2020 FVD President's Award Winner
Ron Anderson, President Dentalaire
Recipient of the 2020 FVD President’s Award
FOUNDATION NEWS
FVD and AVD re-open Grant Applications
The Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry (FVD) is seeking applicants for TWO $10,000 (Ten Thousand US dollars) research grants that have been funded by the FVD and Academy of Veterinary Dentistry (AVD). These grants will be awarded at the 1st Annual Diplomate-Only Summer Meeting in Jackson Hole, WY, February 25-27, 2021. Research proposals on any topic relevant to veterinary dentistry and oral (and maxillofacial) surgery are welcome, using the following format and schedule:
International VDEO 2019-2020
INTERNATIONAL VETERINARY DENTAL EDUCATION ONLINE REPORT FOR 2019 – 20
Once again all 7 Australian Vet Schools enrolled volunteers in this program and for the first time a group of 46 participated from Massey University IN New Zealand
A total of 287 enrolled for the program which had 24/7 access from February until May.
Ultimately 90% of the participants completed the program.
University of Illinois VDEO Report
Veterinary Dentistry Education Online (VDEO) 2019-2020
Make Me Smile Program In Action
With the support of Dentalaire, iM3, Foundation donations and the generous efforts and time provided by Dr. Barry Rathfon and Dr. Deborah Hodesson, training was provided to Center Valley Animal Rescue in Quilcene, WA.
Identification of Targetable Activating Mutations in Canine Acanthomatous Ameloblastoma
Dr. Santiago Peralta, DVM, Dipl. AVDC, FF-AVDC-OMFS, and his collaborators received a $10,000 grant from the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry
Cone-beam computed tomography and pathology of canine temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis: an agreement study
Principal Investigator: Boaz Arzi DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC, Founding Fellow AVDC OMFS, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
Introduction
European Veterinary Dental Forum
Drs. Curt Coffman, Barden Greenfield and David Clarke serving as ambassadors for the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry, attend the European Veterinary Dental Forum in Utrecht, Netherlands, May 16-18, 2019 to collaborate with EVDC colleagues.
V.E.T. NET in Mongolia
The veterinary team at V.E.T. NET in Mongolia sends their many thanks for the donated copies of the
Step-by-Step and Foundations. We used them as a cornerstone of teaching small animal veterinary dental techniques
Dental Wet Labs at SAVMA Symposium
The history of the Dental Wet Labs at the SAVMA Symposium dates back to the development of the Veterinary Dental Educators (VDE) committee by Dr. Heidi Lobprise when she originally introduced it as the University Program Committee to stimulate veterinary dental education at the veterinary medical universities in North America. VDE was a committee of the American Veterinary Dental Society (AVDS) that is currently the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry. In 2002 Dr.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2020 TITANIUM CONTRIBUTORS/DONORS
- Dr. Stephen Juriga
- Dr. Janet Houghton
- Dr. Paul Hobson
- Dr. Barden Greenfield
- Dr. Gary Modrcin
- Dr. Erich Rachwitz
- Dr. Angela Mees
- Dr. Josephine Banyard
- Companion Animal Dentistry of Kansas City
- Dr. Curt Coffman
- Dr. Katherine Queck
- Dr. Sue McTaggart
- Dr. Jan Bellows
- Dr. David Hansen
- Carol Weldin
- Dr. Fraser Hale
- Dr. William Gengler
- Dr. Cindy Charlier
- Dr. R. Michael Peak, The Pet Dentist at Tampa Bay