The Portuguese Orthodontic Society
The Portuguese Orthodontic Society is a medical association dedicated to the study and research of orthodontics.
The History of the SPO
In the early 1990s, a group of dentists and stomatologists, eager to acquire new knowledge in the field of orthodontic sciences, decided to organize a study group following a course taught by Professor Dr. Hugo Trevisi. Thus, in September 1992, at a meeting held at the Hotel Zurich in Lisbon, the first statutes of the Organizing Committee of the Portuguese Straight-Wire Foundation Group were presented. This group included Dr. Miguel Nóbrega, Dr. Martin Pine, Dr. Sérgio Gonçalves, Dr. Carlos Mota, Dr. Joaquim Morgado, Dr. Faria, Dr. José Carlos Fernandes, Dr. Álvaro Moreira, Dr. Carlos Pinto, Dr. Falcão, Dr. Luis Pinto, Dr. Alfeu, Dr. Silvestre Agostinho, Dr. Jorge Catarino, Dr. Nuno Lopes, among others.
In July 1993, at a meeting held at the Hotel D. Inês in Coimbra, it was decided to found the Portuguese Society of Straight-Wire Orthodontics. The bylaws were drafted by Dr. Ilidio Santos, and the public deed was executed on March 1, 1995.
The Installation Committee was defined, composed of colleagues Ilidio Santos, Francisco Freitas, Rui Domingues, Joaquim Morgado and José Carlos Pereira.
After its founding, new colleagues joined the society, and the organization of the first training events and the first congress of the Portuguese Orthodontic Society began.
Once again, Coimbra had the privilege of hosting this congress, which took place on December 16th and 17th, 1995, at the Hotel D. Luis. The organization was handled by Dr. Manoel Marques Ferreira and Dr. Carlos Mota, who made efforts to gather colleagues to present their clinical cases. Dr. Hugo Trevisi was also invited to the event, and in addition to his presentation, he attentively listened to the lectures of his colleagues from the Portuguese Society of Orthodontics, with the pride of a master.
Portuguese Society of Orthodontics: past, present and future…
From that time on, the Society never stopped, seeking to organize scientific sessions and congresses, promoting scientific work and publications, always trying to give prestige and dignity to Orthodontics, with the maxim that knowledge belongs to everyone and is for everyone.
Confident that these events would constitute important milestones in consolidating and affirming an area of Dentistry that needs support and synergy from institutions whose mission is to defend ethics, professional conduct, and the qualifications of their members, while respecting patients’ right to qualified dental care, various events have been held over the years in different locations across the country, attempting to bring to all colleagues the most modern and innovative practices from Portugal and abroad.
From this perspective, the SPO (Portuguese Society of Orthodontics) has been concerned with having a panel of speakers and trainers at its annual Congress with the highest quality and prestige at the national and international level, with extensive clinical and academic experience and a vast contribution to studies and publications in the most relevant scientific journals of Orthodontics.
Years pass and the work remains. Men come and go, but institutions endure.
We want the Portuguese Orthodontic Society to continue growing and contributing to the technical/scientific training of Dentists/Stomatologists, within a healthy environment, and for colleagues to embrace this journey in order to do more and better, for the benefit of Orthodontics, Dentistry and the oral health of the Portuguese people.
