Dr.
Allen
received his B.S. in Animal Science from Texas A & M
University and his D.V.M. from the University of Missouri in 1973.
He has been involved in many different aspects of Equine Practice
from racetrack to rural. For the past several years his practice
has been limited to Equine Dentistry. Dr. Allen incorporates the
use of sedatives/analgesics, reversal pharmaceuticals and
power dental equipment to
provide relief to horses with dental malocclusions.
Tom Allen, D.V.M. is licensed in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and California,
performing dentistry in
other states on a referral basis.
He is a member of the MVMA
(Missouri Veterinary Medical Association), AAEP
(American Association of Equine Practitioners), the IAED (International Association
of Equine Dentistry), and the AVDS (American Veterinary Dental Society).
Dr. Allen
provides dentistry for 30 to 50 horses weekly and has presented
through seminars, demonstrations and events to a variety of groups,
the opportunity to learn more about dentistry-illustrating the advantages
of this long-overlooked aspect of horse health care. He is also the
author of a book on the subject and many articles.
The Manual of Equine Dentistry, published by Elsevier Science,
authored by Dr. Allen; illustrated by Dawn Sperry-Allen was released
in Spring of 2003 & is going into a 2nd printing.
After signing
another contract to do a second book, Dr. allen is working on an
illustrative instructional about horse dentistry for horse owners.
