World Federation of Orthodontists
 
 
 

Orthodontic Certifying Boards

The WFO Committee on National and Regional Orthodontic Boards, with its representatives from the 15 recognized orthodontic certifying boards, strives to spark discussion and interest in the board-certification process among orthodontists worldwide.

The overall purpose of board certification is to improve the level of orthodontic treatment received by the public. A total of 15 orthodontic certifying boards now serve the membership of the World Federation of Orthodontists, with most of these coming into existence since 2005. The following WFO members currently serve as the WFO Committee on National and Regional Orthodontic Boards as they represent their own regional boards. They are an excellent resource for information regarding the value of a board-certification process.

•  American Board of Orthodontics: Dr. Jeryl English, Jeryl.D.English@uth.tmc.edu;

•  Argentinean Board of Orthodontics: Dr. Jose Carlos Elgoyhen, elgoyhen@fibertel.com.ar;

• Australian Orthodontic Board: Dr. Steven Langford, ortho@adam.com.au;

• Brazilian Board of Orthodontics: Dr. Ademir Brunetto, ortobrunetto@terra.com.br;

• European Board of Orthodontists: Dr. Frank Weiland, frank@weiland.at;

• French Board of Orthodontics: Dr. Claude Lemasson, claude.lemasson@wanadoo.fr  or cl.lemasson@gmail.com;

• German Board of Orthodontics: Dr. Barbel Kahl-Nieke, kfo@uke.uni-hamburg.de;

• Indian Board of Orthodontics: Dr. Mani K. Prakash, mkprak@gmail.com;

•  Italian Board of Orthodontics: Dr. Sandro Cociani, bidisanco@libero.it;

• Japanese Orthodontic Board: Dr. Yasuhiko Asai, y_asai5@ybb.ne.jp or info@asai-kyousei.com;

• Korean Board of Orthodontics: Dr Seung-Hak Baek, drwhite@unitel.co.kr and drwhite@snu.ac.kr

• Mexican Board of Orthodontics: Dr. Ricardo Ramos Trevino, rramos@uacj.mx;

• Philippine Board of Orthodontics: Dr. Ermelinda Sabater-Galang, lindagalang@gmail.com;

• Taiwan Board of Orthodontics: Dr. Yeong-Charng Yen, yencharn@ms46.hinet.net; 

• Thai Board of Orthodontics: Dr. Somchai Satravaha, samsunshine5@yahoo.com.

If your WFO country or region has an interest in developing a certifying board, please contact either Dr. Turpin or Dr. Ahman.  Dr. Turpin, a member of the WFO Executive Committee can be reached at dlturpin@aol.com. Dr. Thomas Ahman of Lima, Ohio, USA, is vice-chair of the committee and a member of the WFO Executive Committee. His e-mail address is tahman@woh.rr.com.