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Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 by Toothlaw Admin in All Postings, TSBVME History and Information, Texas Updates

Dewey Helmcamp is the Executive Director of The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. He is the public face of the TSVMBE. The following are quotations he has made on the record about equine dentistry in Texas.

The TSBVME and Dewey

Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 by Toothlaw Admin in All Postings, TSBVME History and Information

Pictured here is Dewey Helmcamp being approached by Lee McGrath of the Institute for Justice. There were certain inconsistencies in Mr. Helmcamp’s testimony before the Texas State House of Representatives Africulture Committee concerning the negotiations between representatives of the TSBVME and Mr. Mitz. The misspoken testimony possibly biased the eventual decision of the committee. Mr. Helmcamp did not seem very enthusiastic when Mr. McGrath pointed out the inconsistencies. There’s even a short paper trail – when he was asked to correct the problem, Dewey replied that Mitz’s attorneys ought to take it up with the Committee directly.

Texas Vet Board Targets Dentists – Are Farriers Next

Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 by Toothlaw Admin in Magazine and News Pieces, TSBVME History and Information

Texas Vet Board Targets Dentists – Are Farriers Next?

By Steven Long

The Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is forging ahead like a southbound freight to shut down equine dentists, a trade that has sprung up and is increasingly popular among horse owners. And the dentists are fighting back. On 28, 2007 they filed suit in an Austin court to stop the board dead in its tracks. Who knows what the next step will be in an ongoing battle between the board and the folks who many Texas horse owners believe are best qualified to work on a horse’s teeth.

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