Equine dentist praises her own dental makeover

Michelle Thompson is an equine dental technician specialising in full mouth equine dentistry and treating horses in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. She helps to treat a vast number of equine dental problems, from rasping to dental extractions including the use of power instrumentation.

Michelle explains the majority of problems that occur in horses are mainly due to a lack of regular dental maintenance. "If the horse is not assessed every six months, there is an increased risk of the horse suffering dental disorders. These include uneven wear of teeth (hooks, ramps and protuberant teeth), fractured and loose teeth, tartar, decay, ulcers and bitting injuries."

Michelle's own problems with her teeth were genetic rather than a lack of dental maintenance and she decided to see if the Six Months Smiles programme could help achieve the smile she had always wanted. Murray Hawkins was able to straighten Michelle's upper teeth using tooth coloured train track braces.