Association Of Philippine Orthodontists
The Association of Philippine Orthodontists (APO) is a specialty organization founded in 1980 to promote and encourage a high standard of excellence in orthodontic treatment and education in the Philippines. It is recognized internationally as an affiliate society of the World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO) and a charter member of the Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society (APOS). The idea of a formal umbrella organization was first discussed by the Orthodontic Teachers Organization (ORTO), an organization that included faculty members from the different dentistry colleges that strove to upgrade the national undergraduate curriculum and develop the country's orthodontic faculties.
APO members were involved in the faculty of the Graduate Program of the University of the Philippines in Orthodontics that opened in 1989. The association subsequently contributed to the Filipino orthodontic tertiary system by placing graduate faculty members at the University of Baguio and the Manila Central University program.
Following the APO's 7th Biennial National Orthodontic Congress, held in Makati City on August 2 and 3, 2010, Roberto B. Tan began in the role of APO President #2010–2011#.
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