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2024 MMSP Mission (3.9.2025)
The mission was conducted on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the Kentucky Humane Society at 241 Steedly Drive, Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Patrick Odenweller, DAVDC and Scott Steele, RVT, VTS(Dentistry) lectured and instructed on basic extraction skills and radiography to...
Foundation President’s Award 2024
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...
2024 Make Me Smile Program Shelter Dentistry Grant Winner Announced
The Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry (FVD) is thrilled to announce the Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) as the recipient of the 2024 Make Me Smile Program Shelter Dentistry Grant. This prestigious award recognizes KHS's exceptional commitment to improving dental care...
Midmark hosts weeklong dental education to students at their global education and experience center
In late March 2023, Midmark hosted a cohort of eight fourth-year veterinary students from Auburn at their global education and experience center on their Versailles, Ohio campus for a week of dentistry lectures and hands-on labs. Drs. Barden Greenfield and Paul...
Reno Spca Report October 11, 2022
SPCA of Northern Nevada (SPCA-NN) is very grateful for this grant, which allowed us to get the necessary dental equipment and full staff training so we can provide in-house dentals for our shelter pets! Your organization has provided hundreds of pets with vital pain...
The Ohio State University And Iowa State College Of Veterinary Medicine Were Awarded FVD Grants
In 2022, two universities received grants in the amount of $15,000 each. The grant recipients were Ohio State and Iowa State. Representatives from both universities provided an update on their respective grant’s impact at the annual Outreach Committee meeting In...
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LEE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES, FLORIDA Lee County Domestic Animal Services Shelter with special thanks to the Make Me Smile Project hosted a training for their veterinarians and veterinary technicians December 16 and 17, 2021 on dental procedures and use of dental x-ray...
Thank You Dr. Michael Overend
Dr. Michael overend steps down as outreach committee member having served for several years, authoring and stewarding many initiativesMike Overend’s Accomplishments In 2013 AVDS President Kevin Stepaniuk asked Mike to become involved with the Student Chapters of the...
RCDEC At Tuskegee – Year 2
Regional Collaborative Dental Education Center (RCDEC) at TuskegeeAnnual Report: Year 2 (April 2020- May 2021) In Spring 2019, Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) received support and dental equipment from the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry...
Auburn University Awarded Fvd Grant
Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry Awards Auburn University $15,000 GrantJan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, President of the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry (“FVD”), announced the inaugural University Grant Program recipient for 2021 is the Auburn University College of...