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Ravindra Nanda

Ravindra Nanda BDS, DDS, MDS

Orthodontics, Dentistry
Farmington, Connecticut, United States of America

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Ravindra Nanda is Professor Emeritus, Former UConn Alumni Endowed Chair, and Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences and Division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, USA. He received his dental and orthodontic training first at Lucknow, India and then from Nÿmegen, The Netherlands and the University of Connecticut. He also received a Ph.D. from the University of Nÿmegen. He was an assistant professor of orthodontics at Loyola University, Illinois, USA from 1970 to 1972 and since 1972 he has been associated with the University of Connecticut.

Dr. Nanda has been active in orthodontic research in the areas of biomechanics, clinical trials, and acceleration of orthodontic treatment. He has authored, with his colleagues, more than 250 scientific papers and eight textbooks. He is Editor-in-Chief of Progress in Orthodontics which received its first journal impact factor in 2018. He is on the editorial board of 10 different national and international orthodontic journals and is also an associate editor of the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics.

He is an active member of various organizations, including the American Association of Orthodontists, the European Orthodontic Society, and the Edward H. Angle Society. Dr. Nanda is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. He has given numerous named lectures at national and international societies including the Mershon Lecture at the American Association of Orthodontics and Sheldon Friel Lecture at the 2011 EOS Congress. He has been recognized with various awards from numerous international orthodontic organizations.
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