Indian Orthodontic Society is a professional association for orthodontists that was started in 1965 in

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History

The Indian Orthodontic Society held its first annual conference in 1967 in

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...

. The ''Journal of the Indian Orthodontic Society'' was started by, its first Editor. He was also the founding President of the Society. Naishadh Parikh was the founding Secretary and Treasurer. The other founding members were A.B. Modi, Keki Mistry, Mohandas Bhat, Prem Prakash, and the late H.S. Shaikh. The Society established the Indian Board of Orthodontics in 1999, the first such board in the field of

dentistry Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions o ...

in India and the third in the world. The Board was established to examine members with five years of experience after they have completed MDS in clinical excellence in the practice of

Orthodontics 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 ...

. The Indian Orthodontic Society also became part of

World Federation of Orthodontists World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO) was formed at the 4th International Orthodontic Congress (IOC) in San Francisco by 69 affiliated organizations on May 15, 1995, and now has over 8,000 WFO fellows and 109 affiliated organizations. It is bas ...

at its inception in 1995.

Objectives

# To popularize and promote the study of Orthodontics # To popularize and spread the practice of Orthodontics # To educate the public of the importance of Orthodontics

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External links

* {{cite web, url=http://www.iosweb.net/ , title=Official website of Indian Orthodontic Society , publisher=iosweb.net , date= , accessdate=2013-11-08 Organizations established in 1965 Dental organisations based in India Orthodontic organizations

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