Indian Orthodontic Society (IOS)

The Indian Orthodontic Society ,the first Speciality organization of Dentistry in India which started as a Study Group in Bombay, now Mumbai, way back in the year 1963 .It was formally established as the INDIAN ORTHODONTIC SOCIETY on Friday the 5th October 1965 by seven founder members.The late Dr.H.D. Merchant was the founder President and Dr. Naishadh Parikh the Founder Secretary and treasurer. The other founder members were the Late Dr. A.B.Modi, Dr.Mohandas Bhat, Dr. Prem Prakash, Dr. H.S.Shaikh and Dr.Keki Mistry who shares the story of the IOS in this special article.

Today , the society has close to 10,000 life and student members. The goals of the society were and remain till today,

• To popularise and promote the study of Orthodontics in India.
• To popularise and spread the practice of Orthodontics in India.
• To educate the Indian Public about the importance of Orthodontics.
• To promote and safeguard the interests of the Orthodontists in India.
• To carry out research and to promote orthodontics through setting up charity/subsidised clinic (s) for the Indian population.
• To foster friendship and brotherhood amongst the members of the Society.