Dr. Ravindra Nanda

• Dr. Ravindra Nanda is at present UConn Alumni Endowed Chair, and Professor and Head of the Department of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, U.S.A.

• He received his dental training from Lucknow University, India in 1964. He received his orthodontic training first at Lucknow, India and then from Nymegen, The Netherlands and the University of Connecticut. He also received a Ph.D. for the University of Nymegen in 1969. He was an Assistant Professor of Orthodontics at Loyola University, Illinois from 1970 to 1972 and since 1972 he has been associated with the University of Connecticut.

• Dr. Nanda has done extensive research during the last thirty years in the areas of cleft lip and palate, orthopedic forces and on long-term growth with orthognatic surgery in adolescents. In recent years, his major thrust has been in clinical orthodontic trials and application of biomechanics in a busy orthodontic practice.

• Dr. Nanda has been author and co-author of three orthodontic books and more than one hundred scientific and clinical articles in major journals. He is on the editorial board of several journals.

• He is an active member of various organization, including the American Association of Orthodontists, European Orthodontic Society and Edward H. Angle Society. Dr. Nanda is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.

• Dr.Nanda is a co-editor of a book Retention and Stability. His most recent book is Biomechanics in Clinical Orthodontics. His new book to appear in early 2004 is titled “Biomechanic and Esthetic Strategies In Clinical Orthodontics”.