Current activities and goals
- Promote high quality of orthodontic dental technology
- Stimulate and support interdisciplinary engagement
- Hold an annual congress
- Build relationships with international professional organisations
Membership
- Predominantly German membership with international members from Austria, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom
- Membership benefits include contact with colleagues and other professional organisations, a regularly updated membership register, new innovations at national and international level, opportunities for active participation, and an online encyclopaedia of orthodontic technology
- Membership fee is €60 per annum (as of 2014)
Board of directors
- Chaired by Berit Junghanns
- Secretary: Heike Pietack
- Treasurer: Gerhard Maier
- Other board members: Petra Brambora, Jörg Stehr, Ines Forest
Annual congress
- Holds an annual congress called 'Harzer Fortbildungsseminar'
- Invites nationally and internationally renowned speakers to lecture at the event
- Provides a platform for members to share experiences and advice
- Past home speakers include Rolf Hinz, Aurelia Lerch, and Ursula Wirtz
- Past international speakers include James Green, Paul Mallett, and Guido Pedroli
Partner organizations
- Close working relationship with overseas organizations such as GTO and ORTEC (Italy), Sveriges Ortondonti Tandtekniker Förening (Sweden), and the Orthodontic Technicians Association (United Kingdom)
The Society for Orthodontic Dental Technology (German: Gesellschaft für Kieferorthopädische Zahntechnik e.V (GK)) is a professional body that represents orthodontic technicians and is based in Germany. Established in 1990, the society was founded by Friedbert Schmeil, who served as the society's first chairman until 1997.
| Formation | 1990 |
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| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Halle/Saale |
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Official language | German |
Chairman | Berit Junghanns |
Key people | Heike Pietack[permanent dead link] (Secretary) Gerhard Maier (Treasurer) |
| Affiliations |  ORTEC
 Orthodontic Technicians Association |
| Website | www.gk-online.org |
