DT News - UK - First Brit to assume presidency of world’s largest ortho body

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Thu. 1 October 2015

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LONDON, UK: Former President of the British Orthodontic Society Dr Allan R. Thom is the new President of the World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO), the organisation announced on the last day of its 2015 international congress in London. He is the first orthodontist from the UK to assume the presidency of the specialist body, which represents 110 orthodontic societies around the globe.

Thom is taking over the role from Dr Roberto Justus from Mexico, who has headed the WFO for the last five years. Thom’s term as president will end in 2020. In his first speech, he said that under his presidency the WFO will help young dentists and those living in areas of civil unrest to play a more active role in the organisation.

“There must be strong support for our present fellows and elected representatives in these countries who are trying to maintain both a service and high standards for patients under challenging conditions,” he said.

An expert witness from Tunbridge Wells in Kent, Thom has been a consultant orthodontist and author of clinical books for over 30 years. Among other things, he helped to establish an orthodontic service in Malta when working as a consultant adviser to the country’s health department. He has also served on the WFO’s Executive Committee for over a decade.

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