AAEP 360° Series

	Dentistry or Stallion Reproduction August 10-13, 2010 College Station, Texas Available CE Hours: 36

A 360 degree continuing education experience is a full-circle approach to veterinary learning. In August, the AAEP’s new 360°series will offer intensive, in-depth and personal instruction in your choice of two important clinical areas: stallion reproduction and equine dentistry. Each topic will be explored through one-on-one instruction, the use of live animals and laboratory experience. Attendance for each topic is limited to a small group in order to ensure an optimal educational atmosphere. If you are a practitioner seeking to gain competency in either of these areas, the 360° series will provide the training you need. Both meetings will be held concurrently in College Station, Texas, at Texas A&M University.

Programs

Dentistry

Lecture and laboratory sessions will focus on the following: dental anatomy, dental radiology, oral examination, sedation/analgesia, dental equipment, and ‘hands on’ work using cadaver specimens and live horses.

Attendees will gain knowledge and work toward competency in areas including the following:

anatomy of the head and mouth
locating important landmarks on the skull
locating pertinent foramina of the skull
dental nomenclature
anatomy, structure, and organization of equine teeth
normal eruption sequence of equine teeth
age determination
techniques utilized in performing intra-oral and extra-oral dental radiographs
principals of dental radiographic interpretation
performing oral examination of the horse
recognition of abnormalities of the incisors, canine teeth, and cheek teeth
recognition of common malocclusions of the incisors and cheek teeth
dental chart/record keeping
use of ancillary dental equipment to facilitate examination and procedures
use of sedatives and analgesics to facilitate dental procedures
performing dental nerve block injections
performing routine dental procedures, including occlusal adjustment
techniques used for extracting wolf teeth
management of deciduous teeth

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Stallion Reproduction

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Develop a sound approach to evaluation of the external genitalia, including accurate measurement of testicular size (volume) and application of this value to predict daily sperm output.
• Develop skills for examination of the internal genitalia by palpation, ultrasonography and urethral endoscopy.
• Understand techniques to maximize ejaculation in an artificial vagina when using a mare or a breeding dummy as a mount source.
• Understand methods to induce ejaculation by chemical means.
• Understand techniques to best preserve semen quality when collected using an artificial vagina.
• Become familiar with, and apply, a battery of laboratory tests that can be used to assess varied aspects of sperm structure and function, as measures of semen quality.
• Develop laboratory skills and techniques to maximize semen quality following processing for cooled transport or cryopreservation.
• Develop laboratory skills for gradient centrifugation of semen to improve its quality.
• Improve competence in mare palpation as it applies to breeding by deep horn, low-dose insemination.
• Develop skills in interpretation of breeding records in order to define specific stallion, management, or mare factors that could be negatively affecting fertility of stallions in natural cover or artificial insemination programs.

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