CIAED Policy Requirements for Formal Equine Dental Education Programs:

For the purpose of CIAED Certification “Formal Education” and “Graduate” is defined in the following: Formal learning (education and/or training in a formal setting) is always organized, and structured and has learning objectives, with the explicit objective of the student/learner to gain knowledge, skills and/or competences.

The Equine Dental Education Program Curriculum must:
• Be detailed
• Be organized and structured
• Follow a planned course of study
• Define the philosophy of the program with learning objectives
• Define the student/learner’s explicit objectives to gain knowledge, skill, and competence.

The Equine Dental Education Program Syllabus must be detailed with time frames and hours of attendance requirements to include:
• Lecture – topics
• Tutorials
• Private study requirements – list of reference study publications, books, etc.
• Hands-on/wet labs. The student/learner must be evaluated throughout the program to monitor progress and competence to continue to the next component of the course.

For CIAED Certification requirements the Equine Dental Education Program GRADUATE (student/learner) must complete the course of study and training components successfully and receive a document that is proof of successful completion.

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It is important to research the educational program that will begin to shape the rest of your career as an equine dentist. The CIAED recognizes equine dental institutions that hold a current Educational Associates MOU with the International Association of Equine Dentistry (IAED). See the below link to locate a list of schools with current MOU's. 

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