A special president’s award was presented to Dr. Barry Rathfon for his exemplary role in establishing the MMSP in 2013. His vision was to establish a program that provided dental education and treatment for dogs and cats who were in shelters. The vision’s mission was “making shelter pets more adoptable through proper oral care”. This program launched in 2014. To date, the program is ongoing, now being generously funded by the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry in the form of a shelter grant, enabling the awarded shelter to procure needed equipment.