Veterinary surgeons may be contacted by owners to provide sedation so their horse can be worked on by an equine dental technician. BEVA would recommend only using those who are members of the British Association of Equine Dental Technicians (BAEDT) or category 2 members of the World Wide Association of Equine Dentists (WWAED) as these technicians have undergone approved examinations to attain their qualifications. Both societies encourage their members to keep up to date; those that don’t will often be removed from their societies membership. As a result, there may be some dental technicians who have passed the above examinations but do not appear on the list. It is up to each practice to develop their own policy regarding sedation but many practices will only provide sedation for clients using those equine dental technicians on the lists. We would encourage you to develop a policy on sedation that requires as much information to be given by the owner at the time of booking the appointment so that there is no need for an ‘on yard’ confrontation. An interactive flow chart has been developed to assist in booking these appointments. There is tight control over procedures that equine dental technicians may perform. The list in full can be accessed here. BEVA would advise members sedating for dental technicians to closely define what procedures are going to be performed; ideally before sedation or after initial examination, to avoid unwittingly allowing a Category 3 procedure to be performed.