The Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation (PEIVDF) was founded in 2005. 

Dr. Peter Emily, DDS, Hon AVDC AVD,  donated the initial funds which formed the PEIVDF in order to continue his life’s work promoting the oral and dental health of domestic and captive animals around the world.

The mission of the Peter Emily Foundation is to provide advanced veterinary dental services for the benefit of captive animals located in facilities in the US and abroad through an increase veterinary dental education. 

To this end, PEIVDF currently awards one grant for outstanding contributions by an organization and/or individual which directly improve the oral health of any or all of the following groups:

     1. Disadvantaged Small Animals
     2. Disadvantaged Zoo and Wild Animals
     3. Equines

PEIVDF is expanding its mission to include:

- The provision of life improving advanced veterinary dental care and treatment to US and overseas captive animal facilities and animal sanctuaries, which are under funded and/or understaffed from a veterinary perspective.

- The provision of educational services to the chosen captive animal facilities/sanctuaries, through lectures, seminars, study groups, and any and all other appropriate means, to facilitate the provision of, and/or improve the ongoing veterinary dental care available at these facilities.

- The development of a curriculum to expand its reach by training qualified veterinary and caretaker staff in advanced veterinary dental techniques.  Trained staff will be utilized to provide care to qualified captive animal facilities which apply to the foundation for assistance.

- Affiliation with other organizations to study and reduce the effects of line breeding on mandibular and other oral deformities in animals, through the collection of scientific data obtained during the provision of the foundation’s services.