Indian Orthodontic Society
| Abbreviation | IOS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1965 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Website |
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Indian Orthodontic Society is a professional association for orthodontists that was started in 1965 in Mumbai, India.
History
The Indian Orthodontic Society held its first annual conference in 1967 in New Delhi. The Journal of the Indian Orthodontic Society was started by H. D. Merchant, 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 in India and the third in the world.[1] 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. The Indian Orthodontic Society also became part of World Federation of Orthodontics 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
Study Groups
IOS has approved following study groups around India:
- Karnataka Orthodontics Study Group
- Madras Orthodontics Study Group
- Madhya Pradesh Orthodontics Study Group
- Delhi Jabalpur Orthodontics Study Group
- Rajasthan Orthodontics Study Group
- Pune Orthodontics Study Group
- Noida Orthodontics Study Group
- Andhra Pradesh Orthodontics Study Group
- Bombay Orthodontics Study Group
- Gujarat Orthodontics Study Group
- Chandigarh Orthodontics Study Group
- Coimbatore Orthodontics Study Group
- Kolkata Orthodontics Study Group
- Goa Orthodontics Study Group
- Kanpur Orthodontics Study Group
- Kerala Orthodontics Study Group
- Meerut Orthodontics Study Group
- Himachal Pradesh Orthodontics Study Group
- Calicut Orthodontics Study Group
- Mangalore Orthodontics Study Group
- Lucknow Orthodontics Study Group
- Vadodara Orthodontics Study Group
- Dharwad Orthodontics Study Group
- Navi Mumbai Orthodontics Study Group
- Punjab Orthodontics Study Group
- Mangalore Orthodontics Study Group
- Nagpur Orthodontics Study Group
- Nashik Orthodontics Study Group
- Ludhiana Orthodontics Study Group
- Cochin Orthodontics Study Group
- Banaras Orthodontics Study Group
- Puducherry Orthodontics Study Group
- Bhubaneshwar Orthodontics Study Group
See also
- Indian Dental Association
- Indian Prosthodontic Society
- Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
- Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India
- Indian Society of Periodontology
- Indian Endodontic Society
- Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventative Dentistry
References
- ↑ "About us". Retrieved 11 May 2013.
External links
- "Official website of Indian Orthodontic Society". iosweb.net. Retrieved 2013-11-08.