Midwest Component of the Edward H Angle Society of Ortho Inc

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“The midwest component of the edward h. Angle society was formed on august 27, 1968. It is one of the seven regional component societies in the united states of the edward h. Angle society. It is also called angle midwest. Edward h. Angle was regarded as the "father of modern orthodontics- and in whose memory the society was formed. The purpose of the edward h. Angle society is to foster, support, encourage and advance the dental profession and speciality of orthodontics; to promote excellence in orthodntics; to design and conduct professional meetings at regular intervals for interprofessional discourse in research, clinical practice, and for the dissemination of current knowledge and practice principles in the speciality of orthodontics; to promote and encourage high educational standards for the education and motivation of orthodontists. The midwest component of the edward h. Angle society functions as a study group, and holds meetings for the advancement of its members in scientific attainment and technical proficiency. Midwest component currently holds one meeting annually. Its membership is composed of specialists in orthodontics, a speciality of dentistry, many of whom teach in graduate education programs, while others are in private practice. The annual meetings are very structured, with members presenting scientific papers as well as case reports. To gain membership, both case presentations and original research are required, and the admissions process typically takes 4-5 years. Many of the research papers presented are later published in reference journals.”

“Expenses for annual conference held by the society mainly for educational purposes.”