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)