Personal Life and Education
- Born in Lyallpur, British India (presently Faisalabad, Pakistan)
- Youngest of seven children
- Father was a family physician who practiced for 30 years
- Has two brothers, Dr. Ram S. Nanda and Dr. Surender Nanda, who are orthodontists in the United States of America
- Currently resides in Connecticut
- Received bachelors and masters degrees in dentistry and orthodontics from King Georges Medical College, Lucknow University
- Thesis on Cephalometric Study of the Dentofacial Complex of North Indians was selected for the scholarship research grant from the Indian Council of Medical Research
- Joined Katholieke Universiteit, Nijmegen, the Netherlands in 1967 and received PhD in Philosophy in 1969
- Joined Loyola University in Chicago in 1970 and received certificate in orthodontics under Dr. Charles Burstone
Career
- Joined the University of Connecticut in 1972
- Promoted to full professor in 1979
- Head of the Department of Orthodontics since 1992
- Editor-in-chief of Progress in Orthodontics
- Member and past president of the North Atlantic component of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists
Publications and Honors
- Authored and edited seven textbooks
- Published more than 200 publications and peer-reviewed journals
- Given keynote lectures in more than 40 countries
- Received awards and honors from U.S and international orthodontic organizations
- Honored with a Life Time Membership to the Indian Orthodontic Society
Monographs and Editorships
- Published monograph on embryological development
- Edited Symposium in Orthodontics, translated into multiple languages
- Edited Management of Complex Orthodontic Problems
- Edited Adult Orthodontics in Dental Clinics of North America
- Served as guest editor for Infromationau aus Orthodontie and Kieferorthopadie
Notable Achievements
- Father was a family physician who practiced for 30 years
- Two brothers are orthodontists in the United States of America
- Published research in the January 1969 issue of Angle Orthodontist
- Received certificate in orthodontics under Dr. Charles Burstone
- Received a Life Time Membership to the Indian Orthodontic Society
Dr. Ravindra Nanda (born 19 February 1943) is a professor and Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences and Chair of the Division of Orthodontics at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He is part of the founding faculty of School of Dental Medicine and has been at the University of Connecticut since 1972 where he also holds an Alumni Chair in the Orthodontics Division. He is an innovator of various appliances in orthodontics. His research and clinical interests include adolescent and adult orthodontics, the biology of tooth mobility, craniofacial orthopedics, biomechanics and developing efficient mechanics to deliver orthodontic care.
Ravindra Nanda | |
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 Prof. Ravindra Nanda | |
| Born | 19 February 1943 Lyallpur, British India |
| Nationality |  American |
| Education | Master of Dental Surgery (1964), PhD (1970), Certificate in Orthodontics (1978) |
| Alma mater | King George's Medical College Lucknow University, Katholieke Universities (Nijmegen, the Netherlands), University of Connecticut |
| Occupation(s) | Professor and Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences, Chair Division of Orthodontics |
