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American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC)
The AVDC is proud to announce two new diplomates of the college: Dr. Jamie Berning, Midwest Mobile Veterinary Dentistry, Columbus, OH Dr. Katherine Kling, University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Urbana, IL
Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry (FVD)
Journal of Veterinary Dentistry Subscriptions
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Includes 1 year JVD and a tax deductible donation to the Foundation. Donors will receive a letter of thanks from the Foundation Board. If attending the Forum you will be recognized with a SILVER Contributor ribbon and you will receive discounted registration fees.
Includes 1 year JVD and a tax deductible donation to the Foundation. Donors will receive a letter of thanks from the President of the Foundation. You will also be listed on a banner of FVD Contributors at the annual Veterinary Dental Forum. If attending the Forum you will be recognized with a GOLD Contributor ribbon and you will receive discounted registration fees. As a GOLD Contributor you will also be listed in the Veterinary Dental Forum Onsite Program.
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Foundation. Donor will receive a letter of thanks from the President of the Foundation. You will be listed on a banner of FVD Contributors at the annual Veterinary Dental Forum. If attending the Forum you will be recognized with a TITANIUM Contributor ribbon and you will receive discounted registration fees.
As a TITANIUM Contributor you will be listed in the Veterinary Dental Forum Onsite Program, on the Forum and Foundation websites, and in social media posts. All TITANIUM Contributors will receive an invitation to the President’s Social at the Forum. In addition, Titanium Contributors can be listed on the FVD website for the year of the sponsorship. As a TITANIUM Contributor you can order from LogoSportswear at a 15% discount. (Contact the Foundation for details.)
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FVD President’s Award
Dr. Jan Bellows, President of the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry announces Ron Anderson, President of Dentalaire, as the recipient of the 2020 Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry President’s Award. Ron began his career and commitment to veterinary dentistry approximately 30 years ago, partnering with former President of Dentalaire, John Voskuhl. He began his involvement with the Veterinary Dental Forum with Dentalaire as one of the original ten vendors who exhibited at the annual meeting. Ron was appointed to the Board of the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry as the only original member representing industry.
Ron began focusing on support of humane societies with donations of equipment and on-site training through the Make Me Smile Program (MMSP), a Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry subcommittee of the Outreach Committee. The MMSP’s first shelter program working with Board-Certified Veterinary DentistsTM included on-site training and equipment donation to Martinez Animal Shelter in Contra Costa County, CA in 2013. Since that date, there have been seven shelter programs throughout the country provided generous equipment donations.
COVID restrictions have limited travel to California recently. Ron has helped with efforts to update equipment and provide training to Canine Companions for Independence Veterinary Clinic in Santa Rosa, CA. Canine Companions is a non-profit organization that provides assistance dogs to the disabled community.
To date, equipment donations include approximately 60 dental machines and twenty imaging systems!
To quote Ron: “With my passion for all dogs and cats, I have been fortunate enough to fall into something that I love, along with being able to work with dedicated veterinarians. It has been personally gratifying to me.”
Veterinary Dental Forum
The 34th Veterinary Dental Forum will take place virtually on October 30-November 7, 2020. For more information about the Veterinary Dental Forum, please go to https://www.veterinarydentalforum.org/. The 35th Veterinary Dental Forum will occur in Indianapolis, IN on October 21-24, 2021.
British Veterinary Dental Association
The BVDA held possibly the world’s first 2 stream Virtual Veterinary Dental Conference on 23/9/20, in conjunction with The Webinar Vet. The day was a great success with 169 delegates from 15 countries around the world live on the day, and another 100 (so far) registered to watch the recordings. The big advantage of a virtual 2 stream conference is that delegates can watch one stream live, and the recordings of the other stream later – or watch the whole recorded event at leisure, one presentation at a time.
The Keynote speaker was Professor Iain Chapple, head of the Birmingham Dental School, on the subject of the links between periodontal disease and systemic disease. He also presented on the current world classification of periodontal disease.
Other talks in the Essential stream covered dental examination, oral masses, malocclusions, radiology, case reports, surgical extractions, and an introduction to advanced dental procedures.
The Advanced stream presentations included canine chronic ulcerative stomatitis, the latest insights in companion animal oral health, TMJ research, hidden dangers within dental units, and oral histopathology.
The post event feedback was universally positive, based upon the smooth running of the program on the day, and the quality of both the speakers and their presentations. The BVDA is extremely grateful to all our speakers for making this Conference such a success.
The event could not have taken place without the generous support of our partners on the day. The BVDA would like to record their thanks to our Premium Partner Mars Petcare, and also to our other partners, Accesia, A. Somerville Ltd, Covetrus, Eikemeyer, Hills, iM3, MAI, and The Veterinary Tissue Bank. We would also like to thank The Webinar Vet for all their hard work for months beforehand setting it up, and ensuring it ran seamlessly on the day.
Those who missed the event can still access all 13 hours of quality CPD at https://www.thewebinarvet.com/pages/bvda-scientific-day-2020-tickets/
European Veterinary Dental College
Together with the European Veterinary Dental Society (EVDS), the European Veterinary Dental College (EVDC) looks forward to seeing you in Nantes, France, June 3-June 5, 2021.
Veterinary Dental Continuing Education Programs
To see a full list of veterinary dental continuing education programs, go to https://www.avdc-dms.org/dms/list/events-intro.cfm