position.
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WWAED representatives attend Bell Equine Veterinary meeting in
Maidstone
29th
November 2007
The WWAED were invited to attend
the above meeting and details and our thoughts are described in the
accompanying news update.
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WWAED puts Dentist Support Mechanism in Place
27th
November 2007
The WWAED has now entered phase 2
in its development.
A number of support mechanisms and processes are being put into
place for our dentists and they are described in more detail in the
accompanying news update.
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