The Excellent Work of Ravindra Nanda as Orthodontist

In the field Orthodontics, Dr. Ravindra Nanda plays an important role and with his wonderful skills and great knowledge, he contributed almost 40 years of his life in the field.   

Career

Dr. Nanda earned his bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Orthodontics and dentistry from King George’s Medical College, Lucknow University. He went to Katholieke University, Nijmegen the Netherlands, for the further practice and there he completed his PH.D. in the year 1969.

After that, he joined the University of Connecticut where he appointed as an assistant professor, then in 1979, he promoted to the full professor. And in 1972, he also served there as the ‘Head of the Orthodontics Department’ and later he was promoted as the Chair of the Division of Orthodontics and led the Craniofacial Sciences Department that includes the Pediatric Dentistry, Maxillofacial Surgery, Advanced Education in General Dentistry, the Advanced Education in General Dentistry, the divisions of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Orthodontics, with his effective leadership skills.

Membership

Dr. Nanda contributed a lot in the Orthodontics field and is an active member of a number of orthodontics organizations, including the Connecticut State Dental Association, the American Dental Association, the Hartford Dental Society, the European Orthodontic Society, the College of Diplomats of the American Board of Orthodontists and the American Association of Orthodontics and the International Association of Dental Research.

At present, he is the Associate Editor of Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, on the editorial board of nine national and international orthodontic journals and the Editor-in-Chief of Progress in Orthodontics.

Currently, Dr. Ravindra Nanda delivered various seminars and lectures in more than 40 countries all around the world and by sharing the knowledge with the students, he helps and encourages them to become a successful orthodontist. Also, Dr. Nanda honored with the Life Time Membership by Indian Orthodontic Society (IOS).

The Admirable Journey of Dr. Ravindra Nanda

In the field of orthodontics, Dr. Ravindra Nanda is a renowned name. With having the experience of almost 4 decades, he gave a huge contribution to Orthodontics.

He contributed a big part of his life to the Connecticut University and served there for almost 40 years. In 1972, Dr. Nanda gets in touch with UConn and appointed as Assistant Professor. After that in year 1979, he got promoted to the full professor.

In 1992, he served as the ‘Head of the Orthodontics Department’ there. For his dedicated work in the field, he has gained promotion and his great leadership skills help him to lead the Craniofacial Sciences Department which included the Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, the divisions of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Advanced Education in General Dentistry, and Orthodontics.

He also holds the membership of many orthodontics societies, including the Connecticut State Dental Association, the American Dental Association, the American Association of Orthodontics, the Hartford Dental Society, the European Orthodontic Society, the College of Diplomats of the American Board of Orthodontists and the International Association of Dental Research.

For the huge contribution in the Orthodontics, Dr. Nanda has been honored with a number of awards and the most notable ones are listed:

S.no.	Award	Source	S.no.	Award	Source
1.	Hon. Life Time Membership	Indian Orthodontic Society	7.	Hon. Member	Taiwanese Orthodontic Society
2.	Gordon Kirkness Memorial Lecture	Australian Society of Orthodontics	8.	John Taylor Lecture, Australia	Australia Society of Orthodontics Foundation
3.	Sheldon Friel Memorial Lecture	European Orthodontic Society	9.	Honorary Member	Jordan Orthodontic Society
4.	Life Time Achievement Award	University of Connecticut Foundation	10.	John Mershon Memorial Lecture, Boston, Massachusetts	America Association of Orthodontics
5.	Honorary Member	Czech Orthodontic Society	11.	Honorary Member	Central American Orthodontics Society
6.	Wendell L. Wylie Memorial Lecture	University of San Francisco	12.	Senior Research Fellow, Japan Promotion for Science	Tohoku University

Currently, in the University of Connecticut, professor Nanda serving as a professor emeritus and attend different conferences and deliver various seminars. He has delivered the lectures in more than 40 countries all over the globe by this he encourages the students and sharing a part of his knowledge with the students can nourish them and help them to become successful orthodontists.

At the present stage, Dr. Ravindra Nanda is the Editor-in-Chief of Progress in Orthodontics, the Editorial board of nine national and international orthodontic journals and the associate editor of Journal of Clinical Orthodontics.