Midwest Component of the Edward H Angle Society of Orthodontists Inc
KENILWORTH, IL
THE MIDWEST COMPONENT OF THE EDWARD H. ANGLE SOCIETY OF ORTHO, INC. 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 ANGLE MIDWEST IS TO FOSTER, SUPPORT, ENCOURAGE AND ADVANCE THE DENTAL PROFESSION AND SPECIALTY OF ORTHODONTICS; TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN ORTHODONTICS; TO DESIGN AND CONDUCT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AT REGULAR INTERVALS FOR INTER-PROFESSIONAL DISCOURSE IN RESEARCH, CLINICAL PRACTICE, AND FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE PRINCIPLES IN THE SPECIALTY OF ORTHODONTICS; TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE HIGH EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE EDUCATION AND MOTIVATION OF ORTHODONTISTS.