The Canadian Association of Orthodontists (CAO; French: ''Association canadienne des orthodontistes'', ACO), founded in 1949, is the Canadian national organization of educationally qualified

orthodontic Orthodontics is a dentistry specialty that addresses the diagnosis, prevention, management, and correction of mal-positioned teeth and jaws, and misaligned bite patterns. It may also address the modification of facial growth, known as dentofacial ...

specialists. Its headquarters are in

Markham, Ontario Markham () is a city in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Downtown Toronto. In the 2021 Census, Markham had a population of 338,503, which ranked it the largest in York Region, fourth largest ...

.Contact - Canadian Association of Orthodontists
" Canadian Association of Orthodontists. "Canadian Association of Orthodontists 2800 – 14th Ave., Suite 210 Markham, ON L3R 0E4" The association is dedicated to the advancement or orthodontics and the promotion of quality orthodontic care in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

. The CAO advances the science and art of orthodontics, works for higher standards of excellence in the practice of orthodontics, protects the rights of its members as certified specialists in orthodontics, and promotes public awareness of the benefits of orthodontic health care rendered by certified specialists in orthodontists. The association has four classes of members: * Active members (a person who is registered as an orthodontic specialist with a dental regulatory authority in Canada) * Student members (graduate and post-graduate students providing evidence of active enrolment in an approved graduate level program) * Academic members (persons who have completed a university level program in orthodontics and are employed full-time in an accredited university orthodontic program) * Life-Active members (active or academic members who have been members of the Association for 40 consecutive years) Orthodontists are dental specialists in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of orthodontic problems, and who have completed a minimum of two academic years of study in an accredited orthodontic residency program. Only those dentists who have completed this training may call themselves "orthodontists", and only orthodontists may be members of the Canadian Association of Orthodontists. The CAO is affiliated with the

American Association of Orthodontists Founded in 1900, the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) is the world's oldest and largest dental specialty organization. It represents nearly 19,000 orthodontist members throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. All orthodontists are ...

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Canadian Association of Orthodontists
{{Orthodontology 1949 establishments in Ontario Dental organizations based in Canada Orthodontic organizations